FifteenthSunday in Ordinary

Time

“Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as

nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us. For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the

children of God.” (Rom 8:18-20)

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In the Eucharist, the Word gives Himself to us as bread to eat. He does so that we might be made fertile, yielding fruits of holiness.

The word’s returnBy Scott Hahn

Today’s readings, like last week’s, ask us to meditate on Israel’s response to God’s word — and our own. Why do some

hear the word of the kingdom, yet fail to accept it as a call to conversion and faith in Jesus? That question underlies to-

day’s Gospel, especially.

Again, we see, as we did last week, that the kingdom’s mysteries are unfolded to those who open their hearts, making of

them a rich soil in which the Word can grow and bear fruit.

As we sing in today’s Psalm, in Jesus, God’s word has visited our land, to water the stony earth of our hearts with the

living waters of the Spirit (see John 7:38; Revelation 22:1).

The firstfruit of the word is the Spirit of love and adoption poured into our hearts in Baptism, making us children of

God, as Paul reminds us in today’s Epistle (see Romans 5:5; 8:15–16). In this, we are made a “new creation” (see 2 Corin-

thians 5:17), the firstfruits of a new heaven and a new earth (see 2 Peter 3:13).

Since the first humans rejected God’s word, creation has been enslaved to futility (see Genesis 3:17–19; 5:29). But God’s

Word does not go forth only to return to Him void, as we hear in today’s First Reading.

His word awaits our response. We must show ourselves to be children of that word. We must allow that word to accom-

plish God’s will in our lives. As Jesus warns today, we must take care lest the devil steal it away or lest it be choked by

worldly concerns.

In the Eucharist, the word gives Himself to us as bread to eat. He does so that we might be made fertile, yielding fruits of

holiness.

And we await the crowning of the year, the great harvest of the Lord’s Day (see Mark 4:29; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 1:10)

— when His word will have achieved the end for which it was sent.

Act of Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus,

I believe that You

are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Image: Byzantinischer Mosaizist des 12. Jahrhunderts / Public domain

HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARYFamiliarize yourself and/or your group with the prayers of the rosary.1. Make the Sign of the Cross.2. Holding the Crucifix, say the Apostles’ Creed.3. On the first bead, say an Our Father.4. Say one Hail Mary on each of the next three beads.5. Say the Glory Be6. For each of the five decades, announce the Mystery (perhaps followed by a brief reading from Scripture) then say the Our Father.7. While fingering each of the ten beads of the decade, next say ten Hail Marys while meditating on the Mystery. Then say a Glory Be.(After finishing each decade, some say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.)8. After saying the five decades, say the Hail, Holy Queen, followed by this dialogue and prayer:

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.R. That we may be made worthy of the prom-ises of Christ.Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son,by his life, Death, and Resurrection,has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,grant, we beseech thee,that while meditating on these mysteriesof the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,we may imitate what they containand obtain what they promise,through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

(A prayer to St. Joseph may also follow.) Conclude the Rosary with the Sign of the Cross.

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