Mass Readings and Catholic Daily Reflections Thursday June 9 2022

Mass Readings and Catholic Daily Reflection

Thursday June 9, 2022

Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I: 1 Kgs 18:41-46

Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, crouched down to the earth, and put his head between his knees. “Climb up and look out to sea,” he directed his servant, who went up and looked, but reported, “There is nothing.” Seven times he said, “Go, look again!” And the seventh time the youth reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Elijah said, “Go and say to Ahab, ‘Harness up and leave the mountain before the rain stops you.’” In a trice the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell. Ahab mounted his chariot and made for Jezreel. But the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, who girded up his clothing and ran before Ahab as far as the approaches to Jezreel.

Responsorial Psalm: 65:10,11,12-13

R. It is right to praise you in Zion, O God.

1. You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s watercourses are filled; you have prepared the grain.

2. Thus have you prepared the land: drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, Softening it with showers, blessing its yield.

3. You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. R. It is right to praise you in Zion, O God.

Alleluia: Jn 13:34

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you.

Gospel: Mt 5:20-26

Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, Raqa, will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.”

Catholic Daily Reflections Thursday June 9 2022

In today’s Gospel Jesus is talking about holding onto grudges, anger, hurt, and hatred. I assume that most of us do not hate someone. However, I am sure that all of us have dealt with grudges, anger, hurt, and jealousy at various times in our lives.

These are emotions that we all have. They are part and parcel of being human. Do we always like these emotions? Most likely not! Yet, these emotions that we may consider negative are as much part of us as are the positive emotions, such as love, gratitude, appreciation, hope, understanding, and faith!

As human beings, we experience both ends of the spectrum of emotions: positive and negative. Today Jesus is talking to his disciples about the choices we have. We can choose to focus on the emotions that we know are positive and make us feel good: love, hope, generosity, and faith, or we can choose to focus on the emotions that disturb us and upset us: anger, jealousy, etc. The reality is that our emotions are neither “bad” nor “good.”

They simply are! However, we have to learn how to deal with the gamut of emotions. For those of you who are parents, how did you teach your children to deal with their emotions?

Did you teach them to throw temper tantrums, hit others, and act out? I assume not! However, we do not always practice what we preach. We all know what Jesus is asking us to do. It is not easy! At these times, it may be helpful to vent to a friend or to sit down and write a letter to God, expressing all that you are feeling in your journal.

Most of all, we need to pray for the grace, the strength, and the wisdom we need at this time. What will we choose today? It is up to us. We have the power and God will give us the grace that we need. Do we trust this reality?

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