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November 10, 2010(Luk 10:2) And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest.
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REFLECTION by Father Ted – November 5, 2010
My dearest Lord Jesus, in the two readings for today’s Mass – Friday – 31st week in Ordinary Time, You present to us clergy today an important challenge and an terrible warning.
Just as Saint Paul exhorted his beloved Philippians to imitate him, You, today exhort us clergy to imitate him and above all, You.
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You have already given to us some marvelous examples for us to imitate in the lives of Pope John Paul II and of Pope Benedict XVI.
You ask us who are Your priests, as well as Your bishops, to “Go and do likewise!” You taught them the importance of being men of deep prayer.
You taught them the importance of teaching others all that You taught the Apostles including Saint Paul.
You taught them that You want them and all people to become members of Your Holy Family who will strive to become holy, that is to become saints.
You want us to teach others that our most important task in life is to become holy.
You want us to become holy. Only then can we teach others.
Unless we want to make that our primary task we cannot fulfill the mission that You have given to us in the Church.
You taught Your disciples about how Satan and the other demons strive to tempt us and to even possess us.
You taught Your disciples how to overcome these temptations and how to deliver those who are in the bondage of the devil.
Yet, today, we rarely teach the people about how the devils tempt us and how they can and do place us in bondage.
You taught Your disciples to know You so that they would love You and then serve You by meeting the real needs of others.
You want us to teach Your people how to know You so that they will love You and then serve You by worshipping the Father with You and by meeting the real needs of others through both the corporal works of mercy and the spiritual works of mercy.
Have we been doing what You have asked of us, Jesus?
If we have not, then are we not like that unfaithful steward in the gospel today?
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