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"Do we see predicaments so much that we fail to see the imprint of the Creator in the first place? Or will we look to the grace and gift that is in something, its strengths and new possibilities?"
--© Bryan Froehle, 2011, Pastoral Trends, PrepareTheWord.com
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Wednesday, January 4
FEAST OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON, RELIGIOUS
How religious men and women speak God’s language
Within Catholic life there are many ways to serve and dedicate one’s life to God. Some choose a commitment like marriage. Entering a community as a religious sister or brother, a monk or nun is another way. From the sixth-century monastic Saint Benedict in Italy to Mother Seton, who founded the first congregation of religious sisters in the United States, religious communities have striven to “signify the very charity of God in the language of our time” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 926). That can mean educating young people, sheltering the homeless, presenting gospel values in corporate boardrooms, or caring for persons with AIDS. What are the religious communities in your neighborhood up to?
TODAY’S READINGS: 1 John 3:7-10; John 1:35-42 (207)
“Jesus said to them, ‘Come, and you will see.’ ”
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