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Rejoice in God, the Creator...
February 10, 2025
St. Scholastica
Dear Family of Mary!
Today at Mass, we begin reading the Book of Genesis!! Here is today's first reading:
Genesis 1:1-19
"In
the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth
was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty
wind swept over the waters.
Then
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw how good
the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness. God
called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Thus evening
came, and morning followed—the first day.
Then
God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate
one body of water from the other.” And so it happened: God made the
dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it.
God called the dome “the sky.” Evening came, and morning followed—the
second day.
Then
God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin,
so that the dry land may appear.” And so it happened: the water under
the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. God
called the dry land “the earth,” and the basin of the water he called
“the sea.” God saw how good it was. Then God said, “Let the earth bring
forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of
fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it.” And so it
happened: the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed
and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in
it. God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning followed—the
third day.
Then
God said: “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day
from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, and
serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the
earth.” And so it happened: God made the two great lights, the greater
one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he
made the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon
the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light
from the darkness. God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning
followed—the fourth day."
I
love reading the creation account in Genesis, because it helps me to
see the vastness of God's brilliant plan to create our world and our
universe. From the tiniest atom to the most gigantic star, everything
has been meticulously designed. Why? For us!!!
Our Lady says it this way:
August
25, 1988 "Dear children! Today I invite you all to rejoice in the life
which God gives you. Little children, rejoice in God, the Creator,
because He has created you so wonderfully. Pray that your life be joyful
thanksgiving which flows out of your heart like a river of joy. Little
children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess, for each
little gift which God has given you, so that a joyful blessing always
comes down from God upon your life. Thank you for having responded to my
call."
Let's just let that wonder bounce around in our
hearts and heads today. We might even be moved to give thanks for all
that we possess, for each little gift which God has given us!!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
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