Daily Gospel for Thursday, 29 January 2015

Daily Gospel for Thursday, 29 January 2015
"Peter replied, 'Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of real life, eternal life. We’ve already committed ourselves, confident that you are the Holy One of God.'"(John 6:68-69)
Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Feast of the Day:
Saint of the Day:
SAINT GILDAS THE WISE (or Gildas of Rhuys)
Abbot
(c. 500-570 or 581)
St. Gildas was a 6th-century British monk. He learned, from the instructions and examples of the most eminent servants of God, to copy in his own life whatever seemed most perfect.
His renowned learning and literary style earned him the designation Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise).
He wrote eight canons of discipline, and a severe invective against the crimes of the Britons, called De Excidio Britanniae and he also wrote an invective against the British clergy, whom he accused of sloth of seldom sacrificing at the altar.
He fell asleep in the Lord in 570 or in 581
Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Letter to the Hebrews 10: Encouragement and Warning
19 My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy place 20 by a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.
21 We have a great high priest who is in charge of God’s house. 22 So let’s come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let’s keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water. 23 We must hold tightly to the hope that we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us. 24 We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. 25 Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord’s coming is getting closer.
Psalm 24: (A psalm by David.)
Who Can Enter the Lord’s Temple?
1 The earth and everything on it
    belong to the Lord.
    The world and its people
    belong to him.
2 The Lord placed it all
    on the oceans and rivers.
3 Who may climb the Lord’s hill[a]
    or stand in his holy temple?
4 Only those who do right
    for the right reasons,
    and don’t worship idols
    or tell lies under oath.
5 The Lord God, who saves them,
    will bless and reward them,
6     because they worship and serve
    the God of Jacob.[b][Footnotes:
24.3 the Lord’s hill: The hill in Jerusalem where the temple was built.
24.6 worship. . . Jacob: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “worship God and serve the descendants of Jacob.”]
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 4: Light
21 Jesus also said:
You don’t light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don’t you put a lamp on a lampstand? 22 There is nothing hidden that will not be made public. There is no secret that will not be well known. 23 If you have ears, pay attention!
24 Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated—and even worse. 25 Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don’t have anything will lose what little they have.

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

Commentary of the Day:
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), founder of the Missionary Sisters of Charity 
Something Beautiful for God
"The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you"
Since Christ is invisible we can't show him our love. But our neighbors are always visible and we can do for them what we would love to do for Christ, supposing he were visible.
Today it is the same Christ who is present in those for whom we have no need, whom we do not employ and do not tend, who are hungry, who are naked, who have no home. They seem to be useless to both State and society; nobody has any time to pay attention to them. It is we christians, you and I, worthy of Christ's love provided ours is a true love: it is our responsibility to find them, to help them. They are there so that we may find them.
To work for the sake of working: this is the danger that constantly threatens us. It is here that respect and love and dedication intervene so that we can direct our work to God, to Christ. And this is why we always try to do it as beautifully as possible.
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