MASS READINGS
October 12, 2003 (Readings on USCCB website)
COLLECT PRAYER
Lord, our help and guide, make your love the foundation of our lives. May our love for you express itself in our eagerness to do good for others. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time; readings are taken from cycle B.
The first reading is from the book of Wisdom, 7:7-11 and is the conclusion of the fourth Suffering Servant Song; Christ's divine gifts become our means to salvation.
The second reading is from Hebrews 4:14-16 which discusses how Christ, our high preist, is greater than the priests of the Mosaic Law. Our confidence is based on Christ's high priesthood. He is the perfect preist because He is merciful and compassionate. As man, He has experienced the sufferings that affect us, although He was free from sin. Since He knows our weaknesses so well, He can give us the help we need, and when He comes to judge us, He will take that weakness into account. We should respond to the Lord's goodness by staying true to our profession of faith. A Christian needs to live up to all the demands of his calling; he should be single-minded and free from doubts.
The Gospel reading is from St. Mark, 10:-45, "But it shall not be so among you.l Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." Again this week Jesus' teaches his apostles Christology and discipleship. Although it is not included in today's reading this teaching begins with a passion prediction. Our attitude should be that of Our Lord: we should seek to serve God and men with a truly supernatural outlook, not expecting any return.
Things to Do: Spend time meditating on today's readings. Take this Bible Study Course from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
