Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Intention: That God will bless the Young Lasallian Assembly taking place this week, filling its participants with faith in His holy presence and will and zeal for living the Gospel.
Today’s Gospel | Matthew 7:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.”
From the Sixth Meditation for the Time of Retreat | Saint John Baptist de La Salle
God uses the angels not only to deliver those entrusted to them from the powers of darkness and make them grow in the knowledge of God but also to help them lead a life worthy of God, so that they will be pleasing to him in every way and produce good works of every sort. The angels are zealous for the good of those in their care, because of the commission they have received from God, the Father of light and of all good. They contribute, as far as they are able, to make those in their care worthy to share the lot of the saints.
You share in the ministry of the Guardian Angels by making known to children the truths of the Gospel, which you have been chosen by God to announce. You must teach them how to put these truths into practice, and you must have very great zeal to procure their accomplishment of this practice.
Prayer
Eternal Father, through your grace, we are able to open our hearts and be instruments of your presence to others. May we have the courage and humility not to squander our chances to reach out to one another every day. Nourish us to wholeness and strength in you, and may we live and serve as builders of your Kingdom. We ask this of you who lives and reigns with your Son and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.