Tuesday, September 27, 2011 {St. Vincent de Paul, Priest (Memorial)}

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
A truly humble person never believes that he can be wronged in anything. Truly, we ought to be shamed to resent whatever is said or done against us; for it is the greatest shame in the world to see that our Creator bears so many insults from His creatures, and that we resent even a little word that is contradictory.
-- St. Teresa


READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Zechariah 8:20-23
20 The Lord Almighty says, “The time is coming when people from many  cities will come to Jerusalem. 
21 Those from one city will say to those from another, ‘We are going to worship the Lord Almighty and pray for his blessing. Come with us!’ 
22 Many  peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord Almighty and to pray for his blessing. 
23 In those days ten foreigners will come to one Jew and say, ‘We want to share in your destiny, because we have heard that God is with you.’”

Psalms: Psalm 87:1-7
(In Praise of Jerusalem)
1 The Lord built his city on the sacred hill; 
2 more than any other place in Israel he loves the city of Jerusalem.
3 Listen, city of God, to the wonderful things he says about you:
4 “I will include Egypt and Babylonia when I list the nations that obey me; the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
5 Of Zion it will be said that all nations belong there and that the Almighty will make her strong.
6 The Lord will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
7 They dance and sing, “In Zion is the source of all our blessings.”
Gospel: Luke 9:51-56
(A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus)
51 As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind and set out on his way to Jerusalem. 
52 He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him. 
53 But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem.   
54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” 
55 Jesus turned and rebuked them.  
56 Then Jesus and his disciples went on to another village.