Monday, October 10, 2011 (Weekday)

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Although her constitution was very frail, her spirit was endowed with such singular strength that, knowing the will of God in her regard, she permitted nothing to impede her from accomplishing what seemed beyond her strength.
-- Pope Pius XII at the canonization of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini


READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Romans 1:1-7
1 From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.
2 The Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets, as written in the Holy Scriptures. 
3 It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David; 

4 as to his divine holiness, he was shown with great power to be the Son of God by being raised from death. 
5 Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey. 
6 This also includes you who are in Rome, whom God has called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 And so I write to all of you in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his own people:
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Psalms: Psalm 98:1-4
(God the Ruler of the World)
1 Sing a new song to the Lord; he has done wonderful things! By his own power and holy strength
he has won the victory.
2 The Lord announced his victory; he made his saving power known to the nations.
3 He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them.
All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.
4 Sing for joy to the Lord, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy!
Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
(The Demand for a Miracle)
29 As the people crowded around Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil are the people of this day! They ask for a miracle, but none will be given them except the miracle of Jonah.
30 In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.
31 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon.
32 On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Jonah!