February 13, 2022
Sixth Sunday for Ordinary Time, Year C
Readings for Today
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“Una get blessing when people hate una, when dem shut una out and insult una, and when dem condemn una name as evil because of di Son of Man. Make una rejoice and jump for joy on that day! See, una reward go great for heaven.” Luke 6:22-23
E dey take plenty faith to “rejoice and jump for joy” after another person don hate you and persecute you. Even when dem persecute person because of im faith in Christ, e dey take plenty faith and plenty love to rejoice from di heart.
But even with all this, this kind deep faith and love dey possible! If e no possible, our Lord no for give us this teaching. Na teaching wey call us to live by di highest standard. Na call to live di life of di Beatitudes.
Even though e go worth am to spend time on each one of di Beatitudes and try to put dem into practice for our lives, e still dey help to look at di wider truth say Jesus no call us to live life wey just dey average; instead, E call us to reach di highest level of perfection. Na for that high level our souls dey find di greatest reward.
Today, reflect on this Beatitude. Maybe you never face persecution and hatred because you dey follow Jesus. But even if you never face am, try put yourself for this situation and try honestly see how you go react. You go fit let persecution pass without letting am weigh you down, as dem dey talk? You go fit accept injustice for your life without allowing am disturb di peace inside your heart? Or di hurt wey you go feel go make your heart bitter and full of anger?
Try to fix your eyes on di highest standards of Christian life. If you aim for anything wey low pass that, e fit happen say na that lower goal you go really reach. But if you fix your eyes on di high calling of di Beatitudes, you go see say our Lord go continue to draw you closer to His heart, dey cleanse you, dey strengthen you, dey fill you with more faith, hope and love, and dey bring you to a level of holiness wey blessing dey increase for. E worth am to aim for di highest standard!
Lord of perfection, abeg make me holy. Help me to keep my eyes on You and on di virtues and Beatitudes wey You call me to live by. Make I never settle for life wey just dey average. Instead, make I strive only for life of perfection and holiness, and make You di centre of everything wey I long for. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Di main picture above: Di Sermon of di Beatitudes by James Tissot, through Brooklyn Museum
Two very good books for Lent:
Reflections for Lent and Easter
We don update am for Lent & Easter 2022, with more reflections and Table of Contents wey give more details
Reflections for Lent and Easter na one of the four books wey make up the Catholic Daily Reflections Series. As book for devotion, e dey help person well-well to tink deep and pray every day. E get reflections on the Gospel of each day wey remain faithful to the faith, easy to understand, and useful for everyday life. The way dem arrange am, person fit use am for any liturgical year. E get reflections for every Gospel option, including Sunday Years A, B & C, every option for daily Mass, and all Feasts and Solemnities. Allow the death and resurrection of Christ to change your heart more fully this Lent and Easter! You fit also get am as paperback & eBook!
40 Days for the Foot of the Cross:
To Look with Love from the Heart of Our Blessed Mother
Through this book for daily devotion, dem dey invite you to use prayer think deep about wetin dey the mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she endure the great suffering wey dem make her own dear Son suffer. Mother Mary face her Son Cross with perfect faith, love and devotion. She remain faithful to her Son throughout Im life without shaking. As she stand before the Cross during those three long hours, she no stop to dey faithful.
