‘Are you not going to explain what meaning these actions have for us?’
Today’s Office First Reading From Ezekial
You have failed to strengthen the weak, says the Lord. He is speaking to wicked shepherds, false shepherds, shepherds who seek their own concerns and not those of Christ.
Today’s Office Second Reading From St Augustine’s sermon On Pastors
When Bishop Zurek wrote, “A Reflection on Christian Life“, was he strengthening the weak or seeking his own concerns❓
In the fourth year and 27th day since Bishop Zurek proclaimed that I was among the “few” that were not among the faithful and loyal disciples at St. Mary’s Cathedral that the Lord Jesus desires…
…during the 38th day of waiting for Pope Francis to accept Bishop Zurek ‘s resignation…
…and on this 24th day of the Season of Creation, I’m asking…
Reading 1
…why is the Synod not going the way I thought…
Responsorial Psalm
…for Pope Francis is calling upon me to call upon the Lord for the Synod…
…Bishop Strickland is calling upon his diocese to steer clear because the Lord is not near,…
…and my Bishop Zurek is not answering his call on the matter…
Reading 2
…so, whose way am I to conduct myself: Bishop Strickland’s MAGA way; Bishop Zurek’s nonchalant way; Pope Francis, whom the Gospel says, ‘holds the keys‘, way;…
Alleluia
Gospel
… anyway, whatever Synodal way I choose, if I’m grumbling at the end of the day about not getting what I thought I would get, couldn’t that be a sign that I’m not used to having thoughts like God’s❓
From September 1 – October 4, the Christian family unites worldwide in prayer and action for creation during the Season of Creation. The 2023 theme is “Let Justice and Peace Flow.”
“in this Season of Creation, as followers of Christ on our shared synodal journey, we may live, work, and pray so that our common home will teem with life once again.”
Pope Francis
When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected.
Laudato si, paragraph 117