‘Do you see, son of man?’
Today’s Office First Reading From Ezekiel
How can they be silent, since it depends on the Spirit who speaks through his prophets whether they remain silent or speak?
Today’s Office Second Reading From a commentary on Isaiah by St Jerome
In the fourth year and 32nd day since Bishop Zurek posted on the Diocesan Website that the “few” , I included, were not among the faithful and loyal disciples at St. Mary’s Cathedral that the Lord Jesus desires; thus beginning the burning away of even my virtues…
…during the 43rd day of waiting for Pope Francis to accept Bishop Zurek ‘s resignation…
…and on this 30th day of the Season of Creation, I’m asking…
…will I live in a open, synodal Catholic Church with a multitude of people in her midst…
Reading 1
Responsorial Psalm
…or will I stay enclosed within the MAGA fold heeding the warnings of shepherds like Bishop Zurek and Strickland who, with both silence and speech, warn me not to trust Pope Francis when he says the Synod will not change existing Church doctrine and morals; and urge me instead to trust that MAGA will guard my religious freedom by finding a number of weeks or months after conception with which I will be happy voting for the aborting of innocents in the womb…
Alleluia
Gospel
…and yet, in making the choice between the Synodal or MAGA way, is it hidden from me that MAGA intends to bring life to light through abortion, and the Synod is about listening to each other and trying to understand the way of the Cross❓
From September 1 – October 4, the Christian family unites worldwide in prayer and action for creation during the Season of Crelation. 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