I am quite certain that the One who began this good work in you will see that it is finished when the Day of Christ Jesus comes.
LToday’s Office First Reading Philippians 1:1-11
Many desire to come into this joy, knowing that you are saved by grace, not by works, – not by your actions but by the will of God through Jesus Christ.
Today’s Office Second Reading From a letter of St Polycarp to the Philippians
In the fourth year and 33rd 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 44th day of waiting for Pope Francis to accept Bishop Zurek ‘s resignation…
…and on this 31st day of the Season of Creation, I’m asking…
…how can I believe Bishop Strickland’s claims that the Synodal way is un-Catholic when it hopes to turn many from the wickedness they have committed to doing what is right and just; whereas the MAGA way, which both Bishops Zurek and Strickland claim as virtuous for overturning Roe v. Wade, is now turning away from virtue to commit iniquity by finding how many weeks or months after conception it can abort innocents and still keep voters happy…
Reading 1
Responsorial Psalm
…for which way keeps me remembering your mercies, Lord: the bishop’s MAGA way that constantly protests the sins of youth gender identity and the frailties of the LGBTQ, yet is silent about the MAGA use of the violence of abortion to get the votes it needs; or the Synodal way which shows sinners the way…
Reading 2
…in other words, which way will have in me the same attitude
that is also in Christ Jesus: the MAGA way, which out of selfishness or out of vainglory is aborting innocents for political gain; or the Synodal way which humbly regards others as more important than oneself by listening to them…
Alleluia
Gospel
…so, what should be my opinion of which one is doing the Father’s will: me saying no to the Synod because I’d be schismatic, but afterwards, instead of listening to Bishop Strickland, changing my mind and listening to the marginalized; or me saying yes to being pro-life, but like Bishops Zurek and Strickland, saying or doing nothing about MAGA aborting innocents for political gain❓
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