8/23/11 cblog,REMEMBERING ROSE of LIMA, VIRGIN 4 CHRIST

8/23/11 cblog,REMEMBERING ROSE of LIMA, VIRGIN 4 CHRIST; Callistus 630a, m: "Rose of lima..remained a virgin..sacrificed marriage for god..special thing to free herself to pray & do other things for god..great example..still many women..nuns ..sisters..I see many sisters every day ..beautful to see so many..praise lord..today we celeb memorial st rose of lima..ask lord to help each one of us , sac self, give self, to lord...

1 Thess 2.1-8 "You yourselves know, brothers and sisters that our reception among you was not without effect Rather, after we had suffered and been insolently treated as you know, in Philippi, we drew courage through our God to speak to you the Gospel of God with much struggle. Our exhortation was not from delusion or impure motives, nor did it work through deception. But as we were judged worthy by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, that is how we speak, not as trying to please men, but rather God, who judges our hearts. Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering speech, as you know, or with a pretext for greed"God is witness" nor did we seek praise from men, either from you or from others although we were able to impose our weight as Apostles of Christ. Rather, we were gentle among you as a nursing mother cares for her children With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but our very selves as well so dearly beloved had you become to us

Responsorial Psalm R. (1) You have searched me and you know me, Lord

R. You have searched me and you know me, Lord

Matt 29.23-26
"Jesus said"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity But these you should have done, without neglecting the others Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites You cleanse the outside of cup and dish but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgenc