DIVINE WHISPER with FR. PIUSRALPH EFFIONG, SMMM

TUESDAY OF  THE 28th WEEK IN ORDINARY  OF THE YEAR (A)

MYSTERY OF THE DAY: Sorrowful 

CELEBRATION OF THE DAY: St.  Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

(+107). He was the successor to St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He suffered martyrdom in Rome during the persecution of Trajan. On his way to the Holy City, he wrote seven letters concerning the Person of Christ, the constitution of the Church, and Christian life. In these letters, he expressed his great love for the Lord and his ardent desire for martyrdom. His name is in the Roman Canon.

TABLE OF THE WORD: Romans 1:16-25; Luke 11:37-41.

THEME:  Truth Conquers All!

THE WORD

"...because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen." (Romans 1:25)

INSPIRATION

Our minds remain temple of judgement for every kind of action we take - good or bad. In the past the law was written on the tablet in our days, in our hearts. 

Therefore, every action we take is best known to us, though sometimes in a bit to escape its wrath we tend to justify why that was done. Amidst this we cannot escape from it, as our conscience remains our judge. 

In the light of this, that St. Paul in his epistle to the Romans Church says;

"...because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen." (Romans 1:25)

Most often we exchanged truth about God for a lie to suite ourselves. We trade on what supposed not to be traded on. Why do we value the product and discard the producer. This insensitivity on our part needs to be put under  check, else we are moving towards losing that which is treasure in us.

God loves us so much that, He gave us every basic thing at our beck and call. Why then do we allow fake life to becloud the real essence in us? This remains the focal point of our reflection this morning. Peace be with you!

PRAYER

Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confessions of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that, just as the glorious passion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendour, so may it be for us unending protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

+ May the Lord in His infinite mercy bless and keep us, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

(c) The ARCHIVE                        17102023.