Wednesday, April 30, 2014


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4/30/2014

Gospel Reading
 Gospel - April 30, 2014
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
JN 3:16-21

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”

New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
 
 Reflection - April 30, 2014
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

A bright light came on for me when, in 1992, shortly after the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by St. Pope John Paul II, I read this quote from St. Athanasius:

“God became man so man could become God.” (On the Incarnation, 54; CCC 459)

I soon discovered that Athanasius was not alone in his vision of our deification in Christ. St. Augustine wrote, “He became a partaker in our weakness bestowing upon us a participation in his divinity.” St. Thomas Aquinas also stated, “The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods.”

Like St. Paul on the road to Damascus, I suddenly realized that life in Christ was no mere metaphor or pious cliche. I saw in a flash that the purpose of the Incarnation is to divinize us, to make us “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Pt. 1:4).

Since that day, contemplating and communicating this mystery—the mystery of our deification in Christ—has become the touchstone and defining mission of my life. May we all respond to this gift by taking on new life in Christ and sharing it with others.

Father Philip Krill ‘71
 
Today's Prayer
 Prayer - April 30, 2014
Gracious God, your word of peace stills the storms that rage in our world. Bring hope to people in southern states who have experienced devastation from recent tornadoes. Bring comfort to those who grieve the loss of loved ones and property. Let your love be known through those who work to bring order to the chaos. Help us to shoulder the burden of suffering and make us bearers of hope that can be found in you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

This week, the green candle in the Grotto will carry prayer for those who are suffering from recent storms and tornadoes. 

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