August 8, 2014: St. Dominic, priest
Readings
Music for gospel
Reflections
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| St. Dominic |
- Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 The bearer of good news is announcing peace! Celebrate and fulfill your vows! The Lord will restore Israel....
- Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41 "It is I who deal death and give life." The Lord shall do justice. “I alone am God.”
- Mt 16:24-28 “To come after me, deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me. If you lose your life for my sake, you'll find it. What profit is in gaining the whole world if you forfeit your life? The Son of Man will repay each according to his conduct.”
Music for gospel
- Come and follow me/ Franzak (ASL)
- The Summons/ Bell (gospel)
- Unless a grain of wheat/ Farrell (gospel)
- I surrender all/ Van De Venter (lyrics+) (gospel)
- Suscipe/ Eleria (gospel)
- Take, Lord, Receive/ Foley (gospel)
- For more Suscipe settings (and more about these two), see last week's St. Ignatius Day post.
- NEW Nahum vs. Jonah, from today's homily, thanks to Fr. Chris Bazyouros: Is this the same Nineveh on which God showed mercy in the book of Jonah? Nahum on Nineveh: Whatever Happened to Jonah? balances God's annihilation of Nineveh with his mercy: God hates what Nineveh has become. For the Jonah/Nahum timeline, see here and here.
- Creighton: “Deny [disavow, disown] yourself, take up your cross, and follow me”: Disown self-centered ideas and focus on God; I, with my needs, ideas, and hopes, am not all that matters. It'll lead to reining in my selfishness and hurtful actions and to living life to the full.
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| Words from today's readings |
- One Bread One Body: Nahum prophesied the Messiah would announce peace and destroy the enemy. Jesus fulfilled it, destroying Satan by taking on the punishment due us, making peace by shedding his own blood. We make peace by denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and being crucified to the world.
- Passionist: "Take up your cross and follow me": don't focus on your pain, problems, and suffering but on the Lord, accepting crosses, and joys, that come.
- DailyScripture.net: Our character largely determines our future. All we have is gift from God. True disciples give up everything for God. What is Christ asking of me today?
- Universalis: St. Dominic founded Order of Preachers (Dominicans), lived in poverty; see Catholic Encyclopedia. St. Mary of the Cross, 1st Australian canonized saint, founded 1st free Catholic school in Australia, founded Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart; see Wikipedia.
- 2nd reading from today's Office of Readings: St. Dominic "showed himself in word and deed to be a man of the Gospel," community-minded, pleasant, prayerful, steeped in Bible study, poor, virtuous, and humble.
Apparel
- 'Grapes on vine' pin: "The Lord will restore the vine of Jacob" (1st reading)
- 'Wheels,' 'horse,' 'chariot,' 'sword,' 'skeleton': "rumbling sounds of wheels; horses a-gallop, chariots bounding, cavalry bounding, the flame of the sword,... bodies to stumble upon!" (1st reading); "I'll sharpen my sword" (psalm)
- Crucifix necklace: Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus (gospel)
- 'World' tie: What profit would there be to gain the world and forfeit your life? (gospel)
- 'Angel' pin: "The Son will come with his angels..." (gospel)
Special greetings to and prayers for
the community at St. Dominic parish and elementary school
in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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