Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Join Msgr. Don Fischer as he reads and delivers a short reflection on today’s gospel, followed by 3 1/2 minutes of contemplative music and a closing prayer. Msgr. Don hopes that today’s reflection on the gospel will empower you to carry the Word in your heart throughout the day.

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Gospel
Luke 9:43b-45

While they were all amazed at his every deed,
Jesus said to his disciples,
"Pay attention to what I am telling you.
The Son of Man is to be handed over to men."
But they did not understand this saying;
its meaning was hidden from them
so that they should not understand it,
and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Reflection

The beauty of this passage is that Jesus knows us. He knew His disciples and He wasn't going to ask them to ponder something that they couldn't possibly deal with. He does the same with you and me. He reveals to us just enough to take us to a new level of understanding, but never asks more of us than we can do.

Closing Prayer

Father, if we find things too difficult for us, we need to wait. Wait for the ways in which God will open our hearts, open our mind to ideas. It seems so foreign to what we've learned. Bless us with patience. Bless us with hope that everything that we need will be revealed to us. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Kyle Cross