Commentary: The bulletin describes the ministry of the Benedictine St. Boniface (c. 675-754), the "Apostle to the Germans," not of the Franciscan St. Bonaventure, who lived five centuries later.
Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter three.
Mass Readings
The Book of Exodus, chapter three, verses one thru six, nine thru twelve;
Psalm One Hundred Three, verses one(B) thru four, six & seven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-five thru twenty-seven.
Mass Journal: Week 28
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Reflection by Matthew Kelly of the Dynamic Catholic Institute
A man's work may be to collect the trash, but if he does it well, & hour by hour turns to God in is heart & says, Father, I offer this hour of work as a prayer for my neighbor Karen, who is struggling with cancer… or in thanksgiving for my wife & children, then he has truly discovered & is living the worlds "pray constantly" (1 Thessalonians, 5:17). He has transformed an hour of work into an hour of prayer. Through his work he has grown in intimacy with God & neighbor, & he has become a (sic) better-version-of-himself. The attitude with which we approach our work is crucial. The transformation of ordinary activities into prayer is the very essence of the inner life. Every activity of our day can lead us to experience God. Learn to foster the interior life in this way & you will live a life uncommon in the midst of common circumstances.
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