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SUNDAY, July 21, 2024

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Jesus and the disciples went off in the boat by themselves.”

AM I ROWING IN CIRCLES?

Jesus said to them, "Let us go off to some place where we will be alone and you can rest for a while."

Mark 6:31

An Amazon explorer tried a force march through the jungle. The first two days went well. But on the third day, the native porters wouldn't move, saying, "We can't go on. We have to let our souls catch up with our bodies." We all need to pause now and then to let our souls catch up with our bodies. Dr. W. G. Menninger writes: "I strongly urge that every executive set aside a time to decide where he is going. Do you know whether you are going in the right direction, and most of all, where do you want to get?"

What is one unexpected benefit

that I have experienced as a

result of quiet meditation?

Settle yourself in solitude,

and you will come upon him in yourself.

St. Theresa

““Beloved brothers and sisters, we must strive with all our strength to repel the enemy of our soul, with full attention and vigilance, as he rages and aims his darts against every part of us that can be assaulted and wounded. This is what the Apostle Peter, in his epistle, warns and teaches us about, saying: ‘Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour’ (1 Pt. 5:8).” Paul Thigpen

Devotion of the Month

The Month of the Precious Blood

The month of July traditionally honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, which cleanses us from sin—therefore the Church developed a devotion to Jesus' physical blood and its mystical power, just as it did for His Sacred Heart from which His blood poured out on the Cross. The Precious Blood of Jesus courses through the Church spiritually, giving eternal life to the Body of Christ through the sacraments. Many saints had a devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus, especially St. Catherine of Siena. Devotion to the Precious Blood spread widely through the preaching of Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, who was a 19th-century priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. This devotion was later approved and recommended by the Holy See. The feast day of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is July 1st.