GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS - 07/11/23 (Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to Matthew

Mt 19,27-29

Peter said to Jesus,

"We have given up everything and followed you.

What will there be for us?"

Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you

that you who have followed me, in the new age,

when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory,

will yourselves sit on twelve thrones,

judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters

or father or mother or children or lands

for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,

and will inherit eternal life."

WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER

Jesus’ answer is clear: ‘I say to you, there is no one who has left everything who has not also received everything’. In other words, there is no middle ground: “We have left everything” — “You will receive everything”. There is however, “that overflowing measure” with which God gives his gifts: “You will receive everything: ‘there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life’”. Thus, “everything”. This is the answer: “The Lord does not know how to give less than everything; when he gives something, he gives himself, which is everything”. (Santa Marta, 28 February 2017)

Source:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2023/07/11.html

Amen +

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, be with us always until the hour of our death. Amen. +

May the Lord + bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. +  

ST. BENEDICT, ABBOT, PATRON OF EUROPE:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/11/st--benedict--abbot--patron-of-europe.html

Examination of Conscience and Guide to Sacrament of Confession:

https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/examination-of-conscience/

Ultimate Catholic Parents Guide:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ls6IcexZAls

Summary and Defense of Catholic Teachings:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html