GOD'S KING AND SHEPHERD

A DIVIDED KINGDOM

MONDAY  WEEK  III IN ORD. TIME YEAR C  

PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLECTS: Eternal Father, I offer thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits. 

First: To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Reaings, 

Second: To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit……  Lectures

Third: To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and during all my life, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Pieta Reflection  Saint Francis de Sales, Doctor

First Reading 2 Samuel 5:1-7,10

'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel'

All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron. ‘Look’ they said ‘we are your own flesh and blood. In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel in all their exploits; and the Lord said to you, “You are the man who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you shall be the leader of Israel.”’ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a pact with them at Hebron in the presence of the Lord, and they anointed David king of Israel.

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. He reigned in Hebron over Judah for seven years and six months; then he reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. 

David and his men marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites living there. These said to David, ‘You will not get in here. The blind and the lame will hold you off.’ (That is to say: David will never get in here.) But David captured the fortress of Zion, that is, the Citadel of David. 

David grew greater and greater, and the Lord, the God of Hosts, was with him.

Responsorial Psalm: My truth and love shall be with him

Gospel Mark 3:22-30

A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he casts devils out.’ So he called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last. And if a household is divided against itself, that household can never stand. Now if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he cannot stand either – it is the end of him. But no one can make his way into a strong man’s house and burgle his property unless he has tied up the strong man first. Only then can he burgle his house. 

‘I tell you solemnly, all men’s sins will be forgiven, and all their blasphemies; but let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness: he is guilty of an eternal sin.’ This was because they were saying, ‘An unclean spirit is in him.’

Your Birthday Saint: Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor. May he interced on your behalf through Jesus Christ our Lord.

My God, my Father, may your truth and your love abide with me. Father may I not blaspheme against the Holy Spirit. Delivier me Father from the guilt of eternal sin. May your Kingdom reign in my heart for a kingdom divided against itself can never stand. Yours Father in heaven is an Everlasting Kingdom. Your Son Jesus Christ is the Heavenly Prince, I acknowledge his reign over my life.

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Saint Francis de Sales pray for me. God's Holy Angels pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Protect me, be my guide and my guard.

Pray the Holy Rosary: May the Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour intercede for us. May she bring us to her Son Jesus Christ.

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