THE GIFT OF WISDOM

LORD TEACH ME YOUR STATUTES 
SATURDAY WEEK IV IN ORDINARY TIME   
MY DAILY OFFERING   O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world.  Readings

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. Lectures

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……

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…… Reflection

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 Saint Agatha

First Reading 1 Kings 3:4-13  Solomon chooses the gift of wisdom

King Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, since that was the greatest of the high places – Solomon offered a thousand holocausts on that altar.  At Gibeon the Lord appeared in a dream to Solomon during the night. God said, ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ 

Solomon replied, ‘You showed great kindness to your servant David, my father, when he lived his life before you in faithfulness and justice and integrity of heart; you have continued this great kindness to him by allowing a son of his to sit on his throne today. Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in succession to David my father. But I am a very young man, unskilled in leadership. Your servant finds himself in the midst of this people of yours that you have chosen, a people so many its number cannot be counted or reckoned. Give your servant a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil, for who could govern this people of yours that is so great?’

It pleased the Lord that Solomon should have asked for this. ‘Since you have asked for this’ the Lord said ‘and not asked for long life for yourself or riches or the lives of your enemies, but have asked for a discerning judgement for yourself, here and now I do what you ask. I give you a heart wise and shrewd as none before you has had and none will have after you. What you have not asked I shall give you too: such riches and glory as no other king ever had.’

Responsorial Psalm: Lord, teach me your statutes 

Gospel  Mark 6:30-34 
 They were like sheep without a shepherd

The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, ‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to eat. So they went off in a boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. 

But people saw them going, and many could guess where; and from every town they all hurried to the place on foot and reached it before them. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.
Your birthday Saint: Saint Agatha. May she pray for you as you celebrate your birthday through Jesus Christ our Lord

God my Father, give me discerning heart that I may walk in your truth. Loving Father that I may discern between good and evil.  Give me wisdom a discerning
judgement. Father give me a  wise and shrewd heart. 

Lord Jesus Christ teach me, open my ears, and  my heart. My ears to hear your gentle voice. My ears to listen to your instruction. My heart to be like unto yours my Lord and Master.

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Saint Agatha pray for me. God's Holy Angels pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Protect me. Guide and guard me.

Pray the Holy Rosary. May Mary our Blessed Mother, Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord pray for us.



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