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Peace and All Good!

Today is the 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 (𝐈𝐈)

Funny how time passes by so quickly.

Let us begin today's Daily

In the name of the Father, ✠
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit,
𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻.

God our loving Father,
grant us the grace
to hear what we ought to hear,
to see what we ought to see,
that we might do what we ought to do,
in Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 is from the Holy Gospel according to 𝕷𝖚𝐤𝖊 12:27-31
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Consider the lilies

I've been reading a lot about little lotuses (young Chinese female saints) because of this Facebook page "Hagiografaith". I just found that inclination to lilies. Lilies are a symbol of virginity, because of its purity. Such as Saint Joseph and Mama Mary are normally symbolized with a lily, along with other virgins/virgin-martyrs. Now speaking about virgin-martyrs and martyrs in general; I thought that, especially them who loved God so much as to give up their lives, why wouldn't the Father have graced them with the best of wheat, or better the Kingdom of God.

I mean, thinking about these promises of God, what is just needed for us is: Faith, Hope, and Love; and unattachment from the world. Now, in our material world, we worry a lot. The poet who wrote the canon of repentance said, "𝘖 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯! 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩? 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥." and again "𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭."

Now, religious and ordained people have the Evangelical Counsels; Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience. And I think, as religious and ordained follow it much strongly, we the laity need to follow too—even how rich, old, or married we are—to follow Christ. Chastity, can be thought of as Purity of soul and body, and it is important that even in the married life we keep the sanctity of it. Poverty, even how rich we are, we must remain humble and benevolent, let us have nothing and everything to give. Obedience, even how old we are or how higher we have in status, we must lower ourselves like Christ lowering Himself in human nature; lower than the angels.

What does this connect with trust in God? It follows. Desiring nothing of this world, keeping our desires pure and not vain, and knowing that our will is nothing to the will of God; so would God give us what is good, what we need, and what is everlasting.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫: Let us try to follow the evangelical counsels to seek the kingdom of God, because these things will be given to you as well. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲.

Father, I believe, that Your will, in the Highest and incomprehensible Wisdom to man, is all good. I am nothing than a worm, because of my sins, but with Jesus Christ, Your Son, we have been exalted to somewhere we are not even worthy of. I trust in You, Lord and God and Father of all, because Your providence is immeasurable, and Your loving kindness surpasses all understanding. I consecrate myself to You, this week that I'll be going through, that You may govern my senses from vanity and give me what I need most in life. I ask for Your light, through Your Holy Spirit, that I may see with kindness, gratitude, and understanding all of this that is given unto me, and the crosses that we bear in union with what we ask.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆, 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆
My God, My God,
present in three divine persons,
I believe, I hope, and I love you.

My God, My God,
Father, Unbegotten, Uncreated,
Son Only-Begotten and Consubstantial with the Father,
and Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
I believe, I hope, and I love You.

My God, My God,
Jesus Christ who is the earthly presence of the Trinity,
present in the blessed sacrament,
I believe, I hope, and I love you.

✠ Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy on us and on the Whole World.

✠ Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy on us and on the Whole World.

✠ Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy on us and on the Whole World.

In the name of the Father, ✠
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit,
𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻.

Credits:
📖:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+12%3A27-31&version=NRSVACE
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