The Church struggles; it always has, from its very beginnings. We wait for revelation to draw us further into the love of God. We wait to understand and we struggle to try and do what Christ has called us to. It’s in that that we remain church. Those who would envision a perfect society where everyone is the virtuous person they imagine we should be will ultimately be disappointed. But you and I, every day, have the opportunity to love a little more. When we take that opportunity, Christ is present, we are friends of his, and we are doing what he commands.
--Fr. Patrick Michaels,
Homily, May 5, 2024
To hear Giaches de Wert’s meditation on last Sunday’s Gospel, Intravit Jesum, click on the video below. The text in Latin is that of Sunday's gospel from Luke (the story of Jesus in the house of Martha and Mary):
Intravit Jesus in quoddam castellum et mulier
quaedam Marta nomine excepit illum in domum suam
Et huic erat soror nomine Maria,
quae etiam sedens secus pedes Domini audiebat verbum illius
Marta autem satagebat circa frequens ministerium,
quae stetit et ait:
Domine, non est tibi curae
quod soror mea reliquit me solam ministrare?
Dic ergo illi ut me adjuvet.
Et respondens dixit illi Dominus:
Marta, Marta, solicita es et turbaris erga plurima,
porro unum еst necessarium
Maria optimam partem еlegit
quae non auferetur ab ea
Image source: He Qi, Martha and Mary, https://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-stroll-through-gallery-of-martha-and.html
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