Daily Retreat 06/07/08
2008 Jun 7 Sat: Ordinary Weekday/ BVM
2 Tm 4: 1-8/ Ps 70(71): 8-9. 14-15ab. 16-17. 22/ Mk 12: 38-44
From today’s readings: “Proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient.... I will sing of Your salvation.... Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury....”
Proclaim the Word in season, and out of season!
Paul not only gives Timothy encouragement, he charges him up with a motivational pep talk which any coach or general would gladly imitate. Among the memorable verses of 2Timothy, my favorite is 4:2, which is the exhortation (expressed in a variety of translations) to “Proclaim the Word in season, and out of season!”
Although Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus are categorized as the “pastoral epistles” because they are rich with instruction and encouragement for pastors of souls, that does not mean that these letters are not for everyone. So even though pastors certainly have more public expectation to find them proclaiming the Word, all Christians are entrusted with the responsibility of sharing the Gospel. As St. Francis of Assisi once explained, “Preach the Gospel always - if necessary, use words.” So of course, putting Christ’s message into practice in our daily lives is the only authentic way to receive and share the Gospel, and this must be done in season, and out of season, whether convenient, or inconvenient.
2 Tm 4: 1-8/ Ps 70(71): 8-9. 14-15ab. 16-17. 22/ Mk 12: 38-44
From today’s readings: “Proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient.... I will sing of Your salvation.... Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury....”
Proclaim the Word in season, and out of season!
Paul not only gives Timothy encouragement, he charges him up with a motivational pep talk which any coach or general would gladly imitate. Among the memorable verses of 2Timothy, my favorite is 4:2, which is the exhortation (expressed in a variety of translations) to “Proclaim the Word in season, and out of season!”
Although Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus are categorized as the “pastoral epistles” because they are rich with instruction and encouragement for pastors of souls, that does not mean that these letters are not for everyone. So even though pastors certainly have more public expectation to find them proclaiming the Word, all Christians are entrusted with the responsibility of sharing the Gospel. As St. Francis of Assisi once explained, “Preach the Gospel always - if necessary, use words.” So of course, putting Christ’s message into practice in our daily lives is the only authentic way to receive and share the Gospel, and this must be done in season, and out of season, whether convenient, or inconvenient.
posted by FrPitstick | 6/03/2008
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