Sunday 27th January, 2013
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. G. Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life - Ps 18(19):8-10, 15. 1 Corinthians 12:12-30. Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 [Ss Timothy and Titus; St Angela Merici].

  
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You, together, are Christ’s body.

Lord, you likened your relationship with your followers to the union of a vine with its branches. You supply us with life, grace and strength. Without you we can do nothing good. St Paul changes the image slightly. You form with us, he says, a living body. You are the head, the source of life, of prayerfulness and of action. We are your members, each with a part to play in your work of saving today’s world.

You rely on us to spread your message by the way we live. Help us then to be more like you: a support to those in need, and loving to all. Lord, help me to accept and to live my dignity and responsibility as a member of your body.