October 07, 2015
Wednesday
27th Week in
Ordinary Time
Feast of Our
Lady of the Rosary
1st reading: Jonah 4.1-11
Gospel: Luke 11:1-4
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” And Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this:Father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come, give us each day the kind of bread we need, and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive all who do us wrong, and do not bring us to the test.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
When we pray “Our Father in heaven”, we acknow-ledge that we all belong to one. In the process we proclaim three things: that we are all brothers and sisters; that our Father is no ordinary father because his home is heaven; and that one day we will all be together with Him in heaven.
When we pray “holy be your name”, we claim that we too are holy because our Father is holy. We echo Psalm 8 that says we are made a little less than a God, crowned with glory and honor, given power over the work of God’s hands, with all things placed under our feet.
When we pray “your kingdom come”, we proclaim that God’s jurisdiction is not just heaven but also earth, and that heaven begins here and now. By this proclamation we commit ourselves to start building the kingdom of heaven here on earth.
When we pray “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” we align our will to God’s will. Like Jesus we are saying each time we pray for something: “But not my will but your will be done”. With Mary we are saying each time we are overwhelmed by God’s plan: “Be it done unto me according to your word.”
When we pray “Give us this day our daily bread” we pray to a God who focuses on our needs, not wants. By this proclamation we waive our rights over God’s responsibility to attend to our wants so that He could attend more to the needs of the poorer.
When we pray “forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”, we are challenging God to use our willingness to forgive others as the measure of his forgiveness upon us.” This makes it very dangerous to those who pray with vengeful hearts.
When we pray “do not bring us to the test” we are not asking God to spare us from trials. Any exercise that flexes our faith serves our souls best because it can deepen our spirituality. What we are praying is support so that when the testing exceeds our capacities God is there to supply the strength.
When we pray “but deli-ver us from evil” we commit ourselves not to put ourselves in compromising situations that give the devil the first base. – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website: www.frdan.org.
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