SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE
מָטָר
(DOWNPOUR)
Scrutatio
for the 4th
Sunday in ORDINARY TIME/KINGDOMTIDE/TIME OF THE CHURCH
Readings
from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer
Zechariah
9:9-12 / Psalm 145 / Romans 7:21-8:6 / Matthew 11:25-30
Readings
for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Zechariah
9:9-10 / Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11 and 13-14 / Romans 8:9 and 11-13 / Matthew
11:25-30
Readings
for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Introit: Psalm 27:1-3
Epistle: Romans 8:18-23
Gradual
and Alleluia: Psalm 79:9-10 and 9:7-10
Gospel
Luke
5:1-11
Offertory:
Psalm
13:3-4
Communion
Antiphon: Luke 5:10
May 31, 2014., Saturday.
Around 2:45 to 3:30 P.M. in the afternoon…
Around 2:45 to 3:30 P.M. in the afternoon…
It was the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin to her cousin, Saint Elizabeth according to the Pauline/Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite…
I was ADORING MY SWEET SAVIOR IN HIS REAL PRESENCE AS THE BREAD OF EVERLASTING LIFE in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel of my Parish…
The heat was scorching…
But by 3:15 p.m. I began to observe that the whole place was getting dark, there was thunder, and then a great down pour!
As I was meditating on this, I just realized that most of the time, we oversimplify GOD, even during the most SACRED SPACE WHERE WE CAN BE WITH HIM: THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT OF THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE MOST SUBLIME SACRIFICE OF THE MASS.
We could oversimplify HIS AWESOMENESS…
We could oversimplify HIS NATURE, HIS CHARACTER, HIS VERY PERSON…
Yet we don’t need to do such a thing!
FOR HE WHO IS THE ALMIGHTY, MOST HIGH AND ONLY TRUE GOD WHO IS LOVE AND LOVE ALONE: FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT…
FOR HE WHO IS THE ALMIGHTY, MOST HIGH AND ONLY TRUE GOD WHO IS LOVE AND LOVE ALONE: FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT…
IS BOTH SIMPLE AND AWESOME…
BOTH COMPREHENSIBLE AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE...
BOTH MAGNIFICENT AND HUMBLE…
BOTH MAGNIFICENT AND HUMBLE…
BOTH GLORIOUS AND YET EVER ACCESSIBLE!
This is OUR GOD!
This is what I've learned from this sunny day that all of a sudden has turned into a tremendous downpour!
And this is why I love THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT OF THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE MOST SUBLIME SACRIFICE OF THE MASS in both it’s AWESOME FORMS IN THE ROMAN RITE, WHICH IS BOTH ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY! REACHING BEYOND THE HEAVENS YET EVER עִמָּנוּאֵל-EMMANUEL, GOD WHO IS ALWAYS AND FOREVER WITH US AND WILL NEVER LEAVE NOR FORSAKE US!
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