September 17 - Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(1Cor.15:1-11; Ps.118:1-2,16-17,28; Lk.7:36-50) "I am the least of the apostles." Brothers and sisters, "little is forgiven the one whose love is small." And it is in the sweet tears of repentance that we discover the love held in the merciful heart of the Lord. Paul speaks the truth of himself when he claims that he does "not even deserve the name" of apostle because he has "persecuted the Church of God." "But through the favor of God" he has "worked harder than all the others," preaching the Gospel of the Lord. As small as he is and as undeserving as he is, so great is the Lord's blessing…
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