June 16 - Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(2Cor.6:1-10; Ps.98:1-4; Mt.5:38-42) “When a person strikes you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other.” “Now is the acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!” Alleluia! And how do we know the salvation of the Lord except by the cross. This is our joy. These “difficulties, distresses, beatings, imprisonments, and riots”; the “hard work, sleepless nights, and fastings” – these crosses bring us immeasurable joy, for through them we share in the suffering of Christ and so also in His resurrection glory. Thus the Lord can encourage us not to seek to avoid such suffering; thus He…
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