First Reading:  Book of Amos 8:4-6.9-12. 

…Yes, days are coming, says the Lord GOD, when I will send famine upon the land: Not a famine of bread, or thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the LORD. 

Then shall they wander from sea to sea and rove from the north to the east In search of the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it. 

In the first reading, the scripture is reminding us that God “will send famine upon the land: Not a famine of bread, or thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the LORD.”  

My mourning prayers starts with the prayer for the Holy Souls in purgatory.  I read the prayers written in the booklet Read Me or Rue It.  The suffering of the Holy Souls in the unquenchable fire includes not being able to be with God.  Our soul, stripped of our earthly desires, longs only for God.  This alone should remind us to focus on eternal things no matter how difficult it is while living in a world that centers on materialism.

I for one should be the person to be reminded of this.  I am inconsistent in my devotion and so it is a fallacy to say that it is a devotion because of my inconsistency.  It’s been a week now that my prayer time every four (4) in the morning is not met.  Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don’t.  God says he abhors the lukewarm.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9:9-13. 

“…He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. 
Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

Commentary of the Day by Sister Faustina Kowalska in the Daily Gospel

“I did not come to call the righteous but sinners”

God, one in the Holy Trinity, I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although l am utterly miserable and small, I have nevertheless cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator!

In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever. Let no soul, even the most miserable, fall prey to doubt; for, as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God’s grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God’s action.

 

When Sister Faustina Kowalska wrote that as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God’s grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God’s action, it gave me hope to be forgiving, most especially to myself who continuously sin.