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Daily Scripture, September 2, 2025

Scripture:

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11
Luke 4:31-37

Reflection:

The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of those of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.
-First line of Gaudium et Spes

Near the end of Vatican Council II, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (“Gaudium et Spes”) was promulgated. It was the very first constitution published by a Church Council to address the entire world. This was a commitment by the Church to address contemporary political, social, cultural, and economic situations, as well as the inner spiritual well-being of individuals. In order to do this, the Church made a commitment to “read the signs of the times”. And a sociological reading is not enough—prayerful discernment to identify how the Spirit is working through human experiences and the wider world is needed before we respond as a community.

Today’s first reading is a letter that St. Paul wrote to encourage the new Thessalonian Christians. He reminded them they had to address the signs of their times, reassuring them that no misfortune can separate them from Christ, because they are “children of the light”. And he tells them how to do it: “stay alert and sober” for God’s presence in their times and seasons. He also exhorted them to: “encourage one another and build one another up”, for we do not do this alone, but as part of a community.

In recent years, members of Holy Cross Province wrote down what it means to be a Passionist today, prayerfully reflecting on the rule that St. Paul of the Cross wrote in 1721, and the Constitutions appended in 1984. Under the “community” section in the Passionist Way book, we find yet another expression of what St. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians in 51 AD, and the Second Vatican Council’s promulgation to the world in 1965:

“Guided by the Spirit and in response to the signs of our times, we who are in the Passionist Family acknowledge and welcome new forms and models of how the Passionist Way can be lived in community among both vowed and lay. The response to the Spirit may call us to transcend boundaries we have become accustomed to over time. Visioning and co-creating new forms of living the Passionist Way together as the Passionist Family are welcomed with good stewardship, dialogue, and commitment to our shared Passionist Charism.”

Patty Gillis is a retired Pastoral Minister. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Passionist Solidarity Network, and at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Daily Scripture, October 16, 2013

Scripture: Romans 2:1-11 Luke 11:42-46 Reflection: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, the second-century Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher wrote on his Meditations: "Look beneath the surface; let not the several qualities » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 15, 2013

Feast of St. Teresa of Avila Scripture: Romans 1: 16-25 Luke 11: 37-41 Reflection: The Apostle Paul is very proud and confident of the Gospel. Obviously he is writing his » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 13, 2013

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:14-17 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: In Sunday’s Gospel reading (Luke 17:11-19), Jesus heals a group of ten lepers, but only one of them returns to » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 12, 2013

Scripture: Joel 4:12-21 Luke 11:27-28 Reflection: The first time I read this Gospel story, I wondered what I would feel if I heard my son dismiss me so casually.  "No, » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 11, 2013

Scripture: Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2 Luke 11:15-26 Reflection: "It’s Not Too Late." The Prophet Joel is something of an enigma.  Little is known about him, except that he is from Judah, » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 9, 2013

    Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11 Luke 11:1-4     Reflection: Are There Boundaries to a Father’s Love? The Prophet Jonah writes after the exile in a period when the people » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 5, 2013

Scripture: Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29 Luke 10:17-24 Reflection: In the old film entitled "Ghost" the late, Patrick Swayze plays the dead husband’s ghost, who has come back to protect his wife » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 7, 2013

Our Lady of the Rosary Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2:2, 11 Luke 10:25-37 Reflection: As a kid growing up in a family of seven kids, it seems we were always saying the » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 4, 2013

  Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18 Matthew 11:25-30     Reflection: The month of October celebrates the lives of many founders of religious communities; today we » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 2, 2013

  Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8 Matthew 18:1-5, 10     Reflection: Today’s liturgical commemoration is "The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels."  It was deliberately » Continue Reading.

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