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Daily Scripture, July 4, 2025

Scripture:

Genesis 23:1-4,19; 24:1-8,62-67
Mathew 9:9-13

Reflection:

Celebrating U.S.A. Independence Day

Today, the liturgical guidelines encourage us in the United States to pray special prayers for Independence Day, and to choose from a variety of Scripture selections related to “public needs” and “social justice”.

Interestingly, the “regular” readings provide insights into the lives of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jesus and Matthew and the Pharisees.  Each had a special role in Salvation History – Jesus enfleshing God’s redemptive love for all humanity, even in their weakness.  We are each called to cooperate with God’s will for us in our day and age, in a world filled with both countless blessings and serious challenges.  God’s call is real, personable, encouraging — and liberating!!

The optional readings chosen for Independence Day highlight a similar dimension in our American heritage and our mission:  to cultivate and live peace.  Isaiah calls out for peace, especially for those struggling or dejected in spirit; St. Paul, writing to the Philippians, reminds us to have no anxiety, but rather to daily turn to God in prayer for our personal and communal needs.  Jesus at the Last Supper encourages his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you…don’t let your hearts be troubled…”.  Thus, we recall God’s many gifts, celebrating and encouraging one another as 21st Century citizens!

Jesus gives us His peace, which is much more than the experience of deep tranquility or the absence of suffering or uncertainty.  He offers His peace that comes from the experience that God is with us, here and now, in all things and with all peoples — loving us unconditionally.  As contemporary disciples, we look to the Cross of Jesus, seeking peace and freedom from our hectic pace of life, our uncertainties, our personal and communal suffering — and even the fear, the violence and death which are part of our culture.  The unconditional love of Jesus showers each of us with His peace, with a sense of presence, freedom and redemption that transforms the challenges of each day into blessings for today and tomorrow…just as happened for the holy women and men of long ago.

May today’s celebration of the United States’ “independence” help us be grateful and then share our God-given blessings with all people!  In Jesus, may we live in fruitful peace with our sisters and brothers worldwide.

Fr. John Schork, CP, serves as the Province Vocation Director and also as Local Superior of the Passionist Community of Holy Name in Houston, Texas.  

Daily Scripture, May 5, 2010

Scripture: Acts 15:1-6 John 15:1-8 Reflection: Welcome back to the Vineyard!  As we continue our Easter journey, today the church continues the readings from Acts of the Apostles and St. » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, May 4, 2010

  Scripture: Acts 14:19-28 John 14:27-31a       Reflection: Peace…aaahhh! Classic words of Jesus to his early disciples the night before he died: "Peace I leave with you; my » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, May 2, 2010

  Scripture: Acts 14,21-27 Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 Revelation 21:1-5a John 13:31-33a, 34-35   Reflection: Today’s readings, which you will have an opportunity to explore with the homilist at Sunday » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, May 1, 2010

Scripture: Colossians 3: 14-15 Matthew 13: 54-58 Reflection: "Is he not the carpenter’s son?" … and they took offense at him (Jesus). (Matt: 13:55, 57)   Today we celebrate St. » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 28, 2010

Scripture: Acts 12:24-13:5a John 12:44-50 Reflection: This week is one of those times when the wisdom of the sequence of our readings offer us a superb message.  From Sunday through » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 29, 2010

  Scripture: Acts 13:13-25 John 13:16-20       Reflection: "Don’t Shoot the Messenger!"  We have all heard the saying "Don’t shoot the messenger" whenever some news has been delivered » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 27, 2010

Scripture: Acts 11:19-26 John 10:22-30 Reflection: I was talking to a friend about today’s gospel.  This is a person who knows far more than me about theology, Biblical translations and » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 26, 2010

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18 John 10:1-10 Reflection: Abundant life…for all! Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus as "shepherd", caring for the sheep of his flock.  The shepherd’s care results in life for all » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 25, 2010

Scripture: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Revelation 7:9, 14b-17 John 10:27-30 Reflection: One of the favorite images of God we possess is of the Good Shepherd.  We know that underlying this image » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 22, 2010

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40 John 6:44-51 Reflection: "The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, ‘Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the » Continue Reading.

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