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August 30. SEE.    Sunday 22A.  Fr Joseph in his homily at the end of this month was consciously speaking to the adults, those in committed marriage relationships, to invite them to continue to grow.  At the same time he was speaking too to the younger people, those cohabiting, those not yet married, those teenagers idly playing with the gift of themselves.   He didn’t want to judge or condemn.  He wanted to encourage and promote the beauty of human sexuality which he and other priests could recognize, but had to deal with in their own way. “You know couples who truly love and are living examples to me and to others.  They are mirrors of God’s love and encourage me in my vocation too.   We too need to see and experience couple love as a sign of hope for all aspects of Our World as a Family of Families. Thank you and may God bless you all the days of your lives.”  He bowed his head and they all proclaimed in a loud voice. “Amen.”                                                                      

JUDGE. Reflect, share, act. Scripture:   Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.   Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  Rom 12:1-2.    Pope Francis:   The majority of people living on our planet profess to be believers.   This should spur religions to dialogue among themselves for the sake of protecting nature, defending the poor and build networks of respect and fraternity. LS 201.  Pope Leo: Saint Augustine explained to the new Christians of his local Church, the bread and wine on the altar are the sacrament of the unity of the faithful in Christ: “What is seen is a mere physical likeness; what is grasped bears spiritual fruit. So now, if you want to understand the body of Christ, listen to the Apostle Paul: together you are the body of Christ ( 1 Cor 12:27). If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. You respond ‘Amen,’ and by responding in this way you assent to it. For you hear the words, ‘the Body of Christ’ and respond ‘Amen.’ Be then a member of the Body of Christ that your Amen may be true!” 

ACT AND PRAY for an increase in faith and understanding for our lives. Pray St Francis Peace Prayer and pray: Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven, Patroness of South Africa, pray for us.