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This plan follows the Sunday liturgy:  reading + psalm + reading + gospel       From  www.simplebible.info         Previous R-R-P 

O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today.                     
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, compassion, courage and peace for my daily life     Chinese text

 Reading - Reflection - Prayer   May 14, 2013 

In this week before Pentecost, let's use the daily Mass readings, focusing on the Holy Spirit

Readings for the Feast of Saint Matthias

Reflection: 
When the 12 apostles were chosen by Jesus, Matthias wasn't on the list. He must have felt sad.
But he didn't go away unhappy. He kept on following Jesus as one of the disciples. 
When many disciples "stopped walking with Jesus" because they couldn't accept Jesus' teaching about his body and blood,
Matthias didn't go away. He kept on following Jesus ...in faith and trust.
Matthias is a great example for us to keep following Jesus....even in difficult times (..like the present time of sex abuse inquiries...)

Prayer:  Dear Jesus, please give us a bit more of the faith and trust and loyalty of Matthias, especially in difficult times
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