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From: Nivard
Sent: Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 11:21
Subject: Holy Innocents 2011
Daily Reading & Meditation (Adapted)
Wed Dec 28: Scrip. Mat. 2:13-18In today’s Gospel, "Rachel wept for her children because they were no more".
These innocent children and their parents suffered for Christ. Suffering, persecution, and martyrdom are the lot of all who follow Jesus Christ.
There is no crown without the cross.
Jesus exclaimed that those who weep, who are reviled and persecuted for him are blessed. The word blessed describes a kind of joy which is serene and untouchable. It is self-contained and independent from chance and changing circumstances. The Lord gives us a supernatural joy. This joy helps us to bear any sorrow or pain. Neither life nor death can take it away. Jesus promised his disciples that "no one will take your joy from you".
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