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Ordinary Grace Weeks 1–17: Daily Gospel Reflections is unavailable, but you can change that!

In Ordinary Grace, members of the Daughters of St. Paul share the fruit of their “lectio divina” (a prayerful reading of Sacred Scripture). Join them in welcoming the unique grace of Ordinary Time—the opportunity to reflect more deeply on all the aspects of the mystery of Christ, as presented in the daily Gospel readings. These reflections are based on a “lectio divina” (“holy reading”) prayer...

So when Jesus tells his disciples, “You are the salt of the earth,” he is saying that they themselves are to be the reminder of God’s faithfulness. They themselves are to be the ones through whom God will draw all peoples into relationship with him. If bringing people closer to God means all will go smoothly, all plans will succeed, and we will be perfect, then Jesus’ life, Peter’s life, Paul’s life wouldn’t make sense. They grew tired. The apostles made mistakes. Jesus wept over Jerusalem because
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