Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 118)
R. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
R. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120122.cfm
The Lord’s mercy endures forever, human kindness not so much. There are those who would like to exclude from the Christian community those they consider “not worthy.” But judgment is not entrusted to us, rather the One whose coming we await weighs minds and hearts and “humbles those in high places.” Today we remember all those living with HIV & AIDS, and especially we remember those we have lost.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Thursday, Week I, World AIDS Day, December 1
