“Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.” (Lk 6:27-38)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091224.cfm
The Lord knows us better than we know ourselves. Judging and condemning our church pastimes. The feast of the Name of Mary reminds us of the words that Mary spoke about herself, “All generations will call me blessed” (Lk 1:48)
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.
Most Holy Name of Mary, September 12
