Tuesday, Week XIV, Ordinary Time

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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.

: Published: July 06 2021

The man then said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob said, “I will not let you go until you bless me.” (Gen 32:23-33)

At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them
because they were troubled and abandoned,
like sheep without a shepherd. (Mt 9:32-38)

Sometimes when we have struggled and yet perservered, we should not let the angel go until we have asked for a blessing. And the Lord will give us a blessing because he is the Good Shepherd, and we always have a place in his heart.