“The horse leaves his dung in the stable and, although it is dirty and stinking, he himself carries it with great effort to the field, from which then sprouts good wheat and noble and sweet wine, which would never grow if it were not for the dung. So, carry with effort and diligence your dung—that is, those weaknesses that you cannot discard or overcome—into the field of God’s loving will with a serene attitude. Undoubtedly, a delicious fruit will grow from it in humble serenity.” (John Tauler)
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Following the voice of the Lord
Jn 17:1a,11b-19
Reading corresponding to the memory of Saint Cornelius and Cyprian.
“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said. Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. While I was with them, I kept those you had given me true to your name. I have watched over them and not one is lost except one who was destined to be lost, and this was to fulfil the scriptures. But now I am coming to you and I say these things in the world to share my joy with them to the full. I passed your word on to them, and the world hated them, because they belong to the world no more than I belong to the world. I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the Evil One. They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world, and for their sake I consecrate myself so that they too may be consecrated in truth.”