more tolerable on that day for Sodom

Thursday, October 1, 2009 St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the Church (Memorial)

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Nehemiah 8:1-12 Psalm 19:8-11 Luke 10:1-12

Luke 10:12  I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

We all know what happened to Sodom.  It got torched.  Today we are wrestling with the same sins and temptations that Sodom did.  But today the Kingdom of God has come near.  Today we have no excuse.  Are we doomed to a fate worse than Sodom.  This must be made known.  We have to take our faith seriously.  It isn’t some fable that we can put back on the shelf.  It is real and true.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to know you are real and your word is true.  Help me to keep the faith.

Amen