Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
July 8, 2024

Today’s Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070824.cfm

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I will espouse you to me forever:
I will espouse you in right and in justice,
in love and in mercy;
I will espouse you in fidelity,
and you shall know the LORD.
Hosea 2:21-22

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The prophet Hosea is a consummate poet. He uses the metaphor of espousal to convey the profound and merciful love of God for the people. Hosea contemplates his own life and his experience of marital infidelity to more deeply understand the relationship between a forgiving God and a false-hearted people. The language is beautiful, powerful, at times unsettling. It is intended to turn Israel’s heart – and ours – fully toward God’s love in repentance and fidelity.

Today, in God’s Lavish Mercy

God is the Lover and Spouse of our souls, of the whole Church, and of all Creation. In trust and openness, let us give ourselves to that Divine Mercy in every aspect of our lives.

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Poetry: Hosea and Gomer by John Piper

This beautiful poem helps us more deeply understand the Book of Hosea.

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/hosea-and-gomer

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Music: Hosea – Gregory Norbet