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Contents: Volume 2 - October 4, 2026
1. -- Lanie LeBlanc OP - < lanie@leblanc.one>2. -- Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org> 3. --(Your reflection can be here!)
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****************************************************** The readings for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time seem to match some present day circumstances a bit too closely! “Unexpected results“, as related in the first reading from the Book of Isaiah, seem to be an emotion and perhaps even a spoken or written very familiar statement in our time. It is almost as if everyone is thinking or saying some version of “How did things get to be like this!? ... or “Now what !?” much too frequently.
Our reading from the Letter to the Philippians, however, saves us from feeling totally discouraged to the point of feeling helpless and hopeless. There are many positive things to do! Good will come from such unfortunate things if we, those who made some pretty bad choices in the first place (hmm, all of us at some point) “re-calculate”. Changing our mood and our actions does NOT mean ignoring sin and evil or being outwardly Pollyanna about them but rather focusing on God’s initiatives and promises and then our doing good, better than before!
The first reading focused on results, a not so good product, but our Gospel focuses the negative because of the direct actions of the worker. It is the workers who can and will change any outcome! We must rely on God’s ways and advice and not continue just to moan about the evil.
I know from my personal actions/experience that maybe stomping around and moaning does plant some better ideas and choices, but those actions do delay better outcomes. Each of us must be conscious of what we choose to do and what we choose not to do and “recalculate” the direction that leads to God ways to the fruits of love and forgiveness. Thoughts along those lines will bear more fruit than adding time and attention to any negativity. Perhaps “be the change you want to happen” is a good slogan to add to the great list of the second reading.
Blessings, Dr. Lanie LeBlanc OP Southern Dominican Laity
****************************************************** From today’s first reading: ( Exodus 34: 4b-6, 8-9 )
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
Reflection:
The stone rejected by the builders becomes the cornerstone. Jesus himself is the clearest example: rejected, suffering, and crucified, yet raised by God and made the foundation of our faith. God can take what others dismiss, overlook, or consider useless and give it new purpose. This can give us hope when we feel rejected or when our efforts seem insignificant. God may be doing something wonderful in places and people we are tempted to overlook.
Prayers:
· Lord Jesus, you were the stone rejected, yet you became our cornerstone. · Help me trust your work in my life, especially when I feel overlooked or rejected. · Open my eyes to the people and possibilities I might overlook. Amen.
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Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org>
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