September 6, 2012 
Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the day
Saint Cagnoald (d.635)
Saint Cagnoald began religious life after meeting Saint Columban. The religious path that he chose to take was the life of a monk. Cagnoald's love and devotion to Jesus were shared by many members of his family as well, including his brothers, Saints Faro and Burgundofara. In time, he grew in his religious life, and became the bishop of Laon, France.
Reflection
Saint Cagnoald devoted his life to knowing God. Above all, he wanted to understand and be in close relationship with Jesus. Is one of your utmost desires to be in union with God? How can you more easily grow closer to God?
Prayer
Dear God, please help me to know you fully. Help me to know your will and help me to regularly encounter you in every facet of my life.
Liturgical season information
Lectionary: 434
Place in Year: Ordinary Time
Color of decorations and priest's vestments: Green
Daily readings
Reading 1: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
View complete readings on USCCB.orgMeditations
Meditation for Gospel
Sometimes God may ask us to do something that seems totally unreasonable. For instance, Simon Peter does not understand Jesus asks him to try to catch fish in an area that he knows does not have any fish: he had tried to catch some just moments before! But Simon Peter trusted that Jesus knew better, and followed His command. Similarly, sometimes God asks us to do something that seems unreasonable: Forgive someone that just hurt me? Sit with someone so unpopular? Stand up for someone being bullied? All these things sound like a really bad idea at the time when God prompts us to do them, but just like Simon Peter, we should trust that God knows better. He only asks us to do good things - so we can trust that, even if He asks us to do something hard, there will be a great outcome - just like the amazing number of fish that Simon Peter caught!
