August 19, 2024 Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081924.cfm
Today’s first reading is about the death of Ezekiel’s wife. God told Ezekiel he should not mourn and to not cover his beard. He did want him to do the traditions that surrounded death to show others to not mourn for Jerusalem.
In the gospel, a man with many possessions asks Jesus what he must do to enter heaven. Jesus said that he should follow the commandments. The man said he is doing that, what else must he do? Jesus told him to sell everything and follow Him. The man went away sad since he had many possessions and was unwilling to part with them. What are my “possessions”? What am I holding on to instead of following Jesus?
God’s creation
