First or Last?

“If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have labored long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward. If any have come at the third hour, let him with thankfulness keep the feast. If any have arrived at the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings; because he shall in nowise be deprived therefore. If any have delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near, fearing nothing. If any have tarried even until the eleventh hour, let him, also, be not alarmed at his tardiness; for the Lord, who is jealous of his honor, will accept the last even as the first; he gives rest unto him who comes at the eleventh hour, even as unto him who has wrought from the first hour.” --- St John Chrysostom

St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!

"All that we do must be motivated by love and not force. We must love to obey rather than fear to disobey."

1 Peter 4:8-10; Matthew 7:1-5 = hypocrite!

Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.9Be hospitable to one another without complaining.10As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.


Matthew 7 :1-5  Judging Others.1 “Stop judging, that you may not be judged.2For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.3Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye?5You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.


(Sorry for the weird underlining and color - don't know why it happened and I can't get rid of it!)