Humbly submit your will to God (thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus,
“Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
He replied to him,
“Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”
Then he said to the crowd,
“Take care to guard against all greed,
for though one may be rich,
one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Then he told them a parable.
“There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
He asked himself, ‘What shall I do,
for I do not have space to store my harvest?’
And he said, ‘This is what I shall do:
I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones.
There I shall store all my grain and other goods
and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you,
you have so many good things stored up for many years,
rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’
But God said to him,
‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you;
and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’
Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself
but is not rich in what matters to God.”
 Lk 12:13-21

Jesus teaches us a couple of important lessons today.  First, don’t make material possessions the center of your life. Second, God, love, family, friends, good deeds, and living in service of others are non-material riches that matter to God. Invest in them.  Some people spend their whole life working to make a good life here or a good life for their children on earth. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with hard work and making a good living, supporting your family and leaving an inheritance for your children.  It is all in vain if we did not leave behind the most important thing for our children and each other, love.  Love of God, love of our family, love of self, and love of our neighbor in need.  On our death beds which do you think we will regret more, not leaving behind enough money to our children who you raised to learn how to work hard and fend for themselves or not spending more time with your wife/husband, kids, serving others in need, praying and being with God developing a strong relationship with Him?  If you know where you are going or at least trying to get to your perspective and the way you live your life should change after reading this Gospel.

Today’s challenge: Spend time with your family today instead of playing with an electronic.  Spend time with your family today instead of working late.  Spend time praying for the Pope and bishops who are in meetings on the Synod of the family.

Become a saint!
Christian YOLO