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- Subject: "One Bread, One Body", Jan 26
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- Tuesday, January 26, 1993
- Timothy and Titus, Bishops
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- II Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 3:31-35
- Psalm 40 Mark 3:31-35
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- THE BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD
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- "I yearn to see you again. That would make my happiness complete."
- --II Timothy 1:4
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- Paul loved Timothy and Titus as brothers in the Lord. He prayed for them
- "constantly, night and day." (II Tm 1:3) Paul loved Timothy so much that they
- both cried when they parted (II Tm 1:4). When Paul "was under all kinds of
- stress," he was strengthened just by "the arrival of Titus." (II Cor 7:5-6)
- He so depended on Titus that he did not preach in Troas because he did not
- find his brother Titus there (II Cor 2:13). Paul, Timothy, and Titus loved
- one another and their other Christian brothers and sisters so much that they
- finally laid down their lives for Jesus and each other (see I Jn 3:16).
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- The Bible seems to indicate that our baptismal brotherhood and sisterhood is
- as deep a relationship as is possible for a human being. It is not necessarily
- deeper than the marriage relationship, but it does not seem less deep.
- Brotherhood and sisterhood in Christ is not a sexual relationship. It is
- characterized by "absolute purity" (see I Tm 5:2). It is a miraculous
- relationship only made possible by our baptism into Christ. In baptism, we
- can be united with our Christian brothers and sisters, as Jesus and the Father
- are united. Jesus is specifically praying for this (Jn 17:21). Thus, we as
- brothers and sisters in Christ can share in the unity of the Trinity.
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- Prayer: Father, give me a divine love for my brothers and sisters through
- baptism.
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- Promise: "Whoever does the will of God is brother and sister and mother to
- Me." Mk 3:35
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- Praise: By stirring into flame the Holy Spirit, Timothy did not quit his
- work in Ephesus.
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- From "One Bread, One Body", reproduced with permission.
- Nihil Obstat: Rev. Edward J. Gratsch
- Imprimatur: +Most Rev. James H. Garland, V.G.
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati, October 15, 1992.
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