“Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun? One generation passes and another comes but the world forever stays.”
September, 2014
Hear the Word of God and Act on It
The first reading today is from the book of Proverbs. Many Catholics throughout the world pray the psalms, especially the monks, who pray the psalms six times a day. We do not hear very much about the Proverbs though.
No One Who Lights a Lamp Conceals It
“No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.”