on god’s clock
“...celebrate at their proper time…” —Leviticus 23:4
The Lord has ordered each week so that Sunday, the first day of the week, is a day of rest and worship (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1193, 2177). Additionally, the Lord has ordered each year with liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. There are Holy Days of Obligation, such as All Saints Day and the Feast of the Assumption (Catechism, 2180). There are numerous other feast days as well, such as the Sacred Heart and the Transfiguration, as well as memorials of the saints.
This was one of the major issues God addressed when the book of Leviticus was written. God has a specific order for times and seasons in His Kingdom. Everything revolves around worship. Is your life ordered by God’s schedule for worship? Or is the worship of God just another thing to be jammed into (or squeezed out of) your schedule?
We have such a short time on this earth (see Ps 90:10). “Already [we] have devoted enough time to what the pagans enjoy” (1 Pt 4:3). God “has made everything appropriate to its time” (Eccl 3:11). Is the Lord “at the head of your calendar” (Ex 12:2ff)? Is the liturgical calendar at your fingertips? Re-order your schedule to make God the Lord of your time. Seek God “for timely help” (Heb 4:16, RNAB).
Prayer: Father, “teach us to number our days aright” (Ps 90:12).
Promise: “Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.” —Ps 81:11
Praise: St. Alphonsus Liguori resigned from working as a lawyer and gave his life to the Lord’s service. He became a saint, guiding others with simplicity, gentleness, and clarity.
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