_*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH 2024.*__*TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*__*MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CORNELIUS, Pope & CYPRIAN, Bishop, Martyrs.*__*FIRST READING*_     _When there are factions among you, it is not the Lord’s Supper that you eat.__*1ST CORINTHIANS 11: 17 – 26, 33*_Brethren: In the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you assemble as a Church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it, for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among’ you may be recognised. When you meet together, it is not the Lord’s Supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal, and one is hungry and another is drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the Church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and. when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the chalice, after supper, saying, “This chalice is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the chalice, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another._*The Word of the Lord.*__*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*__Psalm 40: 7 – 8a, 8b – 9, 10, 17 (R.) 1st Cor 11: 26b.__*R/. Proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.*_You delight not in sacrifice and offerings,but in an open ear.You do not ask for holocaust and victim.Then I said, “See, I have come.” *R/.*In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:“I delight to do your will, O my God;your instruction lies deep within me.” *R/.*Your justice I have proclaimedin the great assembly.My lips I have not sealedyou know it, O Lord. *R/.*O let there be rejoicing and gladnessfor all who seek you.Let them ever say, “The Lord is great,”who long for your salvation. *R/.*_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_ John 3: 16Alleluia. _God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son; that whoever believes in him should have eternal life._Alleluia._*GOSPEL*__“Not even in Israel have I found such faith.”__*LUKE 7: 1 – 10*_At that time: After Jesus had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a slave who was dear to him, who was sick and at the point of death. When he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he built us our synagogue.” And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this, ’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard this he marvelled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well._*The Gospel of the Lord.

*Muvhuro 16 Gunyana – September;**Kurangarira Papa Koniriasi, naSipureni vaBhishopi,* *vafirivechitendero – Muvhuro**Chiverengo chokutanga:* _1 VaKorinde 11,17-26.33__Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mutsamba yokutanga yaPauro kuvaKorinde_17 Hama, pane zvandava kukudzidzisai iye zvino handikurumbidzei nokuti pamunoungana hapana chakanaka, asi zvakaipa zvoga zvoga. 18 Ndinodaro nokuti, chokutanga, kana maungana sesangano ndinonzwa kuti pano kukamukana, kuita mapato mapato pakati penyu. Ndingangozvibvuma izvozvo, 19 nokuti mapato anofanira kuvapo kuti vakatendeka pakati penyu vaonekwe.20 Kana pamunoungana hachisi chirariro chaTenzi chamunodya, nokuti pamunenge mava kudya mumwe nomumwe anozvidyira chokudya chake. 21 Mumwe anenge ane nzara, asi mumwe akadhakwa. 22 Ndochii ichocho; hamuna dzimba dzokudyira nokunwira, kana kuti kushora sangano raMwari here, kana kuti kuda kudukupisa vasina chavanacho? Ndoti kudiiko kwamuri? Ndokurumbidzai here? Kwete handingakurumbidzei.23 Nokuti zvandakagamuchira zvichibva kuna Tenzi Jesu, ndizvo zvandakakugamuchidzaiwo zvokutiTenzi Jesu, usiku hwaakapandukirwa, akatora chingwa, 24 akatenda, ndokuchimedura akati uyu muviri wangu unopirirwa imi. Itai izvi kuti mundiyeuke nazvo.25 Akaita zvimwechetezvo nomukombe mushure mechirariro, akati uyu Mukombe wechitenderano chitsva muropa rangu. Itai izvi panguva dzose dzamunounwa kuti mundiyeuke.26 Nokuti panguva dzose dzamunodya chingwa ichi nokunwa mukombe uyu, munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.33 Naizvozvo, hama dzangu, kana moungana kuzodya, miriranai.*Shoko raTenzi.**Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:* _Nziyo 40,6-7a.7b-8.9.16. (D – 1 VaKorinde 11,26)_*(D) – Panguva dzose munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.*6 Zvibayiro nemipiro hazvisizvo zvamunofarira,asi chamakandipa inzeve dzinonzwa.Mupiro wokupisa nomupiro,wokupfupira zvitadzo, hamuikumbiri.*(D) – Panguva dzose munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.*7 Ndipo pandakati, “Tarisai ndinouya,Mubhuku rokumononora makanyorwa,nezvangu muchinzi: 8 ‘Ndinofarira kuita kuda kwenyu, Mwari wangumutemo wenyu uri mumwoyo mangu.’ ”*(D) – Panguva dzose munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.*9 Ndakaparidza shoko rinofadzaroruponeso, musangano guru.Handina kumbomedza mate,sokuziva kwenyu TENZI.*(D) – Panguva dzose munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.*16 Asi vose vanokutsvakaingavapembere nokufara mamuri;vanoda ruponeso rwenyungavarambe vachiti, “TENZI mukuru.”*(D) – Panguva dzose munoparidza rufu rwaTenzi kusvikira auya.**Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:* _Johani 3,16_*Areruya, Areruya.* Mwari akada pasi zvikuru zvokuti akapa Mwanakomana wake mumwechete, kuti munhu wose anotenda maari, awane upenyu husingaperi. *Areruya.**Shoko Rakanaka:* _Ruka 7,1-10__Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naRuka_1 Jesu akapinda muKapenaumu. 2 Zvino kwaiva nomumwe mutungamiri wezana ramasoja aiva nomuranda waaida chaizvo. Muranda uyu akanga achirwara; ava kutoda kufa. 3 Kuzoti mutungamiri wezana anzwa nezvaJesu, akatuma vakuru vakuru vavaJudha kwaari achikumbira kuti auye kuzoporesa muranda wake. 4 Pavakasvika kuna Jesu, vakamukumbirisa vachiti, “Anokodzera kuti mumuitire izvi, 5 nokuti anoda rudzi rwedu; ndiyezve akativakira sinagogu yedu.” 6 Jesu akaenda navo.Ava padyo neimba iyoyo, mutungamiriri wezana akatuma shamwari kwaari achiti, “Tenzi musazvinetse henyu, nokuti handikodzeri kuti mupinde mumba mangu, 7 ndosakawo ndazviona ndiri asingakodzeri kuuya kwamuri. Asi ingotaurai izwi chete, muranda wangu achapora, 8 nokuti ndiri munhu ari pasi pavakuru uye ndina masojawo pasi pangu. Ndinoti kune mumwe, ‘Enda,’ achienda, kuno mumwe: ‘Uya,’ achiuya. Kumuranda wangu ndinoti, ‘Ita ichi,’ achichiita.”9 Jesu paakazvinzwa, akashamiswa naye, akatendeukira kuchita chavanhu chakanga chichimutevera, akati, “Ndinoti kwamuri, kunyange muIsiraeri handisati ndamboona kutenda kwakadai.”10 Vakanga vatumwa vaya pavakadzokera kumba kuya vakandowana muranda uya ave wadi.*Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi.

*GOSPEL REFLECTION: The Humility of Intercession*_Monday, September 16, 2024__“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed.” (Luke 7:6–7)_What’s interesting is that these humble words, spoken by a Roman centurion, were not actually spoken by the centurion to Jesus. This is because the centurion did not believe he was even worthy of going to Jesus himself. Therefore, he sent some of his friends to speak these words to Jesus on his behalf. In a real way, the friends of this centurion acted as intercessors before Jesus. Jesus’ response was to express amazement at the centurion’s faith. Jesus said to the crowd who was with Him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” And at that point, the servant was healed by Jesus from a distance.Most of the time, if we have an important request to make of another, we do so in person. We go to the person and speak face-to-face. And though we certainly can go to our Lord in prayer, face-to-face, person to Person, there is something very humble about bringing our needs to our Lord through the intercession of another. Specifically, there is something very humble about asking for the intercession of the saints.Seeking the intercession of the saints before our Lord is not done because we are afraid of our Lord or because He would be offended by us going directly to Him. It is ideally done as an act of the utmost humility. By entrusting our prayer to those who are in Heaven, gazing upon the face of God, we do entrust our prayer to God. But relying upon the intercession of the saints is also a way of acknowledging that we are not worthy, by our own merits, to stand before the Lord and bring Him our request. This humility can be difficult to understand at times, but it’s important to try.What is it that you need to pray for in your life right now? As you call that to mind, pick a saint to act as your friend and intercessor before God. Turn to that saint in humility and say a prayer to that saint, admitting that you are not worthy of going to our Lord on your own. Then entrust your petition to that saint and ask him or her to present that prayer to our Lord on your behalf. Praying to our Lord, through the intercession of a saint, is a way of also saying that you know Jesus’ response to you is pure mercy on His part. And the good news is that Jesus deeply desires to shower His mercy when we humble ourselves before Him, especially by coming to Him through the mediation of the saints.https://youtu.be/YaF7HSCZwPA?si=MN7Lx2EQgBS_Cw2U*Reflect,* today, upon the humility of this well-respected Roman centurion. Try to understand the power of his humble approach by which he sent his friends to Jesus on his behalf. As you do, pick a saint in Heaven and ask them to go to our Lord on your behalf and request that our Lord grant you the same humility and faith as this centurion. Doing so will lead our Lord to be amazed at your faith and humility also.*PRAYER:*_Saints of God, please offer to Jesus my humble request that I grow more in humility and faith. My precious Lord, I do bring this and all my prayers to You. As I do, I acknowledge that I am not worthy of Your Divine Mercy. But through the mediation of the saints in Heaven, if it be Your will that You bestow Your mercy upon me, then I humbly make this request of You through them. Mother Mary, I especially entrust all my prayers to Your holy intercession. Jesus, I trust in You._