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Day 166: Ordinary, Yet Called

2025/6/15
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The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
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Fr. Mark Mary: 我认为西满是一个不完美的人，但他被耶稣选为第一任教皇，这表明圣灵可以在普通人身上工作。西满曾经犯过错误，甚至被耶稣斥责，但他最终成为了教会的领袖。我认为彼得在五旬节接受圣灵后，宣扬基督从死里复活，这进一步证明了圣灵的力量。他第一次讲道后，就有3000人加入了教会。虽然彼得一生中仍然会犯错，但他最终忠于职守，殉道而死。我相信西满变成了彼得，圣灵在他身上运行，超越了他自身的能力。我认为新教皇利奥十四世给人的第一印象是，他看起来和听起来都像一位教皇，这表明圣灵在他身上运行。教皇的兄弟们是普通人，这让我意识到教皇也是一个普通人。就像彼得是由西满变成的，利奥十四世是由罗伯特变成的，每个基督徒身上都有圣灵在工作。教皇会运用他的智慧和见解来服务和发言，但圣灵也在他身上工作，使他成为利奥和彼得。我们的希望不在于伟人和圣洁的领袖，而在于上帝。即使我们意识到使徒们的人性和局限性，我们也不能忽视圣灵通过他们工作的事实。即使我们没有像使徒及其继任者那样的等级角色，我们仍然有责任宣扬基督和传播福音。我们不应因自身局限而看不到上帝在我们身上工作的能力和愿望。就像西满得到了彼得这个名字，罗伯特得到了利奥十四世这个名字一样，我们每个人也都有一个特殊的名字，象征着上帝想通过我们来完成使命。我们每个人都有独特的使命、职业、家庭、事工、苦难和天赋，应该将它们带到圣灵面前，求他的祝福。我们应该将一切托付给圣灵，求他的祝福和力量，以便我们能够发挥自己的天赋，完成自己的使命，并将圣灵带给世界。

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Fr. Mark-Mary uses Titian's Pentecost painting to illustrate the transformation of Simon into Peter, highlighting the Holy Spirit's role in shaping even flawed individuals into instruments of God. He emphasizes that despite Peter's imperfections, he became the first Pope and played a crucial role in the early Church.
  • Simon Peter's transformation from a flawed man to the first Pope.
  • The Holy Spirit's transformative power in shaping individuals.
  • Peter's imperfections and subsequent faithfulness.
  • 3000 souls baptized after Peter's first homily.

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Titian’s Renaissance painting, Pentecost, focuses on St. Peter kneeling beside Mary with the keys of the Kingdom in hand. Fr. Mark-Mark contemplates Peter’s transformation from a flawed man to the first pope to highlight the power of the Holy Spirit working through ordinary people. We are reminded that despite our limitations, each of us carries a mission and is invited to entrust it to the Holy Spirit. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

All of the Sacred Art we’ll be meditating with can be found in the Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide, for free linked in the complete prayer plan, or in the Ascension App. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy).