Am I Like The Rich Young Man?

Blessed Meditations

May 27, 2024. Gospel Passages: Mark 10:17-27; Luke 8:49-56, 7:11-17; Luke 22:54-62. Also quoting from Ephesians 1:4 and John Paul II's Apostolic Letter "Dilecti Amici" for the World Youth Day dated March 31, 1985 in www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1985/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_31031985_dilecti-amici.html; Encyclical "Veritatis Splendor" dated August 6, 1993 in https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html; and Speech at Prayer Vigil of World Youth Day, July 30, 2016 in https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2016/july/documents/papa-francesco_20160730_polonia-veglia-giovani.html. Meditation in 2022 with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto at "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "The Young Rich Ruler" by Jorge Cocco Santángelo in https://jorgecocco.com. Used with Permission. Music: Handel, Opera Rinaldo, Aria "Lascia ch'io pianga," arranged for guitar by Bert Alink. Priest's Note: This passage was used by John Paul II for the first inaugural WYD back in 1985 in his letter "Dilecti Amici." He explained that Jesus met a number of young people, but this meeting of Jesus with the young rich man was the richest in character, in content. It has a universal and timeless character. How have I responded to this call?