Hello everyone! Heyo! Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where you read the daily Gospels and the Saint of the Day.
Let’s get started! Let’s go! Today is Wednesday, September 3rd, and the Gospel reading is Luke 4, 38-44, and the scripture to reflect on is Luke 4, 40.
Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid hands on every one of them and healed them.
These verses from the past couple of days are talking about Jesus healing and rebuking the demons.
Jesus always seeks to love others and loves helping people.
Try something with me today.
Try to stand as long as you can on one foot.
How long do you think you can last?
Now, try it a different way.
I’m going to do it while holding on to someone else’s shoulder.
I bet you lasted a lot longer than when you tried to stand on your foot by yourself.
When you help someone, it tends to make that you’re trying to do it a little bit easier.
Who do you like to help the most, and what do you like most about helping them?
I really like to help my mom and dad, and sometimes my brother.
I like to make them feel loved.
Today’s Saint of the Day is Saint Gregory the Great.
He was born in the year 540 and died March 12, 604.
He is a patron saint of church musicians, singers, and sacred music.
When Gregory was a young man, he was a popular politician and worked in the city of Rome.
At the age of 30, when his father died, Gregory left politics and turned the family home into a monastery.
He then founded many monasteries using the family money.
When he was older, he would say that these short years spent as a simple monk were his happiest.
Gregory’s talents did not remain unnoticed.
Pope Pelagius II asked for his help.
Gregory obediently served as deacon of Rome.
When the pope died of the plague, Gregory was immediately selected as a successor.
Gregory felt unworthy and deeply desired to return to the monastic life.
The people enjoyed listening to his homilies because he was a good storyteller.
Despite his poor health, Gregory revitalized the church’s life and almost every era had such a good attitude about life.
Gregory died after serving 14 years as pope.
He providentially shared the church for the future.
Pope Gregory is most famously known for the development of Gregorian chant.
He believed singing, especially the Gregorian chant, was a powerful tool for expressing religious devotion and teaching the faithful.
Maybe you like to help a friend or a family member.
Jesus helped his friend Peter by healing his mother-in-law.
Have you ever helped a friend?
Has a friend ever helped you?
I think helping people is showing that you care for them.
St.
Gregory the Great is one of the few popes given the title The Great because he was a wonderful leader and made many accomplishments.
He always remained a humble monk at heart.
He called himself a servant of the servants of God.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, help me to have a servant heart towards my friends and family and people I care about.
Thank you for giving us Jesus as an example of his love.
And help me to have a humble spirit to serve others and not to feel that we are being recognized for my works.
St.
Gregory the Great, pray for us.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Thank you so much for listening.
We’ll be back tomorrow scattering more flowers.
See ya!