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Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where you read the daily gospels and the Saint of the Day.
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Today is Monday, July 20th, and for the summer weeks, we have been doing the ABCs of our Catholic Faith and Saints.
But since we finished that up, now we’re doing the Catholic 123s.
Today is the number five for the five wounds of Jesus.
And the scripture to reflect on is John 19, 34.
But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.
Today is five for the five wounds of Jesus' body received on the wooden cross, the two nails in his hands, the two nails in his feet, and one caused by the lance thrust into his side.
The risen Lord appears to his apostles and proves that it really is he by showing his hands and feet still marked with the wounds of his love.
The two hands.
Nails were put through Jesus' hands.
These can remind us all of being the kind things that Jesus did, holding people, healing the sick, and helping others.
They remind us to use our own hands to help people too.
Nails also went through his feet.
They represent all the walking and traveling Jesus did to teach people about God’s love.
It reminds us that we are supposed to walk in Jesus' footsteps by being good to our friends and neighbors.
The pure side.
When Jesus was on the cross, a soldier poked his side with a spear to make sure that he had died.
The Bible says that from this wound, blood and water came out.
Have you ever seen a piece of the divine mercy?
Several saints received the wounds of Jesus appearing in their body.
St.
Francis of Assisi was the first known stigmatist.
St.
Catherine of Siena is another one, and Padre Pio is a more modern one.
We are covering the apostles called by Jesus.
Today’s saint of the day is James the Greater.
He is a patron saint of laborers.
James was the son of Zebedee and Siloam.
His younger brother was John the Evangelist.
He is called the Greater because he was called to be an apostle before the other apostle James.
When John the Baptist pointed out Christ on the Jordan, James followed his brother John to the Messiah and began his life of devotion and love.
He was with Jesus at the wedding feast of Cana when Jesus told the disciples that he would make them fishers of men.
James left his nets and everything else to follow our Lord.
One day on the transfiguration, Peter, James, and John were present.
Our Lord took them with him to the Garden of Olives.
Jesus called James a son of thunder because of the flaming great love of his soul for the Master.
Jesus preached the gospel in Samaria and Judea.
He also made a journey to Spain and is honored as the patron saint of that country.
He was the first of the apostles to give his life for Christ, having been killed with a sword by King Herod Agrippa at the year 43.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, thank you for dying on the cross for us.
We love you.
And help us to be like St.
James the Greater, to have a fiery love and passion for you.
St.
James the Greater, pray for us.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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We’ll be back tomorrow scattering more flowers.
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