Perverting the truth

The Lord Is My Chef Easter Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Memorial of St. Isidore Labrador, Farmer, 15 May 2024
Acts 20:28-38     <*{{{{>< + ><}}}}*>     John 17:11-19   

Lord Jesus Christ,
"the truth, the way 
and the life",
today I pray to You
for more strength and 
perseverance in working in
Your vineyard,
in caring for Your flock;
You and St. Paul have rightly
warned us of the coming time -
which is today, 
in this time of ours -
when "savage wolves will come
among you, and they will not spare
the flock. And from your own
group, men will come forward
perverting the truth to draw the
disciples away after them"
(Acts 20:29-30).

So true, Lord Jesus,
when those among us,
supposed to be fellow disciples 
are "perverting the truth" 
which is more than creating
and spreading lies and falsehoods
but most of all are allowing evil
and sin to continue and prosper
in the name of mercy and consolation
to others, in the pretext of openness
and understanding in all aspects of
our faith and teachings, from simple
deviations in liturgical norms and
rubrics to relativism in morals.

Help us recover our 
"consecration to truth" 
You have made after Your Last Supper
by being faithful to Your words,
Lord Jesus Christ through the
centering of our lives to You
in the Eucharist like
Saint Isidore Labrador.
Amen.