Be Salty!


To be “salty” in modern slang means that someone is behaving or speaking in a manner of bitterness, irritation, or resentfulness. If someone is complaining, another may be tempted to ask them, “Why are you so salty?” 


“Salty” in slang carries quite a negative connotation when compared to what Jesus is telling His disciples & us in the Gospel for June 11, 2024 - Matthew 5:13. 


Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.”


If we do nothing with His teachings & follow our own path, we will lose our taste for our faith & many opportunities to share with others. We will fail to live for His Kingdom & will “no longer be good for anything”. We must flavor the world with all He has taught us & continues to teach us. That means we cannot be idle or indifferent to His Word & Presence in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. 


Jesus has left us with the most precious gift of all…Himself. So long as we continue to receive Him, (Body, Blood, Soul, & Divinity) each time we participate in the Mass, our salt supply will never diminish nor lose its flavor. As two of the four dismissals a priest can use at the end of the Mass state: “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord” or “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.” In other words, take the salt, which has been replenished within you, out into the world to spread God’s Word & blessings to all.


But don’t stop there. Don’t make the Mass the only time your salt stores are replenished, because they’ll never be completely filled during just one hour a week. Make time outside of Mass to draw closer to God & be filled.

 

  • Study the readings prior to Mass

  • Add daily Mass to your schedule…even one extra day can make a huge difference

  • Read the lives of the saints & find ways to imitate them 

  • Pray the Rosary, Liturgy of the Hours, Angelus, Divine Mercy Chaplet, a Novena, or any of the wonderful prayers of the Church

  • Spend time in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

  • Make a pilgrimage to a shrine or holy site


The possibilities are endless, as the Catholic Church has an abundance of resources for keeping our salt supply filled. 


Don’t lose your flavor! Be salty, my friends! Be salty!

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