Holy Mass(1h40mn) : Opening of the XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
« Let us start from the gaze of Jesus, which is a blessing and welcoming gaze. »
« Despite facing rejection, the Christ does not allow Himself “to be imprisoned by disappointment,” but instead looks to the Father, remaining “serene even in the storm,” the Pope said.
He explained that Jesus invites us to be a Church that contemplates God’s action and discern the present ; “a Church that does not face today’s challenges and problems with a divisive and contentious spirit but, on the contrary, turns its eyes to God who is communion and, with awe and humility, blesses and adores Him, recognizing Him as its only Lord.” »

(personal thought, perhaps that :)
We could all technically say that our words are words of God, yet only the perfect words are truly God’s words.
We could all technically say that we’re daughters/sons of God, yet only perfect beings are the true daughters/sons of God.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 137:1-6
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept at the memory of Zion.
On the poplars there we had hung up our harps.
For there our gaolers had asked us to sing them a song, our captors to make merry, ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion.’
How could we sing a song of Yahweh on alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand wither!
May my tongue remain stuck to my palate if I do not keep you in mind, if I do not count Jerusalem the greatest of my joys.

Gospel, Luke 9:57-62
As they travelled along they met a man on the road who said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’
Jesus answered, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.’
Another to whom he said, ‘Follow me,’ replied, ‘Let me go and bury my father first.’
But he answered, ‘Leave the dead to bury their dead; your duty is to go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.’
Another said, ‘I will follow you, sir, but first let me go and say good – bye to my people at home.’
Jesus said to him, ‘Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’

The surah of the day being even more interesting than the gospel of the day, and since we’re praising the same Creator :
Qur’an, An-Nur(“The Light”), Surah 24:41-44
Do you not see that Allah is glorified by all those in the heavens and the earth, even the birds as they soar ? Each instinctively knows their manner of prayer and glorification. And Allah has perfect knowledge of all they do.
To Allah alone belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allah is the final return.
Do you not see that Allah gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth ? And He sends down from the sky mountains of clouds loaded with hail, pouring it on whoever He wills and averting it from whoever He wills. The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away eyesight.
Allah alternates the day and night. Surely in this is a lesson for people of insight.

Saint of the day : St. Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Franciscan Order, Patron of Italy