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This is Catholic Daily Reflections for Saturday of the 23rd week in Ordinary Time.

Today's reflection is entitled, The Interior Life in Action.

Jesus said to his disciples, A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit,

for every tree is known by its own fruit.

For people do not pick figs from thorn bushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles .

The interior life, in Catholic spiritual theology, refers to the hidden workings of God's grace within the soul,

silently yet powerfully transforming us from within so that what lies deep in the heart becomes manifest in our exterior actions.

Our interior life is the foundation of who we are.

Our exterior life is the visible and faithful expression of that foundation.

In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches two parables with complementary meanings,

both revealing the essential connection between the interior and the exterior.

The first parable, the parable of the tree and its fruit,

presents the image, a good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.

The tree is a metaphor for the soul and the inner life of grace to which each of us is called.

Though every person is fundamentally good by virtue of being created in the image and likeness of God,

The goodness to which Jesus refers here is the goodness of a soul transformed by grace,

a soul that cooperates with God's grace and lives by His Word.

Such a soul is like a tree that receives the proper nourishment, the rain of divine mercy,

the light of truth, the warmth of charity, and the soil of the sacraments and prayer.

It is a tree made strong by supernatural grace.

But though there is great value in a tree that is healthy and vibrant,

just as there is intrinsic value in a soul filled with God's life,

The ultimate purpose of a healthy fruit tree is to bear good fruit for the benefit of others. In a sense,

a fruit tree that is strong and beautiful yet bears fruit that no one consumes falls short of its purpose.

Likewise, a Christian whose interior life is rich must allow that life to overflow into concrete acts of love,

mercy, truth, and service.

The fruit of our lives, our words, decisions, and deeds,

must nourish those around us and draw others into the life of God.

If the fruit remains hidden or is spoiled by selfishness or fear,

then our interior life has not yet reached its fulfillment.

Jesus complements this parable by teaching another that he introduces by saying,

I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them.

He then tells the parable of the two foundations.

The first foundation, the well -formed interior life,

is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock.

When the flood came, the rivers burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.

Luke 6, 47 -48

Just as a strong interior life leads to the good fruit of charity,

it also prepares the soul to endure the storms of life.

Trials, temptations, and sufferings will inevitably come.

but the soul built on Christ will remain steadfast.

Conversely, Jesus warns that the one who listens

and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation.

When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.

Luke 6 .49 A shallow spiritual life, one of sentiment without substance,

cannot withstand the forces of this world.

It may appear sufficient when all is calm, but it will crumble in the time of testing, producing no fruit.

Reflect today on the foundation of your own soul.

Have you dug deeply into the life of prayer,

embraced the sacraments, and allowed the Word of God to penetrate and shape every part of your being?

Are you bearing fruit that nourishes others,

and does your life rest securely upon the unshakable rock of Christ?

The integrity The purity of your spiritual house depends entirely on the depth and strength of your interior life.

Do not be content with surface appearances.

Go deep and allow the grace of God to make your foundation solid rock,

your soil rich, your Word's good fruit, and your life a dwelling place that endures forever.

Let us pray.

Lord of grace and truth, you continually speak to me and offer the aid of your grace through prayer and the sacraments.

May I always listen attentively to your Word

and cooperate fully with your grace so

that the interior life of my soul may be strong bearing good fruit

and withstanding every trial Jesus I trust in you

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このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「The Interior Life in Action - Saturday, September 12, 2026」を教材にしています。繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：fruit, tree, interior, soul, grace。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が62文、単語が803語あります。音声の長さは7:27です。話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約108語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は80%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語	発音	意味
rotten 形容詞	/ˈɹɑtn̩/	腐った, 腐朽した
prayer 名詞	/pɹɛɚ/	祈り, 祈祷
spiritual 形容詞	/ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/	精神的
charity 名詞	/ˈtʃæɹɪti/	慈善
refer 動詞	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	問い合わせる
deeply 副詞	/ˈdi(ː)pli/	深く
soil 名詞	/sɔɪl/	土, 土壌
mercy 名詞	/ˈmɝsi/	慈悲, 情け
burst 動詞	/bɜːst/	破裂する
transform 動詞	/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/	変形する, 変換する
endure 動詞	/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/	耐える
cooperate 動詞	/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/	協力する
withstand 動詞	/wɪðˈstænd/	抵抗する, 反抗する
concrete 形容詞	/ˌkɑnˈkɹit/	実際の, 具体的
reveal 動詞	/ɹɪˈviːl/	現す, 表す

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型	動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	is entitled · is known · is called
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	one who listens · person who built

注意したい発音

「th」の音: withstand /wɪðˈstænd/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/, theology /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, warmth /wɔɹmθ/
「sh」と「zh」の音: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/, temptation /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: cooperate /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, theology /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

/r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/, reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/, reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, supernatural /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/, visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/, divine /dɪˈvaɪn/, virtue /ˈvɝt͡ʃu/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: refer /ɹɪˈfɜː/, transform /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/, reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/, flood /flʌd/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/

この動画での練習方法

まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。rotten, prayer, spiritualなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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