Turning to the Lord in repentance brings forgiveness and spiritual renewal.

Honestly admit your faults and sins to God.

Change your heart and walk away from wrong choices.

Accept God's mercy and feel a fresh sense of peace. 

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1 Corinthians 15:1-11*

Let me remind you,

Our daily words and actions act as a direct window

into our inner character and beliefs.

Good people produce good things from a pure heart,

while bad behavior shows a corrupted inner life

evil actions and unkind words come from inside a person,

not from outside sources.

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1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Therefore, dear friends,

"WHATEVER A MAN PREFERS TO COD THAT HE MAKES A GOD TO HIMSELF

                                                                    -Sant Conellus & Saint Cyprian

This quote, usually phrased as "Whatever a man prefers to God, that he makes a god to himself,".

It highlights the concept of functional idolatry—the idea that whatever a person values,

trusts, or desires most becomes their ultimate authority and object of worship.

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1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

Be that as it may,

 Jesus used this question to warn people about false teachers

or spiritual leaders who lack true understanding.

If an untrained or misguided person follows another unguided person,

both will suffer the same negative consequences.

Urging people to correct their own faults before trying to judge or guide others.

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1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22b-27

Because I

The Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

Honoring deep grief and spiritual pain of Mary during the life and death of Jesus.

The Seven SorrowsTradition focuses on seven major painful moments

in Mary's life, often shown as seven daggers in her hear.

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1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31a

As the body is one,

Jesus commands us to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us.

The Father sends sun and rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous,

showing indiscriminate grace.

Loving an enemy involves tangible deeds like feeding the hungry,

greeting those at odds with you, and refusing to repay evil with evil. 

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1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 8:1b-7, 11-13

Regarding meat

“ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross”

honoring the Cross of Christ—the sign of our salvation, hope, and victory.

The dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

and the basilica on Mount Calvary built by Constantine in 335 AD.

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Numbers 21:4b-9

The people were

 "TO DO THE WILL OF GOD, MAN MUST DESPISE HIS OWN;

THE MORE HE DIES TO HIMSELF, THE MORE HE WILL LIVE TO GOD"

                                                         -Saint Peter Claver

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1 Corinthians 7:25-31

With regard

  " Lord how many times must I forgive the offenses of

my brother or sister or sister Seven times."

Jesus answered, "Not seven times, but seventy-seven times"

Jesus uses the number to mean limitless forgiveness, showing that God's people

should always forgive others without keeping count.

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Sirach 27:30-28:7

Grudge and wrath,

It marks the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.

Christians view her birth as the joyful dawn of human salvation.

Her birth is not recorded in the canonical Gospels.

Her parents Traditionally named as Saints Anne and Joachim.

Alongside Jesus and John the Baptist, Mary is one of the only figures

whose earthly birth is celebrated on the traditional liturgical calendar.

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Micah 5:1-4a (or Romans 8:28-30)

But you,