列印 "Christ calls us to look forward to eternal life."
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
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Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
After this the word of the Lord
列印 "He must increase, but I must decrease" It demonstrates John' humility.
John acknowledges that Jesus is greater and
that his own importance should lessen as Jesus's increases.
Emphasizing that the ultimate purpose is to exalt Jesus.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 49:1-68
Listen to me,
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列印
"When the spirit of truth comes,
he will guide you intothe whole truth."
1st Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31
The Lord created me first,
列印 If you spend your time focusing on other peoples faults,
you will never make true progress within yourself.
Looking at your own faults, so that you may be the best that you can possibly be.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Genesis 12:1-9
The Lord said to Abram,
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"We are made new in Christ.'
Old Things Pass Away:
" if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation."
Our “death” is that of the old sin nature which was nailed to the cross with Christ.
Blessed Virgin Mary
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Indeed,
列印 "The Eucharist is an encounter with the living God."
Jesus Christ, present in the consecrated bread and wine.
when we receive the holy Eucharist, we encounter Jesus personally,
“Remain in Me, as I remain in you.…
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Genesis 14:18-20
Then Melchizedek,
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The breath of charity, widens the narrow heart, of the sinner.
Charity is the soul of faith and makes it alive without love, faith dies.
St. Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
However, we carry
列印
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
When he takes away what he once lent us,
His purpose is to store our treasure elsewhere,
more safely and bestow on us those very blessings
that we ourselves would most choose to have.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
It is useless to boast;
列印 Thursday after Pentecost The Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
The Eternal High Priest, according to the order of Melchizedek.
Jesus fulfilling his Father’s will, he sacrificed himself once on the altar of the Cross as a saving Victim for the whole world.
As Mediator between God and human beings, Thus, instituting the pattern of an everlasting sacrifice.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
2 Corinthians 3:15 - 4:1, 3-6
Up to this very day,
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"A law of generous love"
"law of love" emphasizes loving God and others as fundamental to Christian life.
Instead of worrying about giving more than you can afford,
understand that the more you give, the more you will receive.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Being God's helpers,
列印 Saint Barnabas
Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus,
Originally named Joseph, the other apostles gave him the name Barnabas,
which means “son of encouragement.”
He was a man who dedicated his life to the Lord.
With St. Paul, was an apostle to the gentiles.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3
The hand of the Lord
