Redefining Family:
He uses the moment to teach that spiritual bonds outrank blood relations.

He declares that His true family—his figurative mother and brothers—consists of everyone

who hears God’s message and actively obeys it in daily life.

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 Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13

In the hands

 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,

 Jesus said to the Pharisees:

"I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."

Jesus spoke these words to explain

why He ate with tax collectors and outcasts.

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Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

Therefore,

"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,

  "A landowner went out early in the morning,

to hire workers for his vineyard."

 The story illustrates God's boundless grace, generosity,

and the truth that the kingdom of heaven

operates on mercy rather than human merit.

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Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek Yahweh

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 explained the Parable of the Sower to show

how different people respond to God's message.

Jesus compares the seed to the word of God

and the grounds to human hearts.

A person hears the message, but life worries and the love of money

choke the word and stop it from working.

Good Soil, The seed takes deep root and produces a huge harvest.

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1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49

Some of you will ask:

“ 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

"Serving God?" to be a successful Christian living out the Christian life.

Seeking after God in the crucible of ministry,

that inner sanctum where God’s Spirit and your spirit dwell together in union.

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1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Well, then,

  " 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,