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"your neighbor" is anyone in need whom you have the opportunity to help.
It encompasses anyone who crosses your path and requires your help.
Jesus makes it clear in this parable that our neighbor is anyone around us,
regardless of their ethnic, religious, or socio-economic status.
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Deuteronomy 30:10-14
For you shall
列印 "The fear of the Lord" who fear God are not afraid.
the fear of the Lord with wisdom and security.
The fear of the LORD is willing to listen to His wisdom,
you're willing to submit to His commands.
Blessed Virgin Mary
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Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26a*
(...) When Joseph's brothers
列印 "Set off without purse or bag or sandals"
The phrase emphasizes the importance of relying on God's provision
and trusting in the generosity of those they encounter,
rather than being burdened by material possessions.
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Isaiah 66:10-14c
"Rejoice for Jerusalem
列印 Recognize their own meanness, so that their awareness of God's blessings will be more apparent.
Rather than thinking that they rely on their own resources, they will give thanks for God's generosity.
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Genesis 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5*
Judah then went forward and said,
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In his mercy, God has chosen us, Unworthy as we are, out of the world, to serve him and thus,
to advance in goodness and to bear the greatest possible fruit of love in patience.
Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest
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Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29*
(...) Jacob went to his father and said,
列印 The martyrs' confidence testifies to the reality
Their willingness to suffer and die rather than renounce their faith
is seen as a strong indication of the truth and importance of those beliefs.
St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, & companions, martyrs
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Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a
When the land of
列印 Saint Elizabeth of Portugal:
"If you love peace, all will be well."
Today, let us be sowers of peace.
If we present to God, to his immense love,
the purest and deepest desires of our heart,
we shall never be disappointed.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
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Genesis 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67
Sarah lived a hundred
列印 "We are to cling to the Lord."
"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts,
crying , Abba, Father" The Spirit of Christ dwells in our hearts by faith.
"be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith" .
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Genesis 32:23-33
That same night
列印 We proclaim it every Easter: Christ is risen from the grave!
If people weren’t willing to believe the testimony of those who’d seen Jesus,
the faith would soon die out.
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Ephesians 2:19-22
Now, you are no longer strangers or guests,
列印 "humility helps us to see clearly"
Humble allows for a more objective and accurate understanding of oneself, others, and the world around us.
Humility, isn't about self-deprecation, but rather a recognition of one's limitations and a willingness to learn
from others and acknowledge the perspectives of those different from oneself.
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Genesis 28:10-22a
Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
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Sometimes we can't see any way forward.
"God renews our hope in him."
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Genesis 21:5, 8-20
Abraham was a hundred years old
