列印 We pray constantly, ‘Lord, I believe, strengthen my belief’
He went back with nothing but the assurance of Jesus that his son lives. That is why,
when Jesus’ words are confirmed, he became a believer together with his family.
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Isaiah 65:17-21
I now create new heavens
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God’s love is what sent Jesus to the cross so that we could be reconciled.
This is why God can call us out of darkness, not so that we’d be punished
but so that we could be saved from our sin.
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2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23
Furthermore,
列印 Peter asks: How many times should I forgive? Seven times?
it is when you give that you receive. You are rich when you share.
The multiplier effect of heaven is dependent on our openness to bring to others what God brought to us in generosity.
"So will my heavenly Father do with you, unless you sincerely forgive your brothers and sisters."
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Daniel 3:25, 34-43*
Azariah stood up
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" The Church is alive not because we are able to keep it alive. Rather,
the Church is alive because God is merciful and faithful to us,
accompanying us, healing us, and renewing us. By God's grace,
the Church is not merely surviving but growing and ever-renewing. "
Cardinal Jose F.Advincula
Archbishop of Manila Philippines
St. Frances of Rome, religious
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1st Reading: Hosea 6:1-6
Come, let us return to Yahweh.
列印 " no prophet is his own native place."
He is the son of Joseph, but also the Son of God.
But this is not an acceptable thought to the congregation of his birth.
Jesus' mission was to all, especially the lost sheep and the ‘pagans'.
missionaries came to our land to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus, Your Son,
to our ancestors that made us Your people, to be witnesses of Jesus.
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2 Kings 5:1-15b*
Naaman was the army commander
列印 God created us for love. He made sure that everything in us and our whole being is oriented in love.
The only way to grow in love is to let ourselves be loved by God, to remember
and reflect on his goodness every day and to allow his love and mercy to move us to love.
If we love God, we love those whom God loves.
St. John of God, religious Day of abstinence from meat
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Hosea 14:2-10
Return to your God,
列印 The hucksters and money-changers were profiteering from people's piety,
exercising a kind of monopoly that battened on the good will of the worshippers. Trade had taken over from prayer.
his driving out the sheep and cattle, he pouring out the coins and overturning the tables,
his order for the dove-sellers to remove the doves and for the temple to cease being a marketplace — is to bring the selling to a halt.
Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!
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Exodus 20:1-17
God spoke
列印 They attributed it to Beelzebul, the prince of demons. This makes Jesus the agent of the devil.
Jesus showed that He has power over evil spirits.
Jesus did a good work, curing a man who was mute. Yet some of those around him did not recognise his goodness.
Jesus, the Son of God, who willingly gave his life that we might have life. “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly”
Sts. Perpetua & Felicity, martyrs
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Jeremiah 7:23-28
One thing I did command them:
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Genesis 1:1-2:2 (or 1:1, 26-31a)
Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
列印 The Law and the Prophets are the two central pillars of faith in the Hebrew Bible.
Jesus came not to displace either of them and thereby completing them.
Jesus does not abolish the Law but comes to give it a deeper meaning and insight.
At a time when the Teachers of the Law and the Scribes
and Pharisees are preoccupied with its letter, He points to the spirit of the Law.
O Lord, “Make me to know your ways; teach me your paths.
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Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
And now, Israel,
列印 Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for March:
"For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ".
The Holy Father emphasises that there will always be martyrs among us and that
"this is a sign that we are on the right path" as the courage and witness of the martyrs, "is a blessing for everyone".
Thus, Pope Francis invites all the faithful to pray for those who risk their lives for the Gospel.
“imbue the Church with their courage and missionary drive.”
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Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 The Lord is kind and merciful.
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Luke 15:1-3, 11-32*
(...) Jesus continued,
