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"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
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 7:25-31
With regard
列印 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.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Micah 5:1-4a (or Romans 8:28-30)
But you,
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"LET NO SEDUCTIVE GOOD FORTUNE LEAD US ASTRAY.
HE IS A FOOLISH TRAVELLER WHO SEES PLEASANT MEADOWS
ON HIS JOURNEY AND FORGETS WHERE HE IS GOING."
- Saint Gregory the Great
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Do not deceive yourselves.
列印 The religious leaders opposed Jesus mainly because He challenged their authority,
Jesus forgave sins and called God His Father, which the religious leaders considered blasphemy.
Large crowds followed Jesus. Leaders worried that Jesus would start a political movement
and the Roman Empire would destroy the nation in response.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 5:1-8
You have
列印 When people begged Jesus not to leave after he healed the sick,
Many people focused on the immediate.
Jesus came to preach the message of the kingdom of God and
provide spiritual salvation, not just perform endless physical wonders.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
I could not,
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May your heart remain steadfast in showing grace.
and kindness to everyone around you today.
Show patience even when disagreements happen.
Speak to the person alone first to protect their dignity.
If they listen, the relationship is restored.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Ezekiel 33:7-986
For your part,
列印 Authority and power over the evil spirits
Believers receive authority and power over evil spirits
through the delegated victory and Name of Jesus Christ.
The Name of Jesus, which holds supreme power over every force.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 2:10b-16
The Spirit
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The Pharisees, Their prideful and misguided view of Jesus,
Not only did they devise these hundreds of man-made rules,
so that to break one of their rules was to violate the law of God itself.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 4:6b-15
Learn by this example,
列印 The rejection of Jesus underscores a universal spiritual and historical reality,
proclaiming absolute truth often carries a profound personal cost.
Jesus’s message challenged established religious authorities, disrupted social norms,
and exposed institutional hypocrisy, which ultimately led to his crucifixion.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
When I came to
列印 While the disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees fasted regularly,
Jesus' disciples did not.
They viewed the disciples' actions unconventional.
Whenever the Pharisees confronted Jesus about His disciples' behavior,
He firmly defended them by shifting the focus
from rigid external rules to internal heart attitudes.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Let everyone,
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In Jesus’ day, the cross was not just a burden or an inconvenience;
it was a symbol of death, a tool of execution used by the Romans.
Deny yourself and take up your cross means to completely surrender
your own selfish desires, ego, and personal will to live in total obedience to God.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Jeremiah 20:7-9
The Lord,
