‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord”, and do not do what I tell you?

Some people claim to have faith but do not live out of it,

 The only way to become a good person is to be changed fundamentally on the inside.

They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock.

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1 Corinthians 10:14-22

 Therefore, dear friends,

‘The Son of Man’ is master of the Sabbath.

Rule of love is taking over from the rule of law,

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1 Corinthians 5:1-8

 You have become news

"To love God as He ought to be loved, we must be detached from all temporal love.

must love nothing but Him, or if we love anything else, we must love it only for His sake."                                           

                                     ~~~      ST. PETER CLAVER   ~~~

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  １Corinthians 9:16-19, 22b-27

    Because I cannot boast of

Mother of God,

Happy Birthday, Mama!

A woman, clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

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Micah 5:1-4a(or Romans 8:28-30)

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

"We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of Wonder."

                                                                                                                                   ~~~ ST. GREGORY THE GREAT ~~~

St. Gregory the Great, pope & doctor 

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1 Corinthians 4:6b-15

Learn by this example

Jesus upturns the values we would normally consider desirable.
These people have recognized their spiritual poverty before God and have come to Him.

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１Corinthians 7:25-31

With regard to those

All is made new by God who meets us where we are.
The old wineskins of the old Testament did not manage to accommodate the new wine of Jesus’s message.
"But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast." 

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1Corinthians 4:1-5

 Let everyone then see us

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit…”

Jesus’ Calling of His Disciples, These men are far from perfect, Jesus chose very ordinary men.

Lord, I am here, Send Me Lord.
I realise he has also chosen me. “Come. Follow Me,”

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1 Corinthians 6:1-11

When you have a complaint

Jesus commands Peter to put out into the deep and let down the nets for a catch.
Here is a carpenter telling a professional fisherman how to do his job!
“Lord, show us where the fish are that You want us to catch, and we’ll cast the nets there.”

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1Corinthians 3:18-23

 Do not deceive yourselves.