列印 What does the Bible say about listening to God's word?
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
Blessed Virgin Mary St. John XXIII, pope
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Joel 4:12-21
Rise up,
列印 We are to welcome Christ fully into our lives."
Acceptance and Faith: It requires a genuine acceptance of the Gospel message,
believing in Christ's name, and acknowledging him as the only way to salvation.
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Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2
Gird yourselves,
列印 "Fortunate are you..."
"Fortunate are you when people hate you, when they reject you
and insult you and number you among criminals,
because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy."
1st Reading: Colossians 3:1-11
So then,
列印 "Ask, and it will be given to you"
if you ask, seek, and knock in prayer, your requests will be answered
by a benevolent God who desires to give good gifts to his children.
Beyond Worldly Possessions:
The "treasure" that Jesus refers to is not just worldly possessions but also includes inner peace,
hope, joy, and a sense of worth and connection with others.
St. Denis, bishop, and companions, martyrs
St. John Leonardi, priest
St. John Leonardi
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Malachi 3:13-20b
You say
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St. Peter Claver, priest
“To love God as He ought to be loved, we must be detached from all temporal love.
We must love nothing but him, or if we love anything else, we must love it, only for his sake.”
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Colossians 2:6-15
If you have accepted
列印 'The Lord's Prayer 'is truly the summary of the whole gospel.'
we become aware of our own frailty as we adore and worship the living God.
we are asking that God's ways happen here, as they are fully obeyed in Heaven.
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1st Reading: Jonah 4:1-11
But Jonah was greatly
列印 The cost of love is sacrifice, This is the way of the Lord.
Focusing on the Depth of Christ's Love for Us
the cost of his love was himself—his life.
""Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."
To love is to choose suffering for the sake of another. Jesus has loved you this way.
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Wisdom of Solomon 9:13-18b
Indeed,
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According to Church tradition we all have an angel with us, who guards us...
God said: 'I send an angel before you, to guard you,
to accompany you on the way, so you will not make a mistake.
The Holy Guardian Angels
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Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12
In the seventh month,
列印 Most Jews who observe Shabbat regard it as having been instituted as a biblical covenant.
Sabbath desecration was cause for cutting off from the assembly.
Shabbat in Judaism is a weekly day of rest observed from sundown on Friday
until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night.
Blessed Virgin Mary
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Colossians 1:21-23
You yourselves
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St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor
“ You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions,
nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.”
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1st Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-8
In the month of Nisan,
列印 Now all of us are here in the second estate of our journey of progression toward a kingdom of glory
as part of God’s great plan of salvation and exaltation.
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Colossians 1:15-20
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