列印 It can be compared to an athlete who does all kinds of strenuous preparations to win the contest.
It is not a simple entry through an easy door.
The persistent, that they endured in entering the narrow gate will be amply rewarded.
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Ephesians 6:1-9
Children, obey your parents
列印
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel”
The kingdom of God is like a small seed that grew and became a large tree.
The mustard seed and the yeast in today’s gospel parables: small, subtle, almost invisible;
but they keep transforming the world around.
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Ephesians 5:21-33
Let all kinds of submission
列印 In today's Gospel, Jesus says that he has come to bring fire on the earth.
There is a long tradition in the Bible of God appearing as fire.
When Abraham made his covenant with the Lord, the Lord appeared as a flaming torch to ratify the pact.
In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit descends on the gathered disciples as tongues of fire.
St. Anthony Mary Claret, bishop
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Ephesians 3:14-21
And now
列印 SAINT SIMON THE ZEALOT, THE APOSTLE
Almost nothing is known about Simon in the Bible, only once to list his name alongside the other twelve disciples.
Saint Simon the Zealot, during his three years of ministry with Jesus, matured into an apostle. Able to spread the gospel in truth and love to all nations.
According to church tradition, he served as a missionary in Egypt and was martyred in Persia.
SAINT JUDE, THE APOSTLE
Saint Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of Saint James the Less, Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot.
His mother Mary was the Virgin Mary's cousin. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:19-22
Now you are no longer
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列印 The Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.
But Jesus has never left us either!
Who is the wise steward? He is the one who awaits conscientiously labors for the Master whose return he awaits.
St. John of Capistrano, priest
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Ephesians 3:2-12
You may have heard of the graces God
列印 At times we too are blinded by power and self-aggrandizement.
The disciples were depicted to be the real blind people.
Because of their failure to understand the true meaning of Jesus' messiahship.
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Jeremiah 31:7-9
For Yahweh says this,
列印 There is always time for those who are willing to change and repent.
The decision is ours whether we want to be dressed and ready for His second coming.
St. John Paul II, pope
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Ephesians 2:12-22
At that time,
列印 Like the gardener in the parable, positively sees the potential of the currently unproductive fig tree
and is willing to risk giving it yet another opportunity and to work towards helping the tree realize the potential.
Blessed Virgin Mary
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Ephesians 4:7-16
But to each of us
列印 In his parable about the rich man, our relationship with our possessions.
Do we own them or do they own us?
Or possessions do not have eternal value, we should set our hearts on the things of heaven.
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Ephesians 2:1-10
You were dead,
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Ephesians 4:1-6
Therefore, I, the prisoner of Christ,
列印 When you come in your glory.
" Grant us to sit one at your right and one at your left. "
Woever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you shall make himself slave of all.
While one climbs the ladder of earthly success, in heaven success is a downward movement of self-emptying and of serving others in humility.
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Isaiah 53:10-11
Yet it was the will of Yahweh
