Jesus was challenged and resisted by the demons.
Because of his authority as the "Holy One of God", all evil is ultimately powerless before Jesus.
The demon then says, ”I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

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１Corinthians 2:10b-16

The Spirit probes everything,

The Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come” 

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1 Corinthians 1:1-9

From Paul,

 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.'
he was a man of integrity. John the Baptist was beheaded because he spoke truth to power.
Truly,  The king was ‘much perplexed’ whose conscience pulls him one way.
But because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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１Corinthians 2:1-5

When I came to reveal to you he

Today is the feast of St Bartholomew, one of the Twelve apostles.

Jesus said "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" "Where did you get to know me?"
Nathanael was startled by Jesus’ uncanny knowledge.
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
Jesus said to me “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?

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Revelation 21: 9b-14

Then one of the seven angels

“When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind.”

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Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29

 My son,

“When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus.

We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.”

                                            ~~~ ST. ROSE OF LIMA  ~~~

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2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17

Brothers and sisters,

He will judge between the righteous and evil when He returns as King.

St. Monica 

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１Corinthians 1:26-31

 Brothers and sisters,

Jesus keeps the strongest language to condemn teachers of the Law and Pharisees.

You hypocrites, This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.

Lord, reveal to me my hidden faults and heal me.

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12*

(…..) Brothers and sisters,

You must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.

We prepare for the Second Coming by increasing our testimony and conversion through daily righteousness.

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1 Corinthians 1:17-25

 For Christ did not

" Do your best to enter by the narrow door;

for many, I tell you,will try to enter and will not be able."

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Isaiah 66:18-21

 Now I am going to gather