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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

THE TRANSPARENT SAINT - One Bread, One Body, 11/30/2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, St. Andrew

Romans 10:9-18, Psalm 19:8-11, Matthew 4:18-22
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THE TRANSPARENT SAINT

"Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men." -Matthew 4:19

St. Andrew seems to have been a transparent disciple. Andrew has no identity in the Gospels apart from Jesus. He is always portrayed as either following Jesus or bringing others to Jesus.

The top group of apostles in the gospel are always Peter, James, John, and Andrew. Peter, James, and John are portrayed in the Gospels with lofty ambition or grandiose goals (e.g. Mk 10:35ff; Lk 22:33), but never Andrew. Although he was a privileged apostle with special access to Jesus (see e.g. Mk 13:3), he was apparently content to humbly and transparently bring others to Jesus without drawing attention to himself (see Jn 1:40-42).

Once the apostle Philip was approached by a group of Greeks who wanted to see Jesus. Instead of bringing them directly to Jesus, Philip brought them to Andrew (Jn 12:20-22). Philip apparently was certain that if he could just get the Greeks to Andrew, then Andrew would be able to bring them straight to Jesus.

The upcoming season of Advent is a time of preparing to meet Jesus. Many people don't know Jesus, but they do know us. We can be another Andrew for them. Like Andrew, we have been given special access to the Lord (see Eph 2:18; 3:12; Rm 5:2). Bring people to Jesus this Advent.

Prayer: Jesus, may I be so transparent to You that when others look at me, they see You.

Promise: "If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." -Rm 10:9

Praise: St. Andrew is said to have preached Jesus even as he was being crucified on an X-shaped cross.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (During this time of Advent reflection, consider how you can get closer to the Lord. See www.presentationministries.com to see how we can help you in this endeavor.)

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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from October 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010
?Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, April 6, 2010

The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

LIGHT-YEAR - One Bread, One Body, 11/29/2010

Monday, November 29, 2010

Isaiah 4:2-6, Psalm 122:1-9, Matthew 8:5-11
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LIGHT-YEAR

"We will go up..." -Psalm 122:1

The Church compares Advent to climbing a mountain. The purpose of mountain climbing is to reach the summit where we can see the view. We climb the mountain of Advent also to see, not with physical sight but with spiritual insight.

On top of Advent's mountain, we will see the Christmas light of Christ, and He will instruct us in His ways (Is 2:3). This instruction, light, and insight will profoundly change us and our world. Implements of death will be recycled for life. War and even armies will cease (Is 2:4). The whole world will be dramatically changed when we "walk in the light of the Lord" (Is 2:5).

Christmas is a festival of light. This is the origin of the candles on the Advent wreath, the lights on the Christmas tree, and other Christmas lights. We celebrate Christmas following the winter equinox when it begins to grow lighter each day. In the new year will you be like the sun, growing brighter? Or will you walk in darkness?

Jesus said: "I am the Light of the world. No follower of Mine shall ever walk in darkness; no, he shall possess the light of life" (Jn 8:12).

Prayer: Father, create light in me this Christmas.

Promise: "A centurion approached Him with this request: 'Sir, my serving boy is at home in bed paralyzed, suffering painfully.' He said to him, 'I will come and cure him.' " -Mt 8:5-7

Praise: Gene and Jennifer, a married couple, repented of adultery, forgave each other, and went to Confession for the first time in years. Then Gene reversed his vasectomy, and they conceived a child. They quit their jobs and began a fruitful ministry to married and engaged couples.

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

PMeNewsletter First Sunday of Advent

November 28th First Sunday of Advent

Jesus, we have four weeks to prepare a home for You in our hearts,
and give You the gift that You really want from us.

Lord, help us to pray this week, to see with Your eyes what needs to
be changed or let go of in our lives.

Lord, help us to not only know, but give us the grace to be willing to
do it.

Jesus, maybe we need to let go of anger, or resentment.

Maybe we need to let go of a life style that doesn't come from You.

Maybe we just need a change of heart.

Lord, what ever it is, prepare us to do it, thank You, Jesus.

Amen and Amen.

Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN
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"You cannot know the day your Lord is coming." -Matthew 24:42

This first day of the Church year could be the last day of the world, for
we know not the day or the hour. "The Son of Man is coming at the time
you least expect" (Mt 24:44). "The coming of the Son of Man will repeat
what happened in Noah's time. In the days before the flood people
were eating and drinking, marrying and being married, right up to the
day Noah entered the ark. They were totally unconcerned" (Mt 24:37-39).

Many are busily getting ready for Christmas, but how many are ready
for Christ? What if this Advent didn't mean waiting for His Christmas
coming but His actual Second Coming? Would we be busy about many
things (see Lk 10:41), or prepared and ready to greet Him when He
comes again? (see Mt 24:44) What if today were the world's last day,
or your last day? Would you spend Christmas in heaven? "You know
the time in which we are living. It is now the hour for you to wake from
sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith"
(Rm 13:11). "Let us live honorably as in daylight; not in carousing and
drunkenness, not in sexual excess and lust, not in quarreling and
jealousy" (Rm 13:13).

When Jesus comes back this hour, day, Advent, Christmas, year, or
whenever, may He see Himself in us because we have "put on the Lord
Jesus Christ" and have made "no provision for the desires of the flesh"
(Rm 13:14). Come, Lord Jesus!

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"We will go up..." -Psalm 122:1

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Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official
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MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

"GREAT WORD"

Pius XI, introduced this feast day [Mary, Mother of God] in 1931,
1,500 years after the Council of Ephesus, which had legitimated, for
Mary, the title of Theotokos , Dei Genitrix. With this great word ... the
Council of Ephesus had summarized the entire doctrine of Christ, of
Mary, the whole of the doctrine of redemption.

JESUS IS GOD

God did not remain in Himself: He came out of Himself. He united
Himself so closely, so radically to this man, Jesus, that this man
esus is God, and if we speak about Him, we can also speak always
about God ... In Him was born God on earth.

DRAWN TO GOD

God came from Himself. But we could also say the opposite: God
drew us to Himself, so that we are no longer outside of God, but
are within the intimate, the intimacy of God Himself.

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YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN - One Bread, One Body, 11/28/2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010, First Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14, Psalm 122:1-9, Matthew 24:37-44
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YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN

"You cannot know the day your Lord is coming." -Matthew 24:42

This first day of the Church year could be the last day of the world, for we know not the day or the hour. "The Son of Man is coming at the time you least expect" (Mt 24:44). "The coming of the Son of Man will repeat what happened in Noah's time. In the days before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and being married, right up to the day Noah entered the ark. They were totally unconcerned" (Mt 24:37-39).

Many are busily getting ready for Christmas, but how many are ready for Christ? What if this Advent didn't mean waiting for His Christmas coming but His actual Second Coming? Would we be busy about many things (see Lk 10:41), or prepared and ready to greet Him when He comes again? (see Mt 24:44) What if today were the world's last day, or your last day? Would you spend Christmas in heaven? "You know the time in which we are living. It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith" (Rm 13:11). "Let us live honorably as in daylight; not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and lust, not in quarreling and jealousy" (Rm 13:13).

When Jesus comes back this hour, day, Advent, Christmas, year, or whenever, may He see Himself in us because we have "put on the Lord Jesus Christ" and have made "no provision for the desires of the flesh" (Rm 13:14). Come, Lord Jesus!

Prayer: Jesus, come back today, this Advent, or as soon as possible.

Promise: "The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest mountain." -Is 2:2

Praise: Praise Jesus, exalted at God's right hand, Who will come again in glory! Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST - One Bread, One Body, 11/27/2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Revelation 22:1-7, Psalm 95:1-7, Luke 21:34-36
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LAST, BUT NOT LEAST

"Remember, I am coming soon! Happy the man who heeds the prophetic message of this book!" -Revelation 22:7

Today, on the last day of the Church's year, the Church proclaims to us the last chapter of the Bible. The Bible begins in an earthly paradise and ends in a heavenly paradise. The heavenly paradise is not only the restoration of the earthly paradise, but its fulfillment.

The heavenly paradise has a river of life-giving water flowing down the middle of its streets (Rv 22:1-2). On both sides of the river grow fruit-bearing trees of life (Rv 22:2). In the heavenly paradise, there are twelve growing seasons each year (Rv 22:2). There is no sin in heaven, for there God's servants faithfully serve Him (Rv 22:3). In heaven, we will see God face to face (Rv 22:4; 1 Cor 13:12). There, all light comes directly from the Lord, not from electricity or the sun (Rv 22:5). In heaven, we will reign forever (Rv 22:5). This all may sound too good to be true, but the Lord assures us through one of His angels: "These words are trustworthy and true" (Rv 22:6).

The Lord wants to end this Church year the way He started it - by telling us He loves us. He intends to show this love by giving us the perfect happiness of heaven. Let the Lord love you.

Prayer: Father, on this last day of the Church year, may I repent of all my sins and thus remove all obstacles to receiving Your love.

Promise: "Pray constantly for the strength to escape whatever is in prospect, and to stand secure before the Son of Man." -Lk 21:36

Praise: David repented and was baptized just weeks before he died.

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Friday, November 26, 2010

ROYAL FLUSH - One Bread, One Body, 11/26/2010

Friday, November 26, 2010

Revelation 20:1-4, 11-21:2, Psalm 84:3-6, 8, Luke 21:29-33
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/112610.shtml

ROYAL FLUSH

"They came to life again and reigned with Christ for a thousand years." -Revelation 20:4

Throughout the centuries, the millennium (Rv 20:3-4) has been interpreted to mean the history of the Church. This means that we as members of the Church are reigning with Jesus now (Mt 16:19; 1 Pt 2:9; Rv 1:6, 5:10) and the devil is restrained (2 Thes 2:6).

In recent times, some Christian groups have interpreted the Scriptures to say that the millennium is not present but future. It is important to interpret this Scripture correctly. Are we reigning or waiting to reign? Is the devil chained or unchained?

I recently saw someone in the hospital recovering from major surgery. He was remarkably strong but very confused, possibly because of the surgery and medication. Many of us are like this man. As members of the Church, we have immeasurably great authority and power (Eph 1:19). However, we are confused about our royalty and authority. Consequently, we don't act royally.

Know you are royal, because Christ is King and you are in Him. "Cure the sick, raise the dead, heal the leprous, expel demons" (Mt 10:8). Bring down the strongholds of the evil one (2 Cor 10:4). Be yourself. Reign with Christ the King.

Prayer: Father, work through Your Church to free me from confusion.

Promise: "The heavens and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass." -Lk 21:33

Praise: Martha begins every day with morning prayer.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

THE END IS NEAR! - One Bread, One Body, 11/25/2010

Thursday, November 25, 2010, St. Catherine of Alexandria

Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9, Psalm 100:1-5, Luke 21:20-28
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THE END IS NEAR!

"Babylon the great city shall be cast down." -Revelation 18:21

The book of Revelation was written near the end of the first century. Its message gave consolation and encouragement to Christians suffering terrible persecution from Roman emperors. In today's first reading, an angel from heaven announces the fall of Rome. God encouraged His first century Christians by telling them there will be an end to injustice, wickedness, and persecution (Rv 18:20). If you are trapped in an oppressive situation, the announcement of the end of your plight is sweet news indeed.

Maybe you are so trapped in sin, addiction, a difficult marriage, spiraling financial woes, raising a wayward child, social injustice, or a dead-end job that you can't see the light at the end of your tunnel. Perhaps you don't even know there is an end to the tunnel. When there's no end in sight, it might be that the end is near. Because the one "who holds out to the end" will be saved (Mt 24:13), Satan certainly wants us to believe that there is no end. If he can tempt us into believing our situation is beyond hope and without end, he knows we can more readily fall into despair and abandon God.

Jesus can change any situation "in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye" (1 Cor 15:52). He is our Hope. In fact, Jesus is "the End" (Rv 22:13), and "the End" is near, "with [us] always, until the end" (Mt 28:20). Therefore, never give up hope. "Those who hope in [the Lord] shall never be disappointed" (Is 49:23).

Prayer: Father, on this Thanksgiving Day in the USA, "I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with all my heart" (Ps 138:1) for inviting me to Your heavenly feast (Rv 19:9).

Promise: "Know that the Lord is God; He made us, His we are; His people, the flock He tends." -Ps 100:3

Praise: Wise beyond her young years, St. Catherine, patroness of Christian philosophers, was blessed with a martyr's death.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

NOW HERE THIS - One Bread, One Body, 11/24/2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010, St. Andrew Dung-Lac, & Companions

Revelation 15:1-4, Psalm 98:1-3, 7-9, Luke 21:12-19
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NOW HERE THIS

"All will hate you because of Me." -Luke 21:17

People "will manhandle and persecute you" (Lk 21:12). "You will be delivered up even by your parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death" (Lk 21:16). "Anyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus" will be persecuted (2 Tm 3:12). All Christians will be persecuted, and some will be martyred.

When we hear these blunt statements from Jesus, most of us almost immediately reason that persecution and martyrdom will not happen to us. Even if they should, the persecution will be mild, and probably not for a long time.

However, today's Gospel reading has never been more true. Never in the 2,000 year history of the Christian community have so many Christians been persecuted and even martyred. China, the most populous country in human history with a population of well over a billion people, is viciously shedding the blood of many Christians. Many Muslim nations consider it their religious duty to kill Christians who share their faith in Jesus. Secular humanists pride themselves on their tolerance of almost everything, even the worst perversions, yet make an exception for Christians, against whom they openly exhibit bigotry.

Severe persecution against Christians is occurring now. You have good reason to expect that it will happen here to you. Rejoice! "It is your special privilege to take Christ's part - not only to believe in Him but also to suffer for Him" (Phil 1:29).

Prayer: Father, may I watch and pray so that I will not fail the test (see Lk 22:40).

Promise: "Who would dare refuse You honor, or the glory due Your name, O Lord? Since You alone are holy, all nations shall come and worship in Your presence." -Rv 15:4

Praise: St. John-Theophane Venard, martyred in Vietnam, had corresponded with St. Therese of Lisieux. John chose the "little way" by accepting martyrdom out of perfect love for Jesus.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

UTTER DESTRUCTION - One Bread, One Body, 11/23/2010

Tuesday, November 23, 2010, Pope St. Clement I, St. Columban, Bl. Miguel Pro

Revelation 14:14-19, Psalm 96:10-13, Luke 21:5-11
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UTTER DESTRUCTION

"It will all be torn down." -Luke 21:6

Jesus accurately prophesied that the Temple, the great wonder of the world and the center of Judaism, would be torn down. In fact, almost everything will be destroyed. Every dynasty, empire, government, and nation will fold. "The world as we know it is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31). Even "the heavens will vanish with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire" (2 Pt 3:10). "Shaken, created things will pass away" (Heb 12:27).

"Since everything is to be destroyed in this way, what sort of men must you not be! How holy in your conduct and devotion, looking for the coming of the day of God and trying to hasten it!" (2 Pt 3:11-12) "So, beloved, while waiting for this, make every effort to be found without stain or defilement, and at peace in His sight" (2 Pt 3:14).

"Wherefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should hold fast to God's grace" (Heb 12:28). Jesus said: "The heavens and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass" (Lk 21:33).

Prayer: Father, may I "not be working for perishable food but for food that remains unto life eternal" (Jn 6:27).

Promise: "The One sitting on the cloud wielded His sickle over all the earth and reaped the earth's harvest." -Rv 14:16

Praise: St. Clement, the fourth pope, heard the preaching of the first apostles of Christ, and was martyred for following Jesus to the end.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

ALL FOR THE ONE - One Bread, One Body, 11/22/2010

Monday, November 22, 2010, St. Cecilia

Revelation 14:1-5, Psalm 24:1-6, Luke 21:1-4
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ALL FOR THE ONE

"She from her want has given what she could not afford." -Luke 21:4

There's an old joke about a man who leaves Church complaining to his son about the lousy music, the pastor's poor homily, the stone-faced parishioners, and all the other things he dislikes about his Church. At that point, the son pipes up and says: "Gosh, Dad, I thought it was a good show for a quarter!"

One who is stingy and miserly with God "brings ruin on himself" (Sir 14:9). He or she is the real loser, not the Lord, Who has everything. In one sense, we get from our relationship with the Lord what we put into it (2 Cor 9:6).

Jesus, however, is especially interested in "all-giving." He declares: "None of you can be My disciple if he does not renounce all his possessions" (Lk 14:33). We can't give all until we have given up all. We don't just give our possessions; we give our needs, our "wants," our desires. The poor widow gave from her want (Lk 21:4). What is your "want"? Do you want wealth, financial freedom, a new car, sexual fulfillment, popularity, or vacations? Renounce these and give them all up to Jesus.

At this level of "all-giving," we have given what we "could not afford" (Lk 21:4): our money, energy, hopes, means of support, lifestyle. When we give all, we are then empty; we "have no more" left (Jn 2:3). Jesus then fills us with a miraculous superabundance of His new life (see Jn 2:5ff) which comes only when we've "emptied ourselves" (see Phil 2:7). When we give it all to Jesus, He gives it all to the Father, Who fills us with new life, so through Him we "may be all in all" (1 Cor 15:28).

Prayer: Father, use me according to Your will. I am all

Promise: Yours. "They are pure and follow the Lamb wherever He goes." -Rv 14:4

Praise: St. Cecilia, her husband, and her brother-in-law were all beheaded as martyrs for their steadfast faith in Jesus.

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

PM eNewsletter Christ the King

November 21st Christ the King

Lord,You are the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Let us come and adore Your presence among us, and let our hearts
be on fire with love of You.

Let this love for You inflame all our actions into a torrent of love for
all of our brothers and sisters of all races and creeds.

Lord, help us to prepare for the Christmas season as a time of giving
not receiving.

Let us see, through Your eyes, the real needs of those around us.

Please Christ, be the King of Kings in our hearts.

Amen and Amen.

Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday KING JESUS
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"There was an inscription over His head: 'THIS IS THE KING OF
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On this last Sunday of the Church year, we totally commit our lives
to Jesus and acknowledge Him as our King and the King of kings.
Like the good thief, we may have ignored Jesus' kingship for years
or even for our entire lives, but we can repent today. When we say
"Jesus, remember me when You enter upon Your reign" (Lk 23:42),
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KING JESUS - One Bread, One Body, 11/21/2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010, Christ the King

2 Samuel 5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20, Psalm 122:1-5, Luke 23:35-43
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KING JESUS

"There was an inscription over His head: 'THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.' " -Luke 23:38

On this last Sunday of the Church year, we totally commit our lives to Jesus and acknowledge Him as our King and the King of kings. Like the good thief, we may have ignored Jesus' kingship for years or even for our entire lives, but we can repent today. When we say "Jesus, remember me when You enter upon Your reign" (Lk 23:42), Jesus will also reply to us: "I assure you: this day you will be with Me in paradise" (Lk 23:43).

Today we can make or renew a commitment to Jesus, which will have eternal significance. Some people think they don't need to commit their lives to Jesus. They are "good people" who go to church, pray, and have decent morals. Yet all this is only part of being a subject of King Jesus. He rightly demands not just good, prayerful, decent people but people begotten from above (Jn 3:3), new creations (2 Cor 5:17), children of God (Jn 1:12).

To be born again, be made new, and become children of our heavenly Father, we must be baptized into King Jesus (Rm 6:3) and live that new life by faith. This faith will be expressed in total commitment of our lives to King Jesus.

Prayer: King Jesus, thank You for the ultimate privilege of being Your subject. I give all to You.

Promise: "He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son. Through Him we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins." -Col 1:13-14

Praise: All praise to You, Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords! All hail, King Jesus! Alleluia!

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

GIFT-EXCHANGE - One Bread, One Body, 11/20/2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Revelation 11:4-12, Psalm 144:1-2, 9-10, Luke 20:27-40
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GIFT-EXCHANGE

"The earth's inhabitants gloat over them and in their merriment exchange gifts, because these two prophets harassed everyone on earth." -Revelation 11:10

This time of year, people are compulsively buying Christmas gifts to exchange with others. A gift-exchange is also mentioned in the book of Revelation. The whole world is involved in this gift-exchange. The occasion for such merriment is the supposed destruction of God's Church, represented by the death of the two witnesses (Rv 11:3, 7). The world will have quite a party, complete with gifts, when they think the Church is destroyed.

Jesus said that we would be hated by all on account of Him (Lk 21:17). Yet few expect it to be that bad. It will come to a point that people will consider it their patriotic and religious duty to destroy the members of God's Church (see Jn 16:2). When the Church seems finally dead, there will be a shopping spree and a gift-exchange. Nonetheless, the Church will rise from the dead, just as Jesus her Head rose. "Sheer terror" will grip our enemies, and we will go up to heaven in a cloud while our enemies look on (Rv 11:11-12).

Prayer: Father, at the end, may I not give in to the pressure to apostatize (2 Thes 2:3).

Promise: "God is not the God of the dead but of the living. All are alive for Him." -Lk 20:38

Praise: When tempted to despair during dark, secular times, Lori looks to heaven and recites, "I know my Redeemer lives!" (see Jb 19:25, RSV-CE)

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Friday, November 19, 2010

THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH - One Bread, One Body, 11/19/2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

Revelation 10:8-11, Psalm 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131, Luke 19:45-48
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THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH

Jesus "entered the temple." -Luke 19:45

On the surface, a church service, i.e. Mass, seems quiet, even tranquil, reserved, and orderly. But if you could read the minds of those present, you probably would be shocked at what's going on behind the scenes, in the hearts of the people. In four verses, the Bible mentions seven activities which go on simultaneously at a church service:
* Ejecting (Lk 19:45). Hopefully, at church we're letting the Lord eject sin, unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment, jealousy, fear, etc. from our lives.
* Trading (Lk 19:45). We should not try to play "Let's Make a Deal" with God.
* Praying (Lk 19:46). God intends a church to be a house of prayer (Is 56:7).
* Thieving (Lk 19:46). "How do we rob" God? Being stingy "in tithes and in offerings" is one way among others of robbing God (Mal 3:8).
* Teaching (Lk 19:47). St. Jerome said: "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ" (Catechism, 133).
* Plotting (Lk 19:47). People plot against Jesus by plotting against the members of His body.
* Listening (Lk 19:48). To sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to His words is the better part (Lk 10:39, 42).

A church service below the surface is like a three-ring circus. Is what you're doing at church pleasing the Lord?

Prayer: Father, may "the reflections and thoughts" of my heart at Mass be pleasing to You (Heb 4:12).

Promise: "In the way of Your decrees I rejoice, as much as in all riches." -Ps 119:14

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

FRUSTRATION OR REVELATION? - One Bread, One Body, 11/18/2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010, Dedication of the Churches, of Sts. Peter & Paul, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Revelation 5:1-10, Psalm 149:1-6, 9, Luke 19:41-44
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FRUSTRATION OR REVELATION?

"I wept bitterly because no one could be found worthy to open or examine the scroll." -Revelation 5:4

The human race wept bitterly in frustration because it knew there was a meaning to life but that it was impossible to discover this meaning. The scroll in God's hand indicates life has meaning, but the seals symbolize its inaccessibility to us. We are naturally depressed and weeping to know that we can't know what we must know. Can anyone save us from this impossible situation? Is anyone "worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" (Rv 5:2)

The answer to life's questions is: "Do not weep. The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has won the right by His victory to open the scroll with the seven seals" (Rv 5:5). The Lion is the Lamb - the "Lamb That had been slain" (Rv 5:6), Jesus. He broke all the seals and opened the scroll. By His death and resurrection, He revealed the meaning of life.

To receive this revelation, we must believe in Him with all our heart. Two ways of expressing our faith in Jesus are prayer and praise. Those before the Lamb's throne had in one hand vessels filled with incense and in the other harps. The incense represents "the prayers of God's holy people" (Rv 5:8), and the harps our praises to God. To receive Jesus' full revelation for your life, pray and praise Him.

Prayer: Father, give me "full knowledge" of Your will "through perfect wisdom and spiritual insight" (Col 1:9).

Promise: "Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful." -Ps 149:1

Praise: At the age of seventy-one, St. Rose began a school for Indian children. She had strength for everything in Jesus (Phil 4:13).

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

BASIC TRAINING - One Bread, One Body, 11/17/2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010, St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Revelation 4:1-11, Psalm 150:1-6, Luke 19:11-28
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BASIC TRAINING

"Day and night, without pause, they sing: 'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty.' " -Revelation 4:8

We pray each day that God's "will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Mt 6:10). In heaven, it's God's will that we praise Him "without pause" (Rv 4:8). When we pray the Our Father, we therefore pray that we would praise God on earth as He is praised in heaven. Each day of our lives then becomes a day of training in praise, a preparation for our destiny of giving eternal praise to the Lord (Eph 1:3, 12). Daily we can praise God:
* in all circumstances,
* with singing (Ps 92:2ff), music (Ps 150:3), and dancing (Ps 150:4),
* with our family (Ps 96:7),
* in the Mass, the ultimate joining of heaven to earth,
* with every breath (Ps 150:6),
* "seven times a day" (Ps 119:164), such as the Church does each day in the Liturgy of the Hours, and
* using the spiritual gift of tongues, with which we utter "praise very well indeed" (1 Cor 14:17).

After a life of praising God (Ps 146:2), it will be second nature to us to enter God's heavenly "courts with praise" (Ps 100:4). "Praise the Lord!" (Ps 150:6)

Prayer: Lord, "let the high praises of God be in [our] throats" (Ps 149:6) and Your praise be always in our mouths (Ps 34:2).

Promise: "Whoever has will be given more, but the one who has not will lose the little he has." -Lk 19:26

Praise: St. Elizabeth's life was a gift of praise as she gave up luxury and leisure to live a life of penance and caring for the sick.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

WHAT'S BEHIND DOOR NO. 3? - One Bread, One Body, 11/16/2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Gertrude

Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22, Psalm 15:2-5, Luke 19:1-10
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WHAT'S BEHIND DOOR NO. 3?

"Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears Me calling and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him, and he with Me." -Revelation 3:20

Jesus is knocking at the door of our hearts right now. To open the door to Him, we must repent of being lukewarm or cold toward Him (Rv 3:16). Jesus calls us to love Him with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength (Mk 12:30). Anything other than that nauseates Jesus (see Rv 3:16).

To love Jesus with all our heart and to open the door, we must not trust in our own riches and security but realize how wretched, pitiable, and poor we are (Rv 3:17). No matter how much we possess, without Jesus we can do nothing (Jn 15:5).

As a tangible way of showing we are not possessed by our possessions, we are often called by the Lord to give alms extensively. For example, Zacchaeus "said to the Lord: 'I give half my belongings, Lord, to the poor' " (Lk 19:8). Jesus told the Pharisees: "If you give what you have as alms, all will be wiped clean for you" (Lk 11:41). Jesus was not saying we could buy forgiveness for our sins. Rather, He was indicating that, for many people, extensive almsgiving is an expression of total love and deep faith in Him.

Jesus is knocking at the door. The key is faith, often expressed by almsgiving. Turn the key.

Prayer: Father, use my almsgiving to deepen my faith in You as my Father.

Promise: "Today salvation has come to this house." -Lk 19:9

Praise: St. Margaret learned the faith from her English father and Hungarian mother and taught it to her Scottish husband and children.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

WANTED - One Bread, One Body, 11/15/2010

Monday, November 15, 2010, St. Albert the Great

Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5, Psalm 1:1-4, 6, Luke 18:35-43
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WANTED

"What do you want Me to do for you?" -Luke 18:41

One of the most important questions in life is Jesus' question to the blind beggar of Jericho: "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind beggar correctly answered Jesus: "I want to see" (Lk 18:41). The beggar could have easily responded to Jesus by asking for money or food instead of sight. Compare the blind beggar with the lame man in Acts who did not ask for healing, but for money (Acts 3:3).

What do we want Jesus to do for us? Do we want to be just richer or more comfortable, but still spiritually blind? Do we want to be healed, lukewarm Christians, or unrepentant sinners who now feel better about themselves? Some people seem content with the prospect of being the healthiest people in hell.

Jesus loves us too much to provide only our secondary needs. He doesn't want to help us beggars without healing our blindnesses. Jesus is reluctant to bless us without also converting us, to heal us without leading us to repentance, and to make us feel good without making us holy.

What do you want Jesus to do for you? Is that what Jesus wants to do?

Prayer: Jesus, give me the desires of Your heart.

Promise: "Happy is the man who reads this prophetic message, and happy are those who hear it and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near!" -Rv 1:3

Praise: It is said of St. Albert the Great that each day he prayed the entire book of Psalms.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

PM eNewsletter 33rd Sunday in ordinary time

November 14th 33rd Sunday in ordinary time

Jesus, next week is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and then
Advent starts.

Please prepare our hearts to really let You be the Lord of our lives
in everything.

Lord, help us to come and sit with You, and adore and praise You.

Let our hearts be filled with Your love and presence.

Let us truly see You in the breaking of the bread, and start to really
live out our Christian life in loving care for others.

Let us empty ourselves of the world and focus on You.

Amen and Amen.

Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday MARANATHA! COME, LORD JESUS!
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"He comes to rule the earth; He will rule the world with justice and
the peoples with equity." -Psalm 98:9

As we near the end of the year we come a year nearer to the end of
the world. "The world as we know it is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31).
Jesus said: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, plagues, and famines in
various places - and in the sky fearful omens and great signs" (Lk 21:10-11).

"But before any of this, they will manhandle and persecute you"
(Lk 21:12). "All will hate you because of Me, yet not a hair of your
head will be harmed. By patient endurance you will save your lives"
(Lk 21:17-19). "Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all
the proud and all evildoers will be stubble" (Mal 3:19).

However, for those who fear the Lord, "there will arise the sun of
justice with its healing rays" (Mal 3:20). Maranatha! (1 Cor 16:22)
Come, Lord Jesus!

Monday WANTED
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"What do you want Me to do for you?" -Luke 18:41

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I pray for a safe journey back to college. Amen
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During the third hour, please join me in prayer.Dear Jesus of Divine
Mercy You have said to St. Faustina: In this hour, I will refuse
nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My
Passion. In thanksgiving for improvement of my brother's wife.
Jesus I Trust in YOU!
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That true work may come to me very soon and until then that I may
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my self. That I stayed in love and understanding with the man that I
should be with me, till God call me to eternity. For the whole paid
grand that my little son need for all his studies of 8 year to become a
pediatrician. For an urgent full time job for my oldest daughter and
her husband that need to pay rent and support their 2 children. For
the catholic wedding of all my children soon. All these I ask in humbly
prayer in the name of Jesus through the heart of Mother Mary by the
Power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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EXPERIENCE JESUS

It is an experience of the Lord Jesus, risen and alive, and of His love
for each of us.

SOLID ROOTS

I encourage you to strengthen your faith in God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. You are the future of society and of the Church! ... It is vital
to have roots, a solid foundation! This is particularly true today. Many
people have no stable points of reference on which to build their lives,
and so they end up deeply insecure.

THANK GOD FOR THE CHURCH

Let us always thank the Lord for the gift of the Church, for the Church
helps us to advance securely in the faith that gives us true life
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MARANATHA! COME, LORD JESUS! - One Bread, One Body, 11/14/2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time

Malachi 3:19-20, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12, Psalm 98:5-9, Luke 21:5-19
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MARANATHA! COME, LORD JESUS!

"He comes to rule the earth; He will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity." -Psalm 98:9

As we near the end of the year we come a year nearer to the end of the world. "The world as we know it is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31). Jesus said: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, plagues, and famines in various places - and in the sky fearful omens and great signs" (Lk 21:10-11).

"But before any of this, they will manhandle and persecute you" (Lk 21:12). "All will hate you because of Me, yet not a hair of your head will be harmed. By patient endurance you will save your lives" (Lk 21:17-19). "Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble" (Mal 3:19).

However, for those who fear the Lord, "there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays" (Mal 3:20). Maranatha! (1 Cor 16:22) Come, Lord Jesus!

Prayer: Father, by evangelization, repentance, and intercession may I hasten the end of the world and Jesus' second coming (2 Pt 3:12).

Promise: "I bid you resolve not to worry about your defense beforehand, for I will give you words and a wisdom which none of your adversaries can take exception to or contradict." -Lk 21:14-15

Praise: Jesus is coming; Jesus is coming soon! Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

REFUSING MONEY - One Bread, One Body, 11/13/2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

3 John 5-8, Psalm 112:1-6, Luke 18:1-8
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REFUSING MONEY

"They are accepting nothing from the pagans." -3 John 7

If a non-Christian presented your church with a thousand dollars, would you accept it? I don't know a church that wouldn't, except one: St. John's church.

When unbelievers don't get their donations accepted, what do they think? They're shocked. They've never seen anyone refuse money. They come to realize that Christians are different, possibly crazy. Then unbelievers would probably ask us questions. We would respond not by talking about money but about Jesus. Unbelievers may or may not agree with us, but they would have to take us seriously. Many of them would become Christians.

If your church didn't accept money from outsiders, what would the church's members have to do? They'd have to obey God by tithing and giving alms to the church. They'd have to be strongly committed to the church's mission. With such a high level of commitment, your church would have deeper worship, more extensive ministry, and closer fellowship.

If we turned down funds from outsiders and handled our business in-house, we would lead many people to Christ and raise the church's level of commitment. Do you have the faith to do this?

Prayer: Father, "give us today our daily bread" (Mt 6:11).

Promise: "Will not God then do justice to His chosen who call out to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them, do you suppose? I tell you, He will give them swift justice. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find any faith on the earth?" -Lk 18:7-8

Praise: St. Frances became the first American to be canonized in 1946. She obeyed her pontiff and worked 35 years in caring for the poor, the sick, and the abandoned.

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