ANOTHER SEASON OF GIVING - One Bread, One Body, 2/28/2017

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Sirach 35:1-12, Psalm 50:5-8, 14, 23, Mark 10:28-31
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ANOTHER SEASON OF GIVING

"Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means." -Sirach 35:9

God the Father loves us so much that He gave us His Son (Jn 3:16). Jesus said: "There is more happiness in giving than receiving" (Acts 20:35). The Holy Spirit is both the Gift of the Father and the Son and the Giver of gifts (see 1 Cor 12:4ff). The essence of the Triune God is the giving and the gifts. Thus, those baptized into God are re-born to give. We must not be "sparing of freewill gifts" (Sir 35:7). As disciples of Jesus, we must give up everything so as to give everything to the Lord (Mk 10:29).

Tomorrow we begin Lent. In this holy season, we have the privilege of giving the Lord the gifts of our alms, prayers, and fastings (see Mt 6:2ff). Christmas is a time of gift-giving, and Lent, followed by Easter, are times of even greater gift-giving. Like the gifts of the wise men to the newborn Christ (see Mt 2:11), our Lenten gifts are symbolic of the total giving of ourselves to the Lord. Our Christmas gifts should focus us on the Gift of the Christ-Child. Our Lenten gifts should be in the shadow of the cross and on the threshold of the glory of the resurrection. While it is always appropriate to give gifts, a wedding gift should be different than a birthday gift. Give the Lord the unique gifts of Lent to express again and deeper than ever the gift of your total love and life.


Prayer: Father, teach me through Your crucified Son how to give alms and to give all forever.

Promise: "The Lord is One Who always repays, and He will give back to you sevenfold." -Sir 35:10

Praise: Giving her smoking addiction to Jesus in an intense way, Connie was not only freed of the desire to smoke, but also of all ill effects that habit had produced over the years.

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SAVING FACE - One Bread, One Body, 2/27/2017

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Sirach 17:19-24, Psalm 32:1-2, 5-7, Mark 10:17-27
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SAVING FACE

"You know the commandments." -Mark 10:19

The man in today's Gospel reading told Jesus that he had kept the commandments since his childhood (Mk 10:20). So Jesus gave him five more commandments: go, sell, give, come, and follow (Mk 10:21).

The man refused to obey these commandments. Immediately, his face expressed his rebellion. The verse describing his reaction can be translated: his "face fell" (Mk 10:22). Some of the connotations of the Greek word are: the man glowered; his face became overcast, expressing even tinges of hatred.

To obey the Lord is delightful (Ps 40:9). To disobey the Lord is hateful, depressing, and sad (see Mk 10:22). To obey God's will is our food, nourishment, and fulfillment (Jn 4:34). To disobey God's will is emptiness and desolation. To obey the Lord is to enter into the Lord's love and intimacy (see Jn 15:10; Mk 3:35). To disobey the Lord is to become alienated and isolated into an everlasting hell of narcissistic selfishness.

Let us follow Jesus by obeying Him even to death on the cross (Phil 2:8). Then we will be exalted with Him forever.


Prayer: Father, may I learn obedience from what I suffer (Heb 5:8).

Promise: "With God all things are possible." -Mk 10:27

Praise: Joe repented of neglecting Sunday Mass and now joyfully attends Mass several days a week.

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February 26th Eighth Sunday in ordinary time


Jesus, we are getting close to the start of Lent.

Help us to jump start this beautiful season of reparation by starting to pray and ask for
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Help us to come and sit with You so that we can know what to really do during Lent that
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Mary our mother, please intercede for us so that we will do God's will all the time.

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Sunday THE GOD OF LIFESTYLE
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"You cannot give yourself to God and money. I warn you, then: do not worry about your livelihood."
-Matthew 6:24-25

It often seems that much of Western Christianity has sold its birthright for petty pleasures
(see Gn 25:34) and has blinded itself by bowing down before the god of the present age, the god
of lifestyle (2 Cor 4:4). Many of us who call ourselves Christians think we can seek the most
comfortable lifestyle possible and still serve God. However, the Lord says that's impossible
(Mt 6:24).

If we're set upon the things of the world, we're enemies of the cross (Phil 3:18-19). If we love
what the world affords, the Father's love finds no place in us (1 Jn 2:15). The unbelievers are
always concerned about what they are to eat, drink, or wear (Mt 6:31-32). Yet we have been chosen
out of the world (Jn 15:19). We have been crucified to the world and the world to us (Gal 6:14).
Because of our love for Jesus, we have come to rate all as loss and to consider it dung (Phil 3:8).
We despise the world's petty pleasures and refuse to take Satan's bribes (see Lk 4:6-7). We have
already devoted enough time to what the pagans enjoy (1 Pt 4:3). We must not spend what remains of
our earthly lives "on human desires but on the will of God" (1 Pt 4:2).


Prayer: Father, may my lifestyle make no sense to someone who doesn't know You.

Promise: "With God is my safety and my glory, He is the Rock of my strength; my refuge is in God."
-Ps 62:8

Praise: Praise be to the risen Jesus, Who is joy for all ages. Alleluia!



Monday SAVING FACE
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"You know the commandments." -Mark 10:19



Tuesday ANOTHER SEASON OF GIVING
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"Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means." -Sirach 35:9



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THE GOD OF LIFESTYLE - One Bread, One Body, 2/26/2017

Sunday, February 26, 2017, 8th Sunday Ordinary Time

Isaiah 49:14-15, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Psalm 62:2-3, 6-9, Matthew 6:24-34
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THE GOD OF LIFESTYLE

"You cannot give yourself to God and money. I warn you, then: do not worry about your livelihood." -Matthew 6:24-25

It often seems that much of Western Christianity has sold its birthright for petty pleasures (see Gn 25:34) and has blinded itself by bowing down before the god of the present age, the god of lifestyle (2 Cor 4:4). Many of us who call ourselves Christians think we can seek the most comfortable lifestyle possible and still serve God. However, the Lord says that's impossible (Mt 6:24).

If we're set upon the things of the world, we're enemies of the cross (Phil 3:18-19). If we love what the world affords, the Father's love finds no place in us (1 Jn 2:15). The unbelievers are always concerned about what they are to eat, drink, or wear (Mt 6:31-32). Yet we have been chosen out of the world (Jn 15:19). We have been crucified to the world and the world to us (Gal 6:14). Because of our love for Jesus, we have come to rate all as loss and to consider it dung (Phil 3:8). We despise the world's petty pleasures and refuse to take Satan's bribes (see Lk 4:6-7). We have already devoted enough time to what the pagans enjoy (1 Pt 4:3). We must not spend what remains of our earthly lives "on human desires but on the will of God" (1 Pt 4:2).


Prayer: Father, may my lifestyle make no sense to someone who doesn't know You.

Promise: "With God is my safety and my glory, He is the Rock of my strength; my refuge is in God." -Ps 62:8

Praise: Praise be to the risen Jesus, Who is joy for all ages. Alleluia!

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COMPLETELY KNOWN AND PERFECTLY LOVED - One Bread, One Body, 2/25/2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sirach 17:1-15, Psalm 103:13-18, Mark 10:13-16
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COMPLETELY KNOWN AND PERFECTLY LOVED

"He looks with favor upon their hearts." -Sirach 17:7

God knows all our ways; "they cannot be hidden from His eyes" (Sir 17:13). All our "actions are clear as the sun to Him, His eyes are ever upon" our ways (Sir 17:15). God knows when we sit or when we stand (Ps 139:1-2). Our journeys and our rest He scrutinizes (Ps 139:3). "Even before a word is" on our tongues, He knows "the whole of it" (Ps 139:4). In God's book, all our actions are written (Ps 139:16). He is familiar with all our ways (Ps 139:3).

Because God knows everything about us, we should:
* thank Him for loving us infinitely even in our sinfulness,
* live to please Him,
* ask Him to help us understand ourselves,
* ask Him to change us and make us holy as He is holy,
* never do anything without seeking His will,
* believe that our lives are planned, meaningful, and important,
* be joyful, and
* be in awe of Him.

Let us joyfully love the all-knowing God.


Prayer: Father, You know my worst. Thank You that You have never stopped loving me.

Promise: "He embraced them and blessed them, placing His hands on them." -Mk 10:16

Praise: Anthony turned his addiction to pornography over to the Lord from Whom he could not hide it. Jesus gave him the grace to be pure as He is pure (1 Jn 3:3).

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HOPE FOR EVERY MARRIAGE - One Bread, One Body, 2/24/2017

Friday, February 24, 2017

Sirach 6:5-17, Psalm 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34-35, Mark 10:1-12
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HOPE FOR EVERY MARRIAGE

"They answered, 'Moses permitted divorce and the writing of a decree of divorce.' But Jesus told them: 'He wrote that commandment for you because of your stubbornness.' " -Mark 10:4-5

Jesus related divorce to stubbornness. Stubbornness in this context could be sin, pride, selfishness, refusal to repent, unforgiveness, contraception, lust, bitterness, resentment, prayerlessness, isolation, etc.

When Jesus prohibited divorce, He implied that married couples need no longer be oppressed by stubbornness. The name of Jesus is above stubbornness, sin, pride, etc. (see Phil 2:9) Jesus has set us free from the stubbornness of sin. Married couples can be united in love and reconciled, if they will put their marriages in the hands of Jesus. Jesus can reconcile, heal, and renew even the worst marriage. Jesus is the only Hope for married couples, and the only Hope they need.

If possible, join hands with your spouse; don't be stubborn; pray together; give your life and marriage to Jesus now.


Prayer: Father, may all the married people reading this pray daily with their spouses.

Promise: "Lead me in the path of Your commands, for in it I delight." -Ps 119:35

Praise: Although divorced, John and Maria reconciled and re-married, this time including God in their marriage.

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PASS THE SALT? - One Bread, One Body, 2/23/2017

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Thursday, February 23, 2017, St. Polycarp

Sirach 5:1-8, Psalm 1:1-4, 6, Mark 9:41-50
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PASS THE SALT?

"Everyone will be salted with fire." -Mark 9:49

Jesus says that you and I "will be salted with fire" (Mk 9:49). The scriptural uses for salt reveal several possible meanings:
* Salt was used to seal a covenant (2 Chr 13:5; Lv 2:13). We need to continually be sprinkled with the salt of the purifying, refining fire of repentance (Mal 3:2-3) to be faithful to our baptismal covenant with the Lord.
* Incense was "to be salted and so kept pure and sacred" (Ex 30:35). Incense represents our prayers (Rv 5:8; 8:3-4). Our life of prayer must be salted with God's consuming fire (Heb 12:29) of love to be "kept pure and sacred."
* "Every...offering that you present to the Lord shall be seasoned with salt" (Lv 2:13). We offer our bodies to God as living sacrifices (Rm 12:1). Physical sacrifices such as fasting and self-denial are like sprinklings of fire which help us to be pure and avoid hell (Mk 9:43ff). This kind of salt purifies and preserves from death (see 2 Kgs 2:21).
* Salt preserves (Tb 6:6) and flavors (Jb 6:6). Paradoxically, a sprinkling of fire, which should destroy us, can actually preserve that in us which is worthy (see 1 Cor 3:12-15).

"You are the salt of the earth" (Mt 5:13). Get fired up!


Prayer: Father, don't just sprinkle me with fire; set me aflame with Your love.

Promise: "Keep salt in your hearts and you will be at peace with one another." -Mk 9:50

Praise: St. Polycarp, a disciple of the original apostles, was burned at the stake for his faith in Jesus.

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FINDING ELUSIVE CHURCH UNITY - One Bread, One Body, 2/22/2017

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Chair of St. Peter

1 Peter 5:1-4, Psalm 23:1-6, Matthew 16:13-19
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FINDING ELUSIVE CHURCH UNITY

"I for My part declare to you, you are 'Rock,' and on this rock I will build My Church, and the jaws of death shall not prevail against it. I will entrust to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven." -Matthew 16:18-19

Because the Church, the body of Christ, is not united, it has not been successful in upholding the permanence of marriage for millions of married couples in the Western world. Moreover, the Church, in her disunity and consequent weakness, has seemed powerless to stop contraception, abortion, and euthanasia in our culture of death. The price we have paid for our disunity in the Church has been very high.

How has the Lord provided for His Church to be and stay united? In one Spirit, we have been baptized into the one body of Christ, the Church (1 Cor 12:13). The Holy Spirit makes the Church one (see Eph 4:3). He does this primarily by gracing us to submit ourselves to the authority of the Church as exercised by the bishops, the successors of the apostles, and by the Pope, the leader of the bishops and the successor of St. Peter. Without the authority of bishops, our human weakness inevitably results in severe divisions in the Church. Without the authority of the Pope, we have massive, fragmented, fragmenting, debilitating divisions in the Church. The experiment of Protestantism has clearly proven the need not only for bishops but also for the Pope, if the Church is to be united in the Spirit. Therefore, let us celebrate today's feast of the authority of Peter and his successors serving the unity of the Church.


Prayer: Father, I will learn what the Church and the Pope teach and joyfully submit to it.

Promise: "Be examples to the flock, not lording it over those assigned to you, so that when the Chief Shepherd appears you will win for yourselves the unfading crown of glory." -1 Pt 5:3-4

Praise: Praise be to Jesus, Whom St. Peter proclaimed to be "Son of the Living God" (Mt 16:16), Who appointed Peter to be rock of His Church, and Who promised to be with us "always, until the end of the world!" (Mt 28:20)


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"HOPE IN HIM" (Sir 2:6) - One Bread, One Body, 2/21/2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, St. Peter Damian

Sirach 2:1-11, Psalm 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40, Mark 9:30-37
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"HOPE IN HIM" (Sir 2:6)

"Study the generations long past and understand; has anyone hoped in the Lord and been disappointed?" -Sirach 2:10

Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and then imprisoned, losing at least ten of the best years of his life (Gn 37:1ff). Yet he never wavered in his hope, and God restored him far beyond what he could have imagined. Abraham, Joshua, Caleb, and Ruth also suffered for years in "the generations long past...[They] hoped in the Lord" and were not disappointed (Sir 2:10).

"Hope is the confident expectation of divine blessing" (Catechism, 2090). When divine blessing seems withheld for a long time, it could be a time of trial (Sir 2:1), adversity (Sir 2:2), or testing (Sir 2:5) meant to strengthen and purify us. If this trial lasts months or even years, we can become heartsick (Prv 13:12) and be tempted to lose hope. Since hope is also "the fear of offending God's love and of incurring punishment" (Catechism, 2090), as we lose hope, we become less afraid of God and more susceptible to sin. But then, as sin increases, hope decreases. Sin can drain our hope. Therefore, repent! "Make straight your ways and hope in Him" (Sir 2:6). "Happy the man whose conscience does not reproach him, who has not lost hope" (Sir 14:2).

Ask the Lord for a great increase in your hope. "None who hope in Him shall fail in strength" (1 Mc 2:61). God says: "Those who hope in Me shall never be disappointed" (Is 49:23).

"This hope will not leave us disappointed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us" (Rm 5:5).


Prayer: Father, "sustain me as You have promised, that I may live; disappoint me not in my hope" (Ps 119:116).

Promise: "Take delight in the Lord, and He will grant you your heart's requests." -Ps 37:4

Praise: St. Peter generally shared his meals with several poor people, serving them himself (cf Lk 14:13-14).

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DISTRESS MANAGEMENT - One Bread, One Body, 2/20/2017

Monday, February 20, 2017

Sirach 1:1-10, Psalm 93:1-2, 5, Mark 9:14-29
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DISTRESS MANAGEMENT

Jesus said "to the crowd, 'What an unbelieving lot you are! How long must I remain with you? How long can I endure you?' " -Mark 9:19

A lack of faith distresses Jesus (Mk 6:6). Jesus came into the midst of a crowd which lacked faith and expressed His exasperation quite openly (Mk 9:19, 23). Many of us are surrounded by crowds of people who lack faith. What is our comfort level in these crowds? Does it likewise distress us that people live lives lacking in faith? What kind of words do we speak when in the presence of a lack of faith? Do we say:
* "I understand your financial problems. I agree, you really should use birth control."
* "It must be awful living with such a wife. I agree, you really should leave her."
* "I know you are fed up with the Church. I agree, you really should get away from those people."

Or are we distressed by a lack of faith and speak as Jesus did?
* "Trust in God. He will provide for your large family" (see Phil 4:19).
* "God will give you the grace to love your spouse more deeply. Be faithful to your vows" (see Mt 19:6, 26).
* "Do not leave the Church. Believe that Jesus is working powerfully in the Church" (see Heb 10:25; Eph 1:22).

After Jesus expressed His exasperation in today's Gospel reading, He challenged the father's faith (Mk 9:23), raised the father's level of faith (Mk 9:24), and then taught His disciples to expel demons by prayer and fasting (Mk 9:29; Mt 17:21, NAB). Are you distressed by a lack of faith enough to pray, fast, and speak as Jesus did? "Your attitude must be that of Christ" (Phil 2:5).


Prayer: Father, give me the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16).

Promise: "Fear of the Lord warms the heart." -Sir 1:10

Praise: David fasts twice a week in penance and in petition for abortionists.

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February 19th Seventh Sunday in ordinary time


This week, oh! Christ, Your church celebrates the feast of the "Chair of St. Peter".

Help us to always give total allegiance to Rome and the heirarchal structure that
makes up Your church.

Help us to be faithful to all the teachings that have been handed down through
the ages.

Lord, grace us to read and know the catechism of the Catholic church, so that
we will know what to believe and why the church teaches what it does.

Amen and Amen.

Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday LOVING THOSE WHO HURT YOU
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"Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord." -Leviticus 19:18

Jesus was asked: "Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?" (Mt 22:36) Jesus
surprised His questioner by mentioning not one commandment but two. He surprised all of
Judaism by maintaining that loving one's neighbor as oneself is the second commandment, and
together with the first commandment forms the basis of the law and the prophets (Mt 22:40).

The Biblical context for the second commandment isn't merely about generally helping out our
neighbors or being friendly to them. In Leviticus 19:18, to love our neighbor specifically
means not bearing hatred toward them, not taking revenge on them, and not cherishing a grudge
against them. So when Jesus was asked to name the greatest commandment, He did not merely add
to the first commandment the command to love our neighbor; He also implied a prohibition
against hating, taking revenge, and cherishing grudges.

Is there anyone you hate? Do you want to get back at someone? Are you holding a grudge? Have
you forgiven from your heart everyone for everything? (Mt 18:35) Do you love your neighbor as
yourself by God's standards? This Lent, be reconciled, forgive, and love your neighbor.


Prayer: Sacred Heart of Jesus, purify my heart this Lent to love the Samaritans and enemies
in my life (Lk 10:29ff).

Promise: "Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells
in you?" -1 Cor 3:16

Praise: Praise You, Jesus, Lord of forgiveness and mercy. You had mercy on those who crucified
You, and You have mercy on each of us. We adore You.



Monday DISTRESS MANAGEMENT
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Tuesday "HOPE IN HIM" (Sir 2:6)
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LOVING THOSE WHO HURT YOU - One Bread, One Body, 2/19/2017

Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7th Sunday Ordinary Time

Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13, Matthew 5:38-48
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/021917.cfm

LOVING THOSE WHO HURT YOU

"Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord." -Leviticus 19:18

Jesus was asked: "Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?" (Mt 22:36) Jesus surprised His questioner by mentioning not one commandment but two. He surprised all of Judaism by maintaining that loving one's neighbor as oneself is the second commandment, and together with the first commandment forms the basis of the law and the prophets (Mt 22:40).

The Biblical context for the second commandment isn't merely about generally helping out our neighbors or being friendly to them. In Leviticus 19:18, to love our neighbor specifically means not bearing hatred toward them, not taking revenge on them, and not cherishing a grudge against them. So when Jesus was asked to name the greatest commandment, He did not merely add to the first commandment the command to love our neighbor; He also implied a prohibition against hating, taking revenge, and cherishing grudges.

Is there anyone you hate? Do you want to get back at someone? Are you holding a grudge? Have you forgiven from your heart everyone for everything? (Mt 18:35) Do you love your neighbor as yourself by God's standards? This Lent, be reconciled, forgive, and love your neighbor.


Prayer: Sacred Heart of Jesus, purify my heart this Lent to love the Samaritans and enemies in my life (Lk 10:29ff).

Promise: "Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" -1 Cor 3:16

Praise: Praise You, Jesus, Lord of forgiveness and mercy. You had mercy on those who crucified You, and You have mercy on each of us. We adore You.

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"INCREASE OUR FAITH" (Lk 17:5) - One Bread, One Body, 2/18/2017

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Hebrews 11:1-7, Psalm 145:2-5, 10-11, Mark 9:2-13
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"INCREASE OUR FAITH" (Lk 17:5)

"Faith is confident assurance concerning what we hope for, and conviction about things we do not see." -Hebrews 11:1

Faith is confidence, assurance, conviction. "Because of faith the men of old were approved by God" (Heb 11:2). Without faith, we don't understand the origins of creation or life, for "what is visible came into being through the invisible" (Heb 11:3). "Without faith, it is impossible to please" God (Heb 11:6).

Examples of faith are:
* Abel offering sacrifice acceptable to God (Heb 11:4),
* Enoch being "pleasing to God" and being taken to heaven without dying (Heb 11:5),
* Noah building the ark (Heb 11:7),
* Abraham going forth "not knowing where he was going" (Heb 11:8),
* Sarah at the age of ninety conceiving a child (Heb 11:11),
* Abraham being willing to sacrifice His son Isaac (Heb 11:17),
* Moses' parents "disregarding the king's edict" (Heb 11:23),
* Moses wishing "to be ill-treated along with God's people rather than enjoy the fleeting rewards of sin" (Heb 11:25),
* the Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Heb 11:29), and
* Israel bringing down the walls of Jericho (Heb 11:30).

"What more shall I recount? I have no time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, did what was just, obtained the promises; they broke the jaws of lions, put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; though weak they were made powerful, became strong in battle..." (Heb 11:32-34).


Prayer: Father, "increase our faith" (Lk 17:5).

Promise: "A cloud came, overshadowing them, and out of the cloud a voice: 'This is My Son, My Beloved. Listen to Him.' " -Mk 9:7

Praise: Theresa's newborn survived despite serious health issues and amazed the doctors. Praise You, Lord, for Your healing mercy.


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"ONE NATION, UNDER GOD" - One Bread, One Body, 2/17/2017

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Friday, February 17, 2017, Seven Founders of, the Order of Servites

Genesis 11:1-9, Psalm 33:10-15, Mark 8:34-9:1
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"ONE NATION, UNDER GOD"

"Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves." -Genesis 11:4

The future of a nation which excludes God is dispersion (Gn 11:9), not unity. If a nation's faith in God is not firm, that nation shall not be firm (Is 7:9). "A nation of firm purpose [God keeps] in peace; in peace, for its trust in" the Lord (Is 26:3).

Any lasting unity comes from the Holy Spirit, Who is the Source of unity (Eph 4:3). A nation seeking this lasting national unity must focus on lifting up the name of God, rather than making its own name great (cf Gn 11:4).

The most patriotic thing we can do for our country is to make Jesus the Ruler of our life. "He is the blessed and only Ruler" (1 Tm 6:15). He is the Way to national security (Jn 14:6). The next most patriotic action we can take is to lead many others to Jesus. Jesus brought together such diverse people as radical patriots (Simon the Zealot) and people who sold out their patriotism for profit (Matthew the tax collector). Jesus overcame the incredible chasm between these two men and molded them together to become part of the foundation of the Church (Rv 21:14).

In the USA, we proclaim in our pledge of allegiance that we are "one nation, under God." In the Sacrament of Confirmation, we pledge to be soldiers of God, under His rule. Let's live our pledges and live under God's rule. Make Him Lord of every aspect of your life (1 Pt 1:15). He will use your obedient life to build "a holy nation" (1 Pt 2:9).


Prayer: Father, use me to be "a light for the nations" (Is 42:6).

Promise: "Happy the nation whose God is the Lord." -Ps 33:12

Praise: The seven men who founded the Servite order possessed such a unity that they were described as being like seven stars forming one constellation.

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FRUIT STAND - One Bread, One Body, 2/16/2017

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Genesis 9:1-13, Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23, Mark 8:27-33
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FRUIT STAND

"Be fertile, then, and multiply; abound on earth and subdue it." -Genesis 9:7

The first recorded words to human beings are the words of the following blessing from God: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it" (Gn 1:28; see also 1:22). After the flood, "God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: 'Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth' " (Gn 9:1, 7).

Jesus said:
* "I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who lives in Me and I in him, will produce abundantly" (Jn 15:5).
* "My Father has been glorified in your bearing much fruit and becoming My disciples" (Jn 15:8).
* "It was not you who chose Me, it was I Who chose you to go forth and bear fruit. Your fruit must endure" (Jn 15:16).

God has made it abundantly clear that we His children must be like Him and bear fruit abundantly. Otherwise, we will be "picked up to be thrown in the fire and burnt" (Jn 15:6). Therefore, let us bear the fruit of evangelization and of holiness. Let us lead others to new birth (see Jn 3:3, 5) by manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22-23).


Prayer: Father, prune me to bear more fruit (Jn 15:2).

Promise: "The nations shall revere Your Name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory." -Ps 102:16

Praise: By praying as a family, the Thompsons have all remained in the Faith for generations.

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REST AREA - One Bread, One Body, 2/15/2017

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22, Psalm 116:12-15, 18-19, Mark 8:22-26
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REST AREA

"But the dove could find no place to alight and perch, and it returned to him in the ark." -Genesis 8:9

After forty days and nights of the flood, Noah sent out a raven. Then he sent out a dove three times. On the final occasion, the dove did not return to the ark, for it had found a place to rest (Gn 8:12). That meant destruction had ended and re-creation had begun.

The dove resting on Jesus at His baptism meant the Spirit was beginning to re-create the face of the earth (Ps 104:30). "When you see the Spirit descend and rest on Someone, it is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit" (Jn 1:33). When the Spirit comes to rest on us, we become part of the new creation by the Spirit's power. "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a Spirit of counsel and of strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord" (Is 11:2). This passage from Isaiah inspired the prayer the bishop or priest prayed over us at our confirmation. The Church prayed for the Spirit to rest on us. Then we became a threat to the devil, and therefore persecutable.

"Happy are you when you are insulted for the sake of Christ, for then God's Spirit in Its glory has come to rest on you" (1 Pt 4:14). "Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up Thy rest."


Prayer: Lord, may I not merely have experiences of the Spirit, but may the Spirit rest on me.

Promise: "He saw perfectly; his sight was restored and he could see everything clearly." -Mk 8:25

Praise: Sarah prayed for the Holy Spirit and the life of the Spirit in her was rekindled.

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE - One Bread, One Body, 2/14/2017

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017, Sts. Cyril & Methodius

Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10, Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10, Mark 8:14-21
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UNDER THE INFLUENCE

"Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod." -Mark 8:15

I worked in a bakery long ago. The baker would break up a solid block of yeast into small crumbs. Next he painstakingly kneaded the crumbs of yeast all throughout the batch of dough. Then he set aside the dough on the baking table for a while "until the whole mass of dough began to rise" (Lk 13:21). It was amazing to watch such small crumbs of yeast cause the dough to rise so much. "A little yeast can affect the entire dough" (Gal 5:9).

Jesus told us to be on guard about what we allow to influence our lives (Mk 8:15). The secular culture constantly sprinkles its crumbs of yeast into our lives, such as:
* "If you're cool, you'll watch this movie." The sprinkling of immorality from the ungodly movie leads from shock to neutrality to a life of sin.
* "Stop going to Mass now that you're in college. Otherwise, no one will go out with you." That crumb of yeast leads to a lack of faith, sexual sin, and unfaithfulness.
* "Don't pray with your children. That's too boring for them. Let them decide for themselves about God when they grow up." This yeast leads to broken families and lost vocations.

Jesus says: "Be on your guard" (Mk 8:15). "Do you not know that a little yeast has its effect all through the dough? Get rid of the old yeast to make of yourselves fresh dough" (1 Cor 5:6-7). Let the unleavened bread of the Holy Eucharist be your bread. Receive the Eucharist frequently, even daily if possible. Toss out the yeast of the world. Let the Eucharist raise you up.


Prayer: Father, open my eyes so I may see how the world is trying to lead me away from You.

Promise: "The Lord is enthroned as King forever." -Ps 29:10

Praise: Saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers who worked the mission field together.

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TRUTH-SEEKERS - One Bread, One Body, 2/13/2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Genesis 4:1-15, 25, Psalm 50:1, 8, 16-17, 20-21, Mark 8:11-13
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TRUTH-SEEKERS

"With a sigh from the depths of His spirit He said..." -Mark 8:12

After Jesus had twice multiplied loaves and fish, had healed countless people of many different ailments, and had delivered many from demons, the Pharisees wanted Jesus to give them a sign (Mk 8:11). The Pharisees were obviously not sincere. They were testing Jesus (Mk 8:11). Jesus refused to play their game. "He left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore" (Mk 8:13).

"The chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him and said: 'On what authority are You doing these things?' " (Mt 21:23) Jesus would have answered their question if they would have answered His. However, they were more concerned with public relations than with truth (see Mt 21:25-26). As a result, Jesus refused to answer their question.

"Herod was extremely pleased to see Jesus. From the reports about Him he had wanted for a long time to see Him, and he was hoping to see Him work some miracle. He questioned Jesus at considerable length, but Jesus made no answer" (Lk 23:8-9).

Pontius Pilate knew that Jesus was a king (Jn 18:37), but he refused to testify to the truth. Pilate said: "Truth!" "What does that mean?" (Jn 18:38) Pilate "said to Jesus, 'Where do You come from?' Jesus would not give him any answer" (Jn 19:9).

Jesus is very merciful to those who seek the truth. Jesus has little to say to those who do not. Seek the truth. Seek Jesus.


Prayer: Father, may I make any sacrifice to be a "truth-seeker."

Promise: "If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master." -Gn 4:7

Praise: Seeking truth, George read the writings of the Church fathers and so converted to the Catholic Church.

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PM eNewsletter 6th Sunday in ordinary time

February 12th, The 6th Sunday in ordinary time


Next week, Jesus, we start the season of Lent.

Help us to start, right now, to prepare for this Lent, to be the best Lent we have ever had.

Help us to get to adoration, right now, so we can know what it is that You want us to really
give up, or do for Lent.

Help us to just sit in front of You, in awe, and expectation.

Help us to always, see You, in the breaking of the bread and help us to be willing to trust
that You have a plan for Lent that You want us to follow.

Thank You Jesus for this season of reparation.

Amen and Amen.

Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday LIFE IN THE SPIRIT OR DEATH IN THE WORLD
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"Yet God has revealed this wisdom to us through the Spirit. The Spirit scrutinizes all matters,
even the deep things of God." -1 Corinthians 2:10

There is a certain wisdom which is not of this age or of the rulers of this age who are headed
for destruction (1 Cor 2:6). If we do not have this wisdom, we will be so ultimately foolish as
to crucify the Lord of glory (1 Cor 2:8; Heb 6:6). The only way to receive this wisdom is
through the Holy Spirit.

The Lord requires us to have a holiness which surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees
(Mt 5:20). He even commands us to be holy as He is holy (1 Pt 1:16). We must not be angry with
our brothers and sisters but reconciled (Mt 5:22-24). We must be sexually pure not only in deed
but in thought (Mt 5:28ff). Our marriages and conversations are to be under Jesus' lordship
(see Mt 5:32, 37). We must even love our enemies as Jesus loves them (Mt 5:44). Jesus expects us
to meet the highest standards ever set for morality. We do this not by our power but only by the
Spirit Who makes us holy (see Zec 4:6).

We need the Holy Spirit in order to be wise, holy, pure, and free. Without the Holy Spirit, we
cannot please God (see Rm 8:8-9). Therefore, repent and pray for the Spirit, Whom we have
received in Baptism and Confirmation, to be stirred into flame (2 Tm 1:6-7). Come, Holy Spirit!


Prayer: Father, I repent of quenching (1 Thes 5:19) and grieving the Spirit (Eph 4:30).

Promise: "Before man are life and death, whichever he chooses shall be given him." -Sir 15:17

Praise: Praise You, Jesus, for rising to new life and for vanquishing sin and death. Alleluia!



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THE SICK AND SUFFERING


"A GIFT OF THEIR OWN"

Let us ask Mary Immaculate for the grace always to relate to the sick as persons who certainly
need assistance, at times even for the simplest of things, but who have a gift of their own to
share with others.


A BRIGHTER FACE

The gaze of Mary, Comfort of the Afflicted, brightens the face of the Church in her daily
commitment to the suffering and those in need. The precious fruits of this solicitude for the
world of suffering and sickness are a reason for gratitude to the Lord Jesus, who out of
obedience to the will of the Father became one of us, even enduring death on the cross for the
redemption of mankind.


TURN TO MARY

... I ask you to join me in praying to Mary. May her maternal intercession sustain and
accompany our faith, and obtain for us from Christ her Son hope along our journey of healing
and of health, a sense of fraternity and responsibility, a commitment to integral human
development and the joy of feeling gratitude whenever God amazes us by His fidelity and His
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