October 7th, 27th Sunday in ordinary time
Jesus, call us to stop.
Stop being so busy.
Stop being so worried or anxious or fearful.
Jesus, call us to trust You.
Help us to realize that nothing happens without Your knowledge.
Jesus, all things work to good for those who love You.
Give us the faith and trust to do that.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday THE SIGN OF HIS LOVE
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"They are no longer two but one flesh." -Mark 10:8
The Catholic Church has suffered heavy losses through the scandalous sexual sins of a few priests.
These priests were ordained in the sacrament of Holy Orders to be a sign of God's love for His people.
Instead, the sign the world reads through the sins of these priests is that the Church is no longer
trustworthy.
Catholic married couples are also a sacrament, through the Sacrament of Matrimony, an outward sign of
God's love for the world. God so loved the world that He created us male and female (Gn 1:27). He
poured out His love in our hearts (Rm 5:5) so that married couples would take the lead in showing
broken, bruised humanity how much God loves them. Therefore, no Catholic married couple should ever
criticize a priest for being a poor sign of God's love. Instead, they should look in the mirror, for
a married couple is called to be a great sign of God's love. One marriage rich in God's love can
greatly build up the Church. Far too many Catholic marriages in the USA end in divorce. No wonder the
Church is weakened! People simply read the signs and conclude that God is not with the Church because
wives and husbands don't love each other (cf Eph 5:23-25, 29-32).
Couples, your marriage is not just about the two of you. Your marriage "has been decided in heaven"
(Tb 7:11). Renew your love for each other "not because of lust, but for a noble purpose" (Tb 8:7) of
building up the kingdom of God.
Prayer: Father, may all married couples reading this renew their vows to You and to each other today.
Unite them in Your love.
Promise: "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them
become one body." -Gn 2:24
Praise: "Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord Who made us. For He is our
God" (Ps 95:6-7). Praise You, risen Lord!
Monday THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS
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"I assure you, brothers, the gospel I proclaimed to you is no mere human invention. I did not receive
it from any man, nor was I schooled in it. It came by revelation from Jesus Christ." -Galatians 1:11-12
Tuesday HEARING AID
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"Mary has chosen the better portion and she shall not be deprived of it." -Luke 10:42
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Pray please God will help my husband, D, that God gives comfort to him, restores his faith and
confidence -Please God watch over D today, help him through his stress today and grant him a
peaceful night sleep tonight. Lord Jesus Christ son of our living God please have mercy on my
husband. I ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen. Thank you.
(Virginia , Nevada , , 10/6/2018 8:15:37 AM)
new prayer PLEASE still i ask Jesus to heal oksana , a widow in kiev, ukraine (she can t work)
and help nastia -her daughter student_to live a decent life with more christian friends and be
luckier. also ,ioulia the christian grand-mother poor. as for me that God shows me what to do to
succeed in my life thanks a lot for your former PRAYERS ludovic sarraz-bournet, france
(ludovic s., grenoble, isere, France, 10/6/2018 7:46:45 AM)
Lord Jesus, Thank you for prayers answered!!!!!!Thank you for a deeper awareness of you in our
families life.We do not take little or not so little things for granted.Please help us again in
getting our old unfinished home renovated,without too much money,we need a high quality craftsman
to make it happen. Praise You Jesus always and everywhere!
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Father in heaven in jesus mighty name I pray with all my heart and soul for you to please allow
my brother Eric and myself to become independent contractors under one entity for FDX GND. Let my
brother and I make a great team so we can encourage and motivate each other to be very successful
and let us be successful God. In Jesus mighty name I pray with all my heart and soul. Amen!
(Fernando & Eric, IL, , 10/6/2018 4:28:12 AM)
Please pray for Kim, who is suffering with cancer and for all cancer victims and their families
and for all prayers left here. In the name of our Lord Jesus we pray, hear us, dear Father . Amen.
(Lori, Spokane, , 10/6/2018 1:34:53 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the request said silently
in our hearts. In JESUS we must trust.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 10/5/2018 11:27:12 PM)
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Bible Telephone Line
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Presentation Ministries. The BTL provides callers with a short teaching on the readings for the
daily Mass. It is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Callers may also leave a short prayer
request which will be shared on the line with the other callers the next day on a separate line.
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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
WATER AND CARE OF CREATION
PURIFICATION AND LIFE
For us Christians, water represents an essential element of purification and of life.
FOLLOWING JESUS
Jesus ... promised a water capable of quenching human thirst for ever. He prophesied, "If any one
thirst, let him come to Me and drink (Jn 7:37). To drink from Jesus means to encounter Him
personally as the Lord, drawing from His words the meaning of life. May the words He spoke from the
cross - "I thirst" (Jn 19:28) - echo constantly in our hearts.
JESUS THIRSTS
The Lord continues to ask that His thirst be quenched; He thirsts for love. He asks us to give Him
to drink in all those who thirst in our own day... To give to drink in the global village, does not
only entail personal gestures of charity, but also concrete choices and a constant commitment to
ensure to all the primary good of water.
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