August 25th 21st Sunday in ordinary time.
This week, Jesus, Your church heralds another tremendous man of faith.
St. John the Baptist, who without fear, proclaimed what was truth till he was finally beheaded.
Jesus, give us that steadfastness of heart that we will first of all learn the truth as taught by the
catechism of the Catholic church, and then be willingly in love, as we proclaim it to others.
Let us be heralds of Your love and let others see the Christ in us.
Let us stand for Your law of love, and let us be as fearless as St. John was in standing for what was
right.
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 DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD" AND THE LORD OF THE DISCIPLINE
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"Someone asked Him, 'Lord, are they few in number who are to be saved?' " -Luke 13:23
To be saved, we must confess with our lips that Jesus is Lord (Rm 10:9). However, we human beings have
trouble saying "Yes" when we mean "Yes" and "No" when we mean "No" (Mt 5:37). We have trouble telling the
truth because we speak from our hearts' abundance (Lk 6:45) and our hearts are twisted and deceitful
(Jer 17:9). We must find a way to straighten out our twisted hearts so we can truly acknowledge Jesus as
Lord.
The Lord has given His beloved sons and daughters the gift of discipline. By God's grace, discipline makes
"straight the paths you walk on" (Heb 12:13). The Lord works through discipline to make straight even our
twisted, deceitful hearts. Therefore, we must "not disdain the discipline of the Lord" (Heb 12:5). At first,
"all discipline seems a cause for grief and not for joy, but later it brings forth the fruit of peace and
justice" (Heb 12:11). By accepting the discipline of discipleship, we can truthfully accept Jesus as our
Lord and our Justice (see 1 Cor 1:30). Thank the Lord for the discipline of our daily crosses (see Lk 9:23),
of our vocations, of our call to almsgiving, prayer, and fasting (see Mt 6:16-18), and for our
responsibility to forgive and love even our enemies (Mt 5:44).
Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to teach me how Your discipline fits into Your plan of salvation.
Promise: "So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight the paths you walk on, that
your halting limbs may not be dislocated but healed." -Heb 12:12-13
Praise: Risen Lord Jesus, You are our Hope and our Salvation. All praise and glory to You.
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"Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you frauds!" -Matthew 23:13, 15
Tuesday HUMILIATION
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"Fresh from the humiliation we had suffered at Philippi - about which you know - we drew courage from our
God to preach His good tidings to you in the face of great opposition." -1 Thessalonians 2:2
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently in our
hearts. LORD may this be a day of love and a day of forgiving. May it start with me. May I come closer to
JESUS and may I bring others closer to JESUS. I ask this in the name of JESUS
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 8/24/2019 9:51:21 AM)
Today I ask You, Lord Jesus Christ, and believe that You will cure my husband of his back injury and leg
pain/restless leg. PLEASE keep promises over my husband. I believe in the healing power of faith and prayer
and I ask You to begin Your mighty work in the life of my husband. Please reach down and surround my husband
with peace and strength and give him the faith to believe that all things are possible for you. Protect him
from discouragement and let his healing begin. I ask this trough Christ our Lord, please. Amen.
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Please heal us inside and out. Please help Michelle in her time of need. Please help jerry and his family.
(Anonymous, , 8/24/2019 8:23:51 AM)
Dear Lord, please give peace, healing and the will to live to my grief stricken father-in-law. After his
wife's April passing he is suffering mightily and questioning why. His whole family prays for his healing
and coming back to those who love him. In your name, we pray.
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Thank you Lord for another week .Lord I'm relying on you ,in Jesus name we pray Amen. Naa
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Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 27 years. Begun by Fr. Al in 1991, it now
continues with one deacon of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and two lay teachers trained by
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.
THE BTL RECENTLY WENT TO A SINGLE NUMBER FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
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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
END HUNGER
"EFFECTIVE HELP"
The poor expect from us an effective help that takes them out of their misery... In this twenty-first
century that has seen considerable advances in the field of technology, science, communications and
infrastructure, we ought to feel shame for not having achieved the same advances in humanity and solidarity,
and so satisfy the primary needs of the most disadvantaged.
"WE MUST DO BETTER"
We are all called to go further. We can and we must do better for the helpless. We must move to concrete
action, so that the scourge of hunger disappears completely.
WE CAN DO IT
We do indeed have the adequate means and framework so that beautiful words and good wishes may become an
action plan of substance that leads effectively to the eradication of hunger in our world. To this end we
need joint efforts, upright hearts, and persistent concern to firmly and resolutely make the other's
problems one's own.
(Source: Message for World Food Day 2018, issued 10/16/2018)
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