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Friday, November 2, 2018, All Souls
Wisdom 3:1-9, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, Psalm 23:1-6, John 6:37-40
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12 REASONS TO PRAY FOR THE DEAD
"It is the will of Him Who sent Me that I should lose nothing of what He has given Me; rather, that I should raise it up on the last day." -John 6:39
When we pray for the dead, we:
* obey the Lord and His Church,
* love our neighbor,
* express our unity with the other members of God's family,
* help purify people in purgatory,
* help those in purgatory to go to heaven,
* face death and thereby become more aware of reality,
* express and strengthen our faith in the power of prayer,
* receive the benefit of the prayers of those in purgatory (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 958),
* rejoice, for all those in purgatory have given their lives to Jesus and will go to heaven,
* purify ourselves so that we will go directly to heaven and skip purgatory, or lessen our time in purgatory,
* share in the pouring out of God's mercy, and
* enter more deeply into the mystery of God's love and His plan of salvation.
There are other reasons to pray for the dead, but these twelve reasons show that, in praying for the dead, we act "in a very excellent and noble way" (2 Mc 12:43), for it is "a holy and pious thought" to pray for the dead (2 Mc 12:45).
Prayer: Father, free me from all attachment to sin so that I will go to heaven without going to purgatory (see Catechism, 1472).
Promise: "No one who comes will I ever reject." -Jn 6:37
Praise: Praise Jesus, "the Shepherd, the Guardian" of our souls (1 Pt 2:25), "the Resurrection and the Life!" (Jn 11:25)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
THE PATH OF HOLINESS - One Bread, One Body, 11/1/2018
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Thursday, November 1, 2018, All Saints
Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14, 1 John 3:1-3, Psalm 24:1-6, Matthew 5:1-12
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THE PATH OF HOLINESS
"Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?" -Psalm 24:3
When we are baptized, we become saints, that is, we become holy. We receive a new nature (see Gal 6:15) and become sharers in the divine nature (2 Pt 1:4). In Baptism, we begin the process of becoming holy, that is, of being like God (1 Jn 3:2). To grow in holiness, we should renew our Baptisms daily and continue to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior (see 2 Pt 2:20). Our lives will be a "great period of trial" (Rv 7:14). By turning to the Lord in these trials, we will grow in holiness and in the desire to be holy.
On the path of holiness, we will imitate Jesus more closely. We will be pure as He is pure (1 Jn 3:3). By His grace, we will become holy in every aspect of our conduct "after the likeness of the Holy One Who called" us (1 Pt 1:15). As we grow holier, we will live the Beatitudes and even become worthy of being persecuted for the sake of the gospel (Mt 5:11). Finally, we will either die a holy death and see the all-holy God immediately and forever, or we will see Him after becoming purified and more holy in Purgatory.
The purpose of our lives is to become holy. We are naturally afraid of the adventure of becoming holy. However, the Lord will give us His grace to want to be holy more than we want anything else in life.
Prayer: Father, may I desire to be holy more than to breathe.
Promise: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God! Yet that is what we are. The reason the world does not recognize us is that it never recognized the Son." -1 Jn 3:1
Praise: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God almighty, He Who was, and Who is, and Who is to come!" (Rv 4:8)
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Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14, 1 John 3:1-3, Psalm 24:1-6, Matthew 5:1-12
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THE PATH OF HOLINESS
"Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?" -Psalm 24:3
When we are baptized, we become saints, that is, we become holy. We receive a new nature (see Gal 6:15) and become sharers in the divine nature (2 Pt 1:4). In Baptism, we begin the process of becoming holy, that is, of being like God (1 Jn 3:2). To grow in holiness, we should renew our Baptisms daily and continue to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior (see 2 Pt 2:20). Our lives will be a "great period of trial" (Rv 7:14). By turning to the Lord in these trials, we will grow in holiness and in the desire to be holy.
On the path of holiness, we will imitate Jesus more closely. We will be pure as He is pure (1 Jn 3:3). By His grace, we will become holy in every aspect of our conduct "after the likeness of the Holy One Who called" us (1 Pt 1:15). As we grow holier, we will live the Beatitudes and even become worthy of being persecuted for the sake of the gospel (Mt 5:11). Finally, we will either die a holy death and see the all-holy God immediately and forever, or we will see Him after becoming purified and more holy in Purgatory.
The purpose of our lives is to become holy. We are naturally afraid of the adventure of becoming holy. However, the Lord will give us His grace to want to be holy more than we want anything else in life.
Prayer: Father, may I desire to be holy more than to breathe.
Promise: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God! Yet that is what we are. The reason the world does not recognize us is that it never recognized the Son." -1 Jn 3:1
Praise: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God almighty, He Who was, and Who is, and Who is to come!" (Rv 4:8)
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
THE SPIRIT OF SUBMISSION - One Bread, One Body, 10/31/2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Ephesians 6:1-9, Psalm 145:10-14, Luke 13:22-30
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THE SPIRIT OF SUBMISSION
"Slaves, obey your human masters with the reverence, the awe, and the sincerity you owe to Christ." -Ephesians 6:5
Everyone should submit to each other (Eph 5:21). Wives should submit to husbands (Eph 5:22), children to parents (Eph 6:1), and employees to employers (Eph 6:5). Those in authority should submit to the Lord (see Eph 6:4, 9). The Lord wants to create an entire culture of submission.
If we accept God's call to be submissive in circumstance after circumstance, we will open ourselves to being filled with the Spirit. The beginning of this teaching on submission in Ephesians is verse 5:21. Although this verse looks like a sentence in some translations, it is a participial phrase in the original. Verse 21 is subordinated to the main verb in the sentence, which is "be filled" (with the Holy Spirit) in 5:18. In the original Greek, the Lord is saying that we must live lives of submission if we are to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Mary received the Holy Spirit after calling herself God's handmaid (Lk 1:38). Those who received the Spirit at the first Christian Pentecost humbled themselves in asking: "What are we to do?" (Acts 2:37) Twelve Ephesian men received the Spirit after they humbly admitted that they had never heard of the Spirit (Acts 19:2). Cornelius and his household received the Spirit after Cornelius prostrated himself in submission to Peter (Acts 10:25). The Spirit descended on Jesus when He submitted Himself to John's baptism (Mt 3:14-15). Life in submission leads to life in the Spirit.
Prayer: Father, I love You by submitting myself to those whom You have given authority over me.
Promise: "Try to come in through the narrow door." -Lk 13:24
Praise: Jeff took two years off from the workforce to care full-time for his dying mother. After her death, God blessed him with a better job than his previous one.
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Ephesians 6:1-9, Psalm 145:10-14, Luke 13:22-30
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THE SPIRIT OF SUBMISSION
"Slaves, obey your human masters with the reverence, the awe, and the sincerity you owe to Christ." -Ephesians 6:5
Everyone should submit to each other (Eph 5:21). Wives should submit to husbands (Eph 5:22), children to parents (Eph 6:1), and employees to employers (Eph 6:5). Those in authority should submit to the Lord (see Eph 6:4, 9). The Lord wants to create an entire culture of submission.
If we accept God's call to be submissive in circumstance after circumstance, we will open ourselves to being filled with the Spirit. The beginning of this teaching on submission in Ephesians is verse 5:21. Although this verse looks like a sentence in some translations, it is a participial phrase in the original. Verse 21 is subordinated to the main verb in the sentence, which is "be filled" (with the Holy Spirit) in 5:18. In the original Greek, the Lord is saying that we must live lives of submission if we are to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Mary received the Holy Spirit after calling herself God's handmaid (Lk 1:38). Those who received the Spirit at the first Christian Pentecost humbled themselves in asking: "What are we to do?" (Acts 2:37) Twelve Ephesian men received the Spirit after they humbly admitted that they had never heard of the Spirit (Acts 19:2). Cornelius and his household received the Spirit after Cornelius prostrated himself in submission to Peter (Acts 10:25). The Spirit descended on Jesus when He submitted Himself to John's baptism (Mt 3:14-15). Life in submission leads to life in the Spirit.
Prayer: Father, I love You by submitting myself to those whom You have given authority over me.
Promise: "Try to come in through the narrow door." -Lk 13:24
Praise: Jeff took two years off from the workforce to care full-time for his dying mother. After her death, God blessed him with a better job than his previous one.
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Monday, October 29, 2018
MEN OF LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 10/30/2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Ephesians 5:21-33, Psalm 128:1-5, Luke 13:18-21
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MEN OF LOVE
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church. He gave Himself up for her." -Ephesians 5:25
Our modern culture chokes on the opening of today's first reading, "Wives should be submissive to their husbands" (Eph 5:22). Yet that is not the most radical sentence of this passage. St. Paul's call for husbands to love their wives, in the same way as Jesus loves the Church, is an extraordinarily radical challenge, both for the culture of Paul's time, and for every age since.
In Paul's time, wives were considered the property of the husband and had no rights at all. Yet Paul commanded husbands to lay down their lives for their wives, to care for them as they cared for their own body (Eph 5:28-29). This is a radical demand. How does Jesus love the Church? He says to the Church: "This is My body, to be given up for you" (see 1 Cor 11:24). To love his wife in this way means that the husband says to his wife: "This is my body, to be given up for you."
Jesus asks in today's Gospel passage: "What is the kingdom of God like?" (see Lk 13:18) The kingdom of God is like the radical love of a husband who loves his wife as Jesus loves the Church. He literally lays down his life for her - his interests, schedule, hopes, dreams - for her welfare. He walks to the cross for her. He honors, nourishes, and provides for her. He uplifts her, as Jesus does for His Church. He spiritually leads her, teaches her, and loves her. He leads and teaches the children they bring into the world.
Yes, the world will notice a husband who loves his wife like this. The people in the world, seeing this married love, will realize that Jesus loves them (Eph 5:32).
Prayer: Father, raise up husbands and wives who will lead the way in evangelization through love, hospitality, and making and raising disciples for You (Mt 28:19-20).
Promise: "Happy are you who fear the Lord." -Ps 128:1
Praise: Thomas and Ann renew their marriage vows yearly.
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Ephesians 5:21-33, Psalm 128:1-5, Luke 13:18-21
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MEN OF LOVE
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church. He gave Himself up for her." -Ephesians 5:25
Our modern culture chokes on the opening of today's first reading, "Wives should be submissive to their husbands" (Eph 5:22). Yet that is not the most radical sentence of this passage. St. Paul's call for husbands to love their wives, in the same way as Jesus loves the Church, is an extraordinarily radical challenge, both for the culture of Paul's time, and for every age since.
In Paul's time, wives were considered the property of the husband and had no rights at all. Yet Paul commanded husbands to lay down their lives for their wives, to care for them as they cared for their own body (Eph 5:28-29). This is a radical demand. How does Jesus love the Church? He says to the Church: "This is My body, to be given up for you" (see 1 Cor 11:24). To love his wife in this way means that the husband says to his wife: "This is my body, to be given up for you."
Jesus asks in today's Gospel passage: "What is the kingdom of God like?" (see Lk 13:18) The kingdom of God is like the radical love of a husband who loves his wife as Jesus loves the Church. He literally lays down his life for her - his interests, schedule, hopes, dreams - for her welfare. He walks to the cross for her. He honors, nourishes, and provides for her. He uplifts her, as Jesus does for His Church. He spiritually leads her, teaches her, and loves her. He leads and teaches the children they bring into the world.
Yes, the world will notice a husband who loves his wife like this. The people in the world, seeing this married love, will realize that Jesus loves them (Eph 5:32).
Prayer: Father, raise up husbands and wives who will lead the way in evangelization through love, hospitality, and making and raising disciples for You (Mt 28:19-20).
Promise: "Happy are you who fear the Lord." -Ps 128:1
Praise: Thomas and Ann renew their marriage vows yearly.
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
DIRTY JOKES - One Bread, One Body, 10/29/2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Ephesians 4:32-5:8, Psalm 1:1-4, 6, Luke 13:10-17
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DIRTY JOKES
"As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you; your holiness forbids this." -Ephesians 5:3
As long as they don't commit adultery or fornication, many people feel they have done all right. Yet the Bible tells us to be pure as Jesus is pure (1 Jn 3:3), not even to look lustfully (Mt 5:28) or mention sexual impurity. So much for dirty jokes and the vast majority of TV programs and commercials.
The Lord considers our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit. He's the Owner of our bodies, including our sexuality, because He paid for them with His blood (1 Cor 6:19-20). However, He generally does not exercise His right of ownership over our bodies. Rather, He calls us to freely offer our bodies to Him as living sacrifices (Rm 12:1). Jesus wants your body and calls you to purity. He loves your body so much He will raise it from the dead, glorify it, and take it to heaven to be in touch with His Body forever.
Our bodies can be clean and fly away, or they can be dirty and earthbound. Let Jesus love your body. Give your body and sexuality to Jesus.
Prayer: Jesus, I repent of sexual sins. Take away the guilt. May I be pure and feel clean.
Promise: "Should not this daughter of Abraham here who has been in the bondage of Satan for eighteen years have been released from her shackles on the sabbath?" -Lk 13:16
Praise: Peter asked the permission of the father of the girl he was interested in dating before asking her.
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Ephesians 4:32-5:8, Psalm 1:1-4, 6, Luke 13:10-17
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DIRTY JOKES
"As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you; your holiness forbids this." -Ephesians 5:3
As long as they don't commit adultery or fornication, many people feel they have done all right. Yet the Bible tells us to be pure as Jesus is pure (1 Jn 3:3), not even to look lustfully (Mt 5:28) or mention sexual impurity. So much for dirty jokes and the vast majority of TV programs and commercials.
The Lord considers our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit. He's the Owner of our bodies, including our sexuality, because He paid for them with His blood (1 Cor 6:19-20). However, He generally does not exercise His right of ownership over our bodies. Rather, He calls us to freely offer our bodies to Him as living sacrifices (Rm 12:1). Jesus wants your body and calls you to purity. He loves your body so much He will raise it from the dead, glorify it, and take it to heaven to be in touch with His Body forever.
Our bodies can be clean and fly away, or they can be dirty and earthbound. Let Jesus love your body. Give your body and sexuality to Jesus.
Prayer: Jesus, I repent of sexual sins. Take away the guilt. May I be pure and feel clean.
Promise: "Should not this daughter of Abraham here who has been in the bondage of Satan for eighteen years have been released from her shackles on the sabbath?" -Lk 13:16
Praise: Peter asked the permission of the father of the girl he was interested in dating before asking her.
(For a related teaching on "Sex, Speech, and the Risen Life", order, listen to, or download our CD 4B-3 or DVD 4B on our website.)
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PM eNewsletter 30th Sunday in ordinary time
October 28th 30th Sunday in ordinary time.
Jesus, it is good for us to pray for all those who have died and gone before us.
Give us the inspiration to pray especially for those in purgatory who have no one to pray for them.
Let us be aware that those in purgatory depend on us to get them into the glory of heaven through
our prayers, masses, and the charitable acts that we do for there release.
Jesus, continue to grace us to understand that our brothers and sisters who have gone before us
have changed into eternal beings that are now in the communion of saints forever and ever.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday AN EYE-OPENING NOVENA
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" 'Rabboni,' the blind man said, 'I want to see.' Jesus said in reply, 'Be on your way! Your faith has
healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and started to follow Him up the road." -Mark 10:51-52
To live God's Word (see Jas 1:22), we must pray God's Word. I invite you to pray a novena to be free
from spiritual blindness. For nine days, pray: "I want to see" (Mk 10:51).
Most Christians believe that other people, including their spouses, family members, neighbors, and
fellow workers, need to see much better spiritually. The sin, injustice, abortion, racism, and
oppression in our culture of death prove that we live in an epidemic of spiritual blindness.
Nevertheless, we find it difficult to believe that we are spiritually blind or even that we have planks
in our eyes while others may have only specks in theirs (Mt 7:5). We are tempted to react like the
Pharisees when they said to Jesus: "You are not calling us blind, are You?" (Jn 9:40)
You may be so holy that you are not spiritually blind. Yet are you certain that you have 20/20 vision
spiritually? If you're blind to being blind, you are trapped. If you're not sure you have 20/20
spiritual vision, pray the novena to be freed from spiritual blindness. Try to go to Mass daily or as
often as possible. Go to Confession. Pray daily: "I want to see." Invite others to join you. Write and
tell us the good news.
Prayer: Father, in this novena teach me about myself.
Promise: "I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst."
-Jer 31:8
Praise: Praise the risen Lord, for "by His stripes we were healed" (Is 53:5; 1 Pt 2:24).
Monday DIRTY JOKES
http://presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp?lang=en&d=10/29/2018
"As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you;
your holiness forbids this." -Ephesians 5:3
Tuesday MEN OF LOVE
http://presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp?lang=en&d=10/30/2018
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church. He gave Himself up for her." -Ephesians 5:25
For more readings and inspiration from Presentation Ministries, check us out at
http://presentationministries.com/home/home.asp
Share an OBOB e-mail with a friend today! It's easy and quick and it will make Jesus smile!
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Brochures
" Over 90 Biblically based brochures. Many on topics you don't usually hear addressed."
This Week's Featured Publications
· The Bible on Sex
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BibleOnSex.asp
· Additional Life-in-the-Spirit Seminars
http://presentationministries.com/publications/MoreLife.asp
· Unforgiveness is the Cause
http://presentationministries.com/publications/UnforgivenessCause.asp
· The Book on Forgiveness
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BookOnForgiveness.asp
· Be Holy, For I Am Holy
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BeHoly.asp
Who Am I in Christ?
http://presentationministries.com/publications/WhoAmIInChrist.asp
"He who seeks only himself brings himself to ruin, whereas he who brings himself to nought for
Me discovers who he is." -Matthew 10:39
We must know who we are before we .....................................
Brochures by Topic
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/brochures.asp
________________________________________________
PM Internet Prayer Requests
http://www.presentationministries.com/prayer/prayer.asp
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, , 10/27/2018 5:58:50 PM)
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion that
he may live.
(Anonymous, , 10/27/2018 10:53:08 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently
in our hearts. Thank you LORD for this new day you have created. Please guide me to use it wisely.
Thank you. Through your guidance may I use it to be a true Christian presence and a true Christian
inside. May I be meek and humble.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 10/27/2018 10:14:01 AM)
Please help me with the words I need. Help dawn. W Help us have a great time this weekend.
(Anonymous, , 10/27/2018 6:56:02 AM)
Thank you Lord for and week.Father I pray for you directions in my life.I pray for my daughter, Lord
help her in all decision about her next marriage, in Jesus name we pray Amen.
(Naa, , 10/27/2018 6:23:38 AM)
Father in heaven in jesus mighty name I pray that you please let Eibett M to still be in my life and
as a part of my life. Let her come back God please. In Jesus mighty name I pray with all my heart
and soul. Amen!
(Fernando, IL, , 10/27/2018 3:41:58 AM)
Please follow link to additional prayer intentions.
http://www.presentationministries.com/prayer/prayer.asp
________________________________________________
Audio by Topic
Catholic MP3 Talks & Teachings
The internet ministry for PM is highlighting our downloadable tapes online. The Gospels of Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John are featured as well as covering the entire New Testament thru Revelation.
Also available, many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible and numerous 15 minute
Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
Take a moment and check the link below
http://presentationministries.com/media/mediaCatalog.asp
________________________________________________
Small Christian Communities
We believe the Lord is calling us to build hundreds of more communities by raising up leaders who will
form communities
PM's Small Christian Community Network
Learn about the Communities in our Network
http://presentationministries.com/community/hbcNetwork.asp
Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/IntroCommunity.asp
"Unless the Lord Build the House..." - Psalm 127:
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/UnlessTheLordBuild.asp
Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/CommunityManual.asp
Building Small Christian Communities (Guide Book)
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/CommunityGuidebook.asp
For more information contact: community@presentationministries.com
________________________________________________
Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 26 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
United States: 513-823-3111
Canada:
Toronto, ON CAN 647-723-9923
Ottawa, ON CAN 613-694-1257
________________________________________________
Listen Online!
Inspired teaching on the daily Scripture readings of the Catholic Church by Fr. Al Lauer
Best of Daily Bread Radio Program
http://www.presentationministries.com/dbread/dbread.asp
________________________________________________
Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
http://presentationministries.com/pope/fst2018-09.asp?navlink=latest
Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
WATER AND CARE OF CREATION
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.
LITTERED SEAS
We cannot allow our seas and oceans to be littered by endless fields of floating plastic... Our
active commitment is needed to confront this emergency. We need to pray as if everything depended
on God's providence, and work as if everything depended on us.
PRAYERFUL HOPE
It is my prayerful hope that Christian communities may contribute more and more concretely helping
everyone to enjoy this indispensable resource, in respectful care for the gifts received from the
Creator, and in particular rivers, seas and oceans.
(Source: Message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 9/1/2018)
http://presentationministries.com/pope/fst2018-09.asp?navlink=latest
_______________________________________________
PM Ministry List
" The Lord works through PM in many different ways. Below you can find information about some of our
ministries.
Bible Institute
http://presentationministries.com/bibleinst/bi2018Announce.asp
Prophecies from Word Gifts Ministry
http://presentationministries.com/general/prophecies.asp
My People Newspaper
http://presentationministries.com/mypeople/mypeople31-5.asp?navlink=latest
PM Newsletter
http://presentationministries.com/newsletter/newsletter19-1.asp?navlink=latest
St. John Bosco Youth Group
http://youth.presentationministries.com/
________________________________________________
2018 RETREATS
Online Registration
2018 RETREATS
· Married Couples' Retreat (Nov 16-18)
· Men's Retreat: Practicing the Presence of God (Dec 1)
· Living in Reality (Feb 15-16)
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Jesus, it is good for us to pray for all those who have died and gone before us.
Give us the inspiration to pray especially for those in purgatory who have no one to pray for them.
Let us be aware that those in purgatory depend on us to get them into the glory of heaven through
our prayers, masses, and the charitable acts that we do for there release.
Jesus, continue to grace us to understand that our brothers and sisters who have gone before us
have changed into eternal beings that are now in the communion of saints forever and ever.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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Please take a look.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday AN EYE-OPENING NOVENA
http://presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp?lang=en&d=10/28/2018
" 'Rabboni,' the blind man said, 'I want to see.' Jesus said in reply, 'Be on your way! Your faith has
healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and started to follow Him up the road." -Mark 10:51-52
To live God's Word (see Jas 1:22), we must pray God's Word. I invite you to pray a novena to be free
from spiritual blindness. For nine days, pray: "I want to see" (Mk 10:51).
Most Christians believe that other people, including their spouses, family members, neighbors, and
fellow workers, need to see much better spiritually. The sin, injustice, abortion, racism, and
oppression in our culture of death prove that we live in an epidemic of spiritual blindness.
Nevertheless, we find it difficult to believe that we are spiritually blind or even that we have planks
in our eyes while others may have only specks in theirs (Mt 7:5). We are tempted to react like the
Pharisees when they said to Jesus: "You are not calling us blind, are You?" (Jn 9:40)
You may be so holy that you are not spiritually blind. Yet are you certain that you have 20/20 vision
spiritually? If you're blind to being blind, you are trapped. If you're not sure you have 20/20
spiritual vision, pray the novena to be freed from spiritual blindness. Try to go to Mass daily or as
often as possible. Go to Confession. Pray daily: "I want to see." Invite others to join you. Write and
tell us the good news.
Prayer: Father, in this novena teach me about myself.
Promise: "I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst."
-Jer 31:8
Praise: Praise the risen Lord, for "by His stripes we were healed" (Is 53:5; 1 Pt 2:24).
Monday DIRTY JOKES
http://presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp?lang=en&d=10/29/2018
"As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you;
your holiness forbids this." -Ephesians 5:3
Tuesday MEN OF LOVE
http://presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp?lang=en&d=10/30/2018
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church. He gave Himself up for her." -Ephesians 5:25
For more readings and inspiration from Presentation Ministries, check us out at
http://presentationministries.com/home/home.asp
Share an OBOB e-mail with a friend today! It's easy and quick and it will make Jesus smile!
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obobDriveEmail.asp
________________________________________________
Brochures
" Over 90 Biblically based brochures. Many on topics you don't usually hear addressed."
This Week's Featured Publications
· The Bible on Sex
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BibleOnSex.asp
· Additional Life-in-the-Spirit Seminars
http://presentationministries.com/publications/MoreLife.asp
· Unforgiveness is the Cause
http://presentationministries.com/publications/UnforgivenessCause.asp
· The Book on Forgiveness
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BookOnForgiveness.asp
· Be Holy, For I Am Holy
http://presentationministries.com/publications/BeHoly.asp
Who Am I in Christ?
http://presentationministries.com/publications/WhoAmIInChrist.asp
"He who seeks only himself brings himself to ruin, whereas he who brings himself to nought for
Me discovers who he is." -Matthew 10:39
We must know who we are before we .....................................
Brochures by Topic
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/brochures.asp
________________________________________________
PM Internet Prayer Requests
http://www.presentationministries.com/prayer/prayer.asp
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, , 10/27/2018 5:58:50 PM)
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion that
he may live.
(Anonymous, , 10/27/2018 10:53:08 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently
in our hearts. Thank you LORD for this new day you have created. Please guide me to use it wisely.
Thank you. Through your guidance may I use it to be a true Christian presence and a true Christian
inside. May I be meek and humble.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 10/27/2018 10:14:01 AM)
Please help me with the words I need. Help dawn. W Help us have a great time this weekend.
(Anonymous, , 10/27/2018 6:56:02 AM)
Thank you Lord for and week.Father I pray for you directions in my life.I pray for my daughter, Lord
help her in all decision about her next marriage, in Jesus name we pray Amen.
(Naa, , 10/27/2018 6:23:38 AM)
Father in heaven in jesus mighty name I pray that you please let Eibett M to still be in my life and
as a part of my life. Let her come back God please. In Jesus mighty name I pray with all my heart
and soul. Amen!
(Fernando, IL, , 10/27/2018 3:41:58 AM)
Please follow link to additional prayer intentions.
http://www.presentationministries.com/prayer/prayer.asp
________________________________________________
Audio by Topic
Catholic MP3 Talks & Teachings
The internet ministry for PM is highlighting our downloadable tapes online. The Gospels of Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John are featured as well as covering the entire New Testament thru Revelation.
Also available, many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible and numerous 15 minute
Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
Take a moment and check the link below
http://presentationministries.com/media/mediaCatalog.asp
________________________________________________
Small Christian Communities
We believe the Lord is calling us to build hundreds of more communities by raising up leaders who will
form communities
PM's Small Christian Community Network
Learn about the Communities in our Network
http://presentationministries.com/community/hbcNetwork.asp
Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/IntroCommunity.asp
"Unless the Lord Build the House..." - Psalm 127:
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/UnlessTheLordBuild.asp
Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/CommunityManual.asp
Building Small Christian Communities (Guide Book)
http://presentationministries.com/brochures/CommunityGuidebook.asp
For more information contact: community@presentationministries.com
________________________________________________
Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 26 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
United States: 513-823-3111
Canada:
Toronto, ON CAN 647-723-9923
Ottawa, ON CAN 613-694-1257
________________________________________________
Listen Online!
Inspired teaching on the daily Scripture readings of the Catholic Church by Fr. Al Lauer
Best of Daily Bread Radio Program
http://www.presentationministries.com/dbread/dbread.asp
________________________________________________
Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
http://presentationministries.com/pope/fst2018-09.asp?navlink=latest
Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
WATER AND CARE OF CREATION
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.
LITTERED SEAS
We cannot allow our seas and oceans to be littered by endless fields of floating plastic... Our
active commitment is needed to confront this emergency. We need to pray as if everything depended
on God's providence, and work as if everything depended on us.
PRAYERFUL HOPE
It is my prayerful hope that Christian communities may contribute more and more concretely helping
everyone to enjoy this indispensable resource, in respectful care for the gifts received from the
Creator, and in particular rivers, seas and oceans.
(Source: Message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 9/1/2018)
http://presentationministries.com/pope/fst2018-09.asp?navlink=latest
_______________________________________________
PM Ministry List
" The Lord works through PM in many different ways. Below you can find information about some of our
ministries.
Bible Institute
http://presentationministries.com/bibleinst/bi2018Announce.asp
Prophecies from Word Gifts Ministry
http://presentationministries.com/general/prophecies.asp
My People Newspaper
http://presentationministries.com/mypeople/mypeople31-5.asp?navlink=latest
PM Newsletter
http://presentationministries.com/newsletter/newsletter19-1.asp?navlink=latest
St. John Bosco Youth Group
http://youth.presentationministries.com/
________________________________________________
2018 RETREATS
Online Registration
2018 RETREATS
· Married Couples' Retreat (Nov 16-18)
· Men's Retreat: Practicing the Presence of God (Dec 1)
· Living in Reality (Feb 15-16)
Catholic Retreats
http://presentationministries.com/retreat/retreat.asp
________________________________________________
· Sign-up for the OBOB daily e-mail list
http://presentationministries.com/general/emailList.asp
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Saturday, October 27, 2018
AN EYE-OPENING NOVENA - One Bread, One Body, 10/28/2018
Sunday, October 28, 2018, 30th Sunday Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Psalm 126:1-6, Mark 10:46-52
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102818.cfm
AN EYE-OPENING NOVENA
" 'Rabboni,' the blind man said, 'I want to see.' Jesus said in reply, 'Be on your way! Your faith has healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and started to follow Him up the road." -Mark 10:51-52
To live God's Word (see Jas 1:22), we must pray God's Word. I invite you to pray a novena to be free from spiritual blindness. For nine days, pray: "I want to see" (Mk 10:51).
Most Christians believe that other people, including their spouses, family members, neighbors, and fellow workers, need to see much better spiritually. The sin, injustice, abortion, racism, and oppression in our culture of death prove that we live in an epidemic of spiritual blindness. Nevertheless, we find it difficult to believe that we are spiritually blind or even that we have planks in our eyes while others may have only specks in theirs (Mt 7:5). We are tempted to react like the Pharisees when they said to Jesus: "You are not calling us blind, are You?" (Jn 9:40)
You may be so holy that you are not spiritually blind. Yet are you certain that you have 20/20 vision spiritually? If you're blind to being blind, you are trapped. If you're not sure you have 20/20 spiritual vision, pray the novena to be freed from spiritual blindness. Try to go to Mass daily or as often as possible. Go to Confession. Pray daily: "I want to see." Invite others to join you. Write and tell us the good news.
Prayer: Father, in this novena teach me about myself.
Promise: "I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst." -Jer 31:8
Praise: Praise the risen Lord, for "by His stripes we were healed" (Is 53:5; 1 Pt 2:24).
(For a related teaching on "Spiritual Blindness", order, listen to, or download our CD 65-1 or DVD 65 on our website.)
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Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Psalm 126:1-6, Mark 10:46-52
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102818.cfm
AN EYE-OPENING NOVENA
" 'Rabboni,' the blind man said, 'I want to see.' Jesus said in reply, 'Be on your way! Your faith has healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and started to follow Him up the road." -Mark 10:51-52
To live God's Word (see Jas 1:22), we must pray God's Word. I invite you to pray a novena to be free from spiritual blindness. For nine days, pray: "I want to see" (Mk 10:51).
Most Christians believe that other people, including their spouses, family members, neighbors, and fellow workers, need to see much better spiritually. The sin, injustice, abortion, racism, and oppression in our culture of death prove that we live in an epidemic of spiritual blindness. Nevertheless, we find it difficult to believe that we are spiritually blind or even that we have planks in our eyes while others may have only specks in theirs (Mt 7:5). We are tempted to react like the Pharisees when they said to Jesus: "You are not calling us blind, are You?" (Jn 9:40)
You may be so holy that you are not spiritually blind. Yet are you certain that you have 20/20 vision spiritually? If you're blind to being blind, you are trapped. If you're not sure you have 20/20 spiritual vision, pray the novena to be freed from spiritual blindness. Try to go to Mass daily or as often as possible. Go to Confession. Pray daily: "I want to see." Invite others to join you. Write and tell us the good news.
Prayer: Father, in this novena teach me about myself.
Promise: "I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst." -Jer 31:8
Praise: Praise the risen Lord, for "by His stripes we were healed" (Is 53:5; 1 Pt 2:24).
(For a related teaching on "Spiritual Blindness", order, listen to, or download our CD 65-1 or DVD 65 on our website.)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant the "Nihil Obstat" ("Permission to Publish") for "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from October 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, May 3, 2018
The "Nihil Obstat" ("Permission to Publish") 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 the "Nihil Obstat" agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.
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