HOW SATAN USES FEAR AGAINST US - One Bread, One Body, 10/17/2025

Friday, October 17, 2025, St. Ignatius of Antioch

Romans 4:1-8
Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11
Luke 12:1-7

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HOW SATAN USES FEAR AGAINST US
"I say to you who are My friends: Do not be afraid." —Luke 12:4

God’s grace continues to be lavishly poured out on us to free us to love Him with all our hearts. In that love, we have the power to transform the world. However, Satan tries to block our reception of God’s grace and love. He does this by tempting us to sin, and he manipulates us into sinning in many ways, especially through fear. Therefore, the Lord commands 365 times in the Bible: “Do not be afraid” (see Lk 12:4).

We can refuse to be manipulated through fear by:

• fearing God instead of anything else (see Lk 12:5; Sir 34:14),
• realizing our worth (Lk 12:7). To give in to fear is beneath our dignity as God’s sons and daughters,
• faith (see Mk 5:36), and
• complete love for everyone, even our enemies (1 Jn 4:18).

God’s grace is always sufficient for everything (2 Cor 12:9), but we must accept it. Sin is the rejection of God’s grace, and fear is one of Satan’s most effective ways of setting us up to sin. Therefore, accept God’s grace to never give in to fear, for if you fear, you will probably give in to sin and reject further graces.

Prayer: Father, stir into flame the Spirit of faith in my life (see 2 Tm 1:6-7).

Promise: "Blest are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered over. Blest is the man to whom the Lord imputes no guilt." —Rm 4:7-8

Praise: St. Ignatius' love for God was so great that he courageously faced martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum. He was ardently devoted to the divinity and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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“GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES” (see Mt 28:19) - One Bread, One Body, 10/16/2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025, St. Hedwig
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Romans 3:21-30
Psalm 130:1-6
Luke 11:47-54

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"GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES" (see Mt 28:19)
"All men are now undeservedly justified by the gift of God, through the redemption wrought in Christ Jesus." —Romans 3:24

Today I attended Mass at a parish which was having an all-school Mass. There were several hundred students, in grades K-8, present at the Mass. In his homily, the priest asked the students if they knew the mission of the Catholic Church. A student in the sixth grade raised his hand. Father called on him and the boy said: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Father, looking a bit stunned, smiled broadly and told the congregation that the boy’s answer was one of the best he had ever heard. Whether he realized it or not, the boy was quoting Matthew 28:19.

A disciple of Jesus Christ:

• is one who imitates Jesus in His character and in His ministry,
• accepts and lives the discipline of the Lord (Heb 12:5ff),
• professes Jesus as Lord and God (see Jn 20:28),
• dies to self and follows in the footsteps of Jesus (Lk 9:23),
• lives a lifestyle of holiness, prayer, worship, study, and service,
• receives the Holy Spirit (Jn 20:22) and follows the Spirit’s lead (Gal 5:25), and
• makes disciples who disciple others.

“Once you know all these things, blest will you be if you put them into practice” (Jn 13:17).

Prayer: Jesus, I will be Your disciple (see Lk 9:57). Teach me Your ways (see Ps 25:4-5).

Promise: "But with You is forgiveness, that You may be revered." —Ps 130:4

Praise: Bill smoked for decades. Jesus brought to his mind that his body was "a temple of the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor 6:19). With that revelation came the grace to quit smoking permanently.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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RELENTLESS REPENTANCE - One Bread, One Body, 10/15/2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025, St. Teresa of Jesus

Romans 2:1-11
Psalm 62:2-3, 6-7, 9
Luke 11:42-46

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RELENTLESS REPENTANCE
"Do you not know that God's kindness is an invitation to you to repent?" —Romans 2:4

Jesus told the religious leaders of His time that they were “neglecting justice and the love of God” (Lk 11:42). Because of their sinful pride, they were spiritually dead. They were “like hidden tombs over which men walk unawares” (Lk 11:44). Paul wrote to the Christians of Rome that they had “hard and impenitent” hearts and were “storing up retribution for the day of wrath” (Rm 2:5).

Many religious people often have repented of their sins. Yet, this is only a beginning. We need to repent to a much greater depth. However, because we have already repented, we think we have finished repenting. Instead of our initial repentance being a catalyst leading to greater repentance, it becomes in effect a vaccination. We use a little repentance to inoculate ourselves so that we never progress to deep repentance.

To keep our initial repentance from being used against us, we should:

• go to Confession at least monthly,
• ask the Sacred Heart of Jesus to reveal the thoughts and reflections of our hearts (Heb 4:12),
• silently look at a crucifix for at least one minute a day,
• use the Bible to examine our consciences daily, and
• ask the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin (Jn 16:8).

Prayer: Father, immerse me in repentance (Lk 3:3).

Promise: "He will repay every man for what he has done: eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing right; wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness." —Rm 2:6-8

Praise: St. Teresa of Jesus grew steadily in holiness as she learned to embrace suffering in imitation of the Lord.



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TRUE LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 10/14/2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 , Pope St. Callistus I

Romans 1:16-25
Psalm 19:2-5
Luke 11:37-41

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TRUE LOVE
"They engaged in the mutual degradation of their bodies." —Romans 1:24

If we engage in idolatry, that is, giving anything priority over God, the Lord will deliver us up in our “lusts to unclean practices” (Rm 1:24) and “disgraceful passions” (Rm 1:26). Women will exchange “natural intercourse for unnatural” (Rm 1:26), and men will give up “natural intercourse with women” and burn “with lust for one another” (Rm 1:27). They will do “shameful things with men, and thus” receive “in their own persons the penalty for their perversity” (Rm 1:27).

The Catholic Church has applied these verses from Romans in the following statement: “Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.’ They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2357). This is the way the above verses have been understood for almost two thousand years.

When we know the truth that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and gravely sinful, we have the basis for truly loving those experiencing same-sex attraction. We can bring them hope and healing in Jesus. If they have sinned, we can encourage them to embrace repentance and chastity. Any understanding of homosexuality not based on truth is harmful to those who experience same-sex attraction. Love in truth (see 1 Jn 3:18).

Prayer: Father, may I love people enough to tell the truth.

Promise: "If you give what you have as alms, all will be wiped clean for you." —Lk 11:41

Praise: Pope St. Callistus I was a humble slave. Jesus exalted him (Mt 23:12) and placed him in the office of Pope. As Pope, Callistus exalted Jesus and vigorously defended His divinity.



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LIVING TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL - One Bread, One Body, 10/13/2025

Monday, October 13, 2025,

Romans 1:1-7
Psalm 98:1-4
Luke 11:29-32

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LIVING TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL
"Through Him we have been favored with apostleship, that we may spread His name." —Romans 1:5

St. Paul, “set apart to proclaim the gospel of God” (Rm 1:1), wrote to the Romans to prepare them to be a home-base for future evangelism in Spain (Rm 15:24, 28). Paul was always thinking of reaching more people for Christ. He would use a courtroom as a forum for preaching the Gospel (Acts 26:1ff). He even stopped to convert the jailer after an earthquake (Acts 16:28ff). Paul repeatedly risked his life to preach the Gospel (2 Cor 11:23). He was single-hearted; evangelism was the only thing on his mind. He would pay any price to win to Christ as many as possible (1 Cor 9:19).

We have seven weeks remaining in the Church year. In the last forty-five weeks, how many people have we tried to lead to the Lord? The fields are ripe for a great harvest (Jn 4:35), but the workers are still few (Mt 9:37). If we’re not evangelizing, are we evangelized? Let’s repent of not sharing the Gospel and make the rest of this year the greatest evangelistic drive of our lives.

Prayer: Father, give me a new Pentecost that leads to a new evangelization.

Promise: "She came from the farthest corner of the world to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, but you have a greater than Solomon here." —Lk 11:31

Praise: George, a professional athlete, does not hide his faith in Jesus Christ and has been a fruitful public witness for his faith.

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“DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED?” (Jn 5:6) - One Bread, One Body, 10/12/2025

Sunday, October 12, 2025, 28th Sunday Ordinary Time

2 Kings 5:14-17
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Psalm 98:1-4
Luke 17:11-19
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"DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED?" (Jn 5:6)
"Go and show yourselves to the priests." —Luke 17:14

In today’s first reading and the Gospel passage, the steps involved in the healings of leprosy were ordinary rather than spectacular (2 Kgs 5:14; Lk 17:14). Humble obedience was required of the lepers, who were not healed until they obeyed. These healings are similar to the seemingly ordinary healing power of the Sacraments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1420-1421). We must partake of the sacraments to experience their healing effects. For example, the Sacrament of Reconciliation doesn’t take effect until we go and show ourselves to the priest in the Confessional (see Lk 17:14). After doing this, we are forgiven and healed.

It may seem like the healing in a sacrament is a somewhat impersonal transaction. Actually, the Sacraments are deeply personal. In Holy Communion, the flesh of the Lord Jesus dwells within our flesh (Jn 6:56; 17:23). In Confession, the priest, even though he may seem detached, is sitting in the person of Christ (Catechism, 1461, 1465). Through him, Jesus forgives your sin very personally. The other Sacraments are also administered through the personal touch of the Lord.

Naaman wanted a personal, spectacular healing (2 Kgs 5:11ff). But he got the results he wanted through ordinary obedience (2 Kgs 5:14). Through His Church, Jesus has poured out incredible healing power. “Do you want to be healed” badly enough to receive it through the Sacraments Jesus established in His Church? (Jn 5:6)

Prayer: Father, may I seek healing on Your terms.

Promise: "If we have died with Him we shall also live with Him; if we hold out to the end we shall also reign with Him." —2 Tm 2:11-12

Praise: Praise You, healing Jesus, risen in splendor. Alleluia!

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WORD IN, WORD OUT - One Bread, One Body, 10/11/2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025, Pope St. John XXIII

Joel 4:12-21
Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
Luke 11:27-28

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WORD IN, WORD OUT
"Blest are they who hear the word of God and keep it." —Luke 11:28

God speaks and the Word that proceeds from His mouth accomplishes things: creation, miracles, conversions, and much more. God’s Word is alive and pierces hearts (Heb 4:12). God’s Word accomplishes its purposes (see Is 55:11).

Our words also accomplish things. Our words come from the recesses of our hearts and have power to work good or evil. They build people up or tear them apart. With our words, we can sow justice, peace, love, generosity, compassion, forgiveness, and encouragement. Alternatively, with our words we can sow bad fruit such as bitterness, fury, condemnation, and unforgiveness. “A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil. Each man speaks from his heart’s abundance” (Lk 6:45).

Since our words come from our heart, we must allow the Lord to purify our heart to bear the good fruit He expects (see Jn 15:8, 16). The Word of God is the perfect heart-cleansing agent (see Jn 15:3). Our challenge, then, is to regularly fill our heart with the Word of God and thereby give our heart a daily bath in God’s Word (Eph 5:26). Our native language will then become “Scripture” and our words will produce much good fruit. Thus we will be able to “hear the word of God and keep it” (Lk 11:28).

Prayer: Father, fill me with an ever-deepening desire to make Your Word my home (Jn 8:31). Teach me "what to say and how to speak" (Jn 12:49).

Promise: Be glad in the Lord, you just, and give thanks to His holy name." —Ps 97:12

Praise: Pope St. John XXIII is credited with saving the lives of many Jews while serving as archbishop in Greece during World War II.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)

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