FOUNDER’S DAY - One Bread, One Body, 11/07/2025

Friday, November 7, 2025,

Romans 15:14-21
Psalm 98:1-4
Luke 16:1-8

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FOUNDER'S DAY
"I did not want to build on a foundation laid by another." —Romans 15:20

St. Paul did not want to build on a foundation laid by another evangelist. He realized that the foundation of our Christian life is critical and therefore he wanted to be sure that it was solid. Paul taught: “Everyone, however, must be careful how he builds. No one can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid, namely Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:10-11).

Is your life founded on a total, unconditional commitment to Jesus? In joyful, obedient submission, are you founded on the body of Christ, the Church? (see Eph 2:20; Rv 21:14) Have divine revelation and the Catholic faith “been preached and taught to you in accord with the truth that is in Jesus”? (Eph 4:21) Otherwise, you may have to lay “the foundation all over again” (Heb 6:1). Nevertheless, no matter what it takes, we must have a solid foundation. Jesus promises: “Anyone who hears My words and puts them into practice is like the wise man who built his house on rock. When the rainy season set in, the torrents came and the winds blew and buffeted his house. It did not collapse; it had been solidly set on rock” (Mt 7:24-25). May each of us be able to truthfully say: “I laid a foundation as a wise master-builder might do” (1 Cor 3:10).

Prayer: Father, do in me what You must in order to do through me what You will.

Promise: "The Lord has made His salvation known: in the sight of the nations He has revealed His justice. He has remembered His kindness and His faithfulness." —Ps 98:2-3

Praise: Sister Agnes taught school for many years. She made it a practice to tell each child that she taught how dearly she loved them.

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PARTY-POOPER - One Bread, One Body, 11/06/2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025,

Romans 14:7-12
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Luke 15:1-10

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PARTY-POOPER
"Rejoice with me." —Luke 15:6, 9

The Father, Son, Spirit, angels, and saints of heaven are constantly rejoicing “over one repentant sinner” (Lk 15:7). The Heavenly Father is throwing a great party on the occasion of our repentance and forgiveness. But we, like the older brother of the prodigal son, often don’t come to the party (Lk 15:28). Some of us are jealous and unforgiving of the forgiven. Others just aren’t that thrilled about sinners repenting, but we’re often excited about money, football, a new car, or a new phone.

Have we ever felt the need to throw a repentance party? How many of us rejoice with heaven through regular monthly Confession? Do we feel excitement and joy every time someone goes into the confessional? Let’s be ambassadors of Christ and ministers of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18, 20). Let’s go to Confession and invite others to do the same. Throw a Confession party. Invite a few people to Confession. Pray and praise together. Go to Confession individually. Thank the Lord; then celebrate (Lk 15:32).

Prayer: Father, forgive me for turning down your invitation to the party. May I repent, confess, and celebrate Your loving forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Promise: "But you, how can you sit in judgment on your brother? Or you, how can you look down on your brother? We shall all have to appear before the judgment seat of God." —Rm 14:10

Praise: Fred serves Jesus by lovingly caring for developmentally disabled children.

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THE ONLY AND EVERLASTING DEBT - One Bread, One Body, 11/05/2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025,

Romans 13:8-10
Psalm 112:1-2, 4-5, 9
Luke 14:25-33

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THE ONLY AND EVERLASTING DEBT
"Owe no debt to anyone except the debt that binds us to love one another. He who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law." —Romans 13:8

Love has a lot to do with debt. We owe it to one another to love one another (Rm 13:8). Also, we love others by forgiving their debts of sin (Lk 11:4). Moreover, when we are in the debt of sin, and even in debt financially, we are slaves (Rm 7:23; Prv 22:7) and have limited our ability and availability to express our love to others.

To pay our debt of love, we must get out of these other debts by forgiving, repenting, paying, and sacrificing. Jesus has gotten us out of eternal debt by His death on the cross. Therefore, we need not be in any debt other than the debt of gratitude and love which we owe to Him.

“We are debtors, then, my brothers — but not to the flesh” (Rm 8:12). Rather, we are debtors to the Lord. Because we have been forgiven such a great debt of sin (Mt 18:27), we should always be asking the question: “How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me?” (Ps 116:12)

Get rid of all debts except the debt of love. In love, constantly and forever pay your debt to the Lord. Rejoice that you will never be able to pay it, for His love is everlasting and infinite.

Prayer: Father, free me and as many people as possible from financial debt.

Promise: "In the same way, none of you can be My disciple if he does not renounce all his possessions." —Lk 14:33

Praise: Since she got out of debt, Deborah has been able to more easily see God's hand in her life.

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CENTER PIECE - One Bread, One Body, 11/04/2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025, St. Charles Borromeo

Romans 12:5-16
Psalm 131:1-3
Luke 14:15-24

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CENTER PIECE
"I want my house to be full." —Luke 14:23

Are you God-centered or self-centered? In the parable in today’s Gospel reading, the master of the house brings into the banquet “the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame” (Lk 14:21). He does this not so much to help the poor and handicapped but rather to fill His house. We want to lead others to salvation for their benefit but even more to give glory to the Savior. We should pray and go to Church not primarily to be blessed but to give our lives to the Lord and worship Him. We shouldn’t overcome temptations primarily to live free and victorious on earth and then go to heaven; rather, our motivation should be to become holy and thereby make hallowed the name of God, our Father (Mt 6:9).

When we pray, are we asking Jesus to answer our prayers, or are we trying to answer His prayers? Do we ask Jesus to do things for us, or do we ask for the privilege of doing everything for Him? When we ask Jesus to come into our hearts, we shouldn’t assume that Jesus needs to center Himself on us. Rather, we should beg Jesus for the privilege of entering into His heart. “All that matters is that in any and every way...Christ is being proclaimed!” (Phil 1:18)

Prayer: Father, use me for the greater glory of Your name.

Promise: "We, though many, are one body in Christ and individually members one of another." —Rm 12:5

Praise: In addition to his lengthy daily prayer time, St. Charles, a cardinal with heavy responsibilities, set aside two hours daily for meditation.

(Our Men's Retreat will be held Dec. 5-6, we offer teachings. Teachings and fellowship with the goal of equipping men to fulfill their role in the world today. Call 513-373-2397 or see www.presentationministries.com for information or to register.)

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GONE FISHIN’? - One Bread, One Body, 11/03/2025

Monday, November 3, 2025, St. Martin de Porres

Romans 11:29-36
Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36-37
Luke 14:12-14

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GONE FISHIN'?
"Whenever you give a lunch or dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or wealthy neighbors." —Luke 14:12

Few Christians ever try to share their faith. That’s why over four billion people don’t know Jesus even after two-thousand years. Even those Christians who do share their faith may be at the wrong place at the wrong time, talking to the wrong people. Jesus tells us to focus our evangelistic efforts on the “beggars and the crippled, the lame and the blind” (Lk 14:13). We are to invite these people into our homes to feed, heal, and love them. We should be good news for them as we speak the Good News of Jesus.

Sometimes we Christians not only avoid eating with beggars, we don’t eat with anyone, thereby wasting untold opportunities to share the Gospel. Alternatively, we may eat almost exclusively with committed Christians. We must intentionally put ourselves in situations where we can have serious conversations with unbelievers about salvation in Christ.

Christians should always be meeting new people and starting conversations. You have to get near the water if you want to catch fish. Moreover, you must throw out the net as often as possible. Those who want to catch fish do a lot of fishing where there’s plenty of fish. Become a fisher of men (Mt 4:19).

Prayer: Jesus, may I fish for souls every day.

Promise: "God's gifts and His call are irrevocable." —Rm 11:29

Praise: St. Martin de Porres was called "The Charitable" because he provided the poor with food, clothing, and medicine.

(For a related teaching on Evangelization and Poverty, listen to, download or order AV 64-3 on our website.)

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PRAY DAILY FOR THE DEAD - One Bread, One Body, 11/02/2025

Sunday, November 2, 2025, All Souls

Wisdom 13:1-9
1 Corinthians 15:51-57
Psalm 23:1-6
John 6:37-40
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PRAY DAILY FOR THE DEAD
"It is the will of Him Who sent Me that I should lose nothing of what He has given Me." —John 6:39

The Church is “the pillar and bulwark of truth” (1 Tm 3:15). Jesus Himself founded the Church to be His Body (e.g. Eph 1:22-23), and He gave her the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Mt 16:19). Therefore, the universal Church will always faithfully proclaim the Lord’s will and always rightly interpret His Word.

For two thousand years, the Church throughout the world has authoritatively taught that we should pray for our brothers and sisters in purgatory so that they will be purified as soon as possible and enter heaven. The Church teaches: “From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1032). “Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective” (Catechism, 958).

Because of the teaching of the Church, we can be sure that it is “very excellent and noble” to pray for the dead (2 Mc 12:43). Therefore, let us pray for the dead not only today but every day and even throughout each day. As we pray, some of our deceased brothers and sisters are entering heaven, and we are being graced through their prayers. “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.”

Prayer: Jesus, teach us to pray for the dead daily and frequently.

Promise: "This corruptible body must be clothed with incorruptiblity." —1 Cor 15:53

Praise: The Minton family prays for deceased Christians by name at each meal.



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A SENSE OF BELONGING - One Bread, One Body, 11/01/2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 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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A SENSE OF BELONGING
"Do no harm to the land or the sea or the trees until we imprint this seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." —Revelation 7:3

Will you be a saint with Jesus forever in heaven? Will you be reunited with your family and friends who are saints in heaven? Or will you be eternally separated from the Lord and His saints? If you died today, what would happen to you? Imagine standing before heaven’s gate and Jesus is asking you: “Why should I let you into heaven? Do you belong here?” What would your answer be?

We belong in heaven because we belong to Jesus. In Baptism and by a life of faith, we have been imprinted with “the seal of the living God” (Rv 7:2). This is a seal of ownership. We are God’s property. We belong to Him.

At first, we may not like the idea of being God’s property. Yet we don’t have objections to being the property of a professional football team, a corporation, or the military. For example, a football player is sold for cash, or traded for a draft pick or other players. A corporate executive is moved four times in six years. A soldier is forced to risk his life in battle. We ought to be much more willing to have the privilege of belonging to the Lord.

On this great holy day, become a slave of Christ (Col 3:24). Offer your body to Him (Rm 12:1). May your life no longer belong to you but to Him (Gal 2:20).

Prayer: Jesus, I decide to belong to You. I am Yours, all Yours.

Promise: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God!" —1 Jn 3:1

Praise: Alleluia! Saints of God, praise the Lord!

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