“MORE JOY IN HEAVEN” - One Bread, One Body, 11/07/2024

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Thursday, November 7, 2024,

Philippians 3:3-8
Psalm 105:2-7
Luke 15:1-10

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"MORE JOY IN HEAVEN"
"There will likewise be more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent." —Luke 15:7

For ninety-nine people to have no need to repent is a great miracle and therefore a cause of great joy. However, one person repenting is an even greater cause for joy because:

1)      Without our repentance the shedding of Jesus’ blood on Calvary is in vain for us.

2)      Repentance is often a mega-change, a 180-degree turn, reappraising “all as loss in the light of the surpassing knowledge of [our] Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil 3:8), stripping “off the carnal body completely” (Col 2:11).

3)      Repentance is a grace. Sin blinds us to sin, which further blinds us to sin, etc. By this spiritual blindness and self-deception, we build up layers of sin (see 1 Jn 1:6). Except for God’s miraculous intervention by His grace, there would be no way out of sin (see 1 Pt 2:9).

4)      Repentance is catalytic and contagious. As one sin has unimaginable effects, so one act of repentance has even greater effects (see Rm 5:20). For example, 120,000 Ninevites repented in one day (Jon 4:11).

Repentance is an absolutely necessary, miraculous, catalytic mega-change from death to life, rebellion to submission, and darkness to light. Because of this, one sinner repenting is a greater cause for joy than even other exceptionally great causes for joy. Repent, rejoice, and cause heaven to rejoice.

Prayer: Father, give me the sorrow for sin which turns into the joy of repentance (2 Cor 7:10).

Promise: "He invites friends and neighbors in and says to them, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.' " —Lk 15:6

Praise: Alice, a lay evangelist, befriends prostitutes on street-corners and lovingly shares the Good News with them.



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THE PRIVILEGE AND COST OF DISCIPLESHIP - One Bread, One Body, 11/06/2024

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024,

Philippians 2:12-18
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Luke 14:25-33

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THE PRIVILEGE AND COST OF DISCIPLESHIP
"Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple." —Luke 14:27

To be a Christian, that is, a disciple of Jesus, we must put our relationship with Jesus in a class by itself. Figuratively speaking, our relationships with those we love the most are like hatred compared to our love for Jesus (see Lk 14:26, RSV-CE).

To be disciples of Jesus, we must take up our crosses daily (Lk 14:27; 9:23). This means that we deny ourselves and lose our lives (Lk 9:23-24) in that we decide to depend totally on Jesus and not on ourselves (see Jn 15:5).

To be disciples of Jesus, we must renounce all our possessions (Lk 14:33). We own nothing; the Lord owns everything, including us. We may still appear to own things, as far as the world is concerned. Yet in actuality we are only managing Jesus’ possessions. We as His disciples are His slaves (see Col 3:24).

To be disciples of Jesus means to love Him with all our hearts, all our souls, all our strength, and all our minds (Lk 10:27). When we give Jesus anything less than everything, our lives become a mockery (see Lk 14:29). Jesus gave all for each of us. Give all to be His disciples.

Prayer: Father, thank You for the awesome privilege of being a disciple of Your Son.

Promise: "Even if my life is to be poured out as a libation over the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad of it and rejoice with all of you." —Phil 2:17

Praise: Dorothy was able to rejoice when her car was totaled because, in having her life spared, she gave it back to the Lord.

(For a related teaching on The Challenge of Making Disciples in a Culture of Death, view, download or order our leaflet on our website.)

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FULLY CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY (1 Pt 5:5) - One Bread, One Body, 11/05/2024

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024,

Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 22:26-32
Luke 14:15-24

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FULLY CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY (1 Pt 5:5)
"He humbled Himself." —Philippians 2:8

The Lord “humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross!” (Phil 2:8) The Lord wants us to come and learn from Him, for He is “gentle and humble of heart” (Mt 11:29). The Lord is always teaching us to be humble — from His birth in Bethlehem to His death on the cross, and from His Incarnation to the Eucharist. He teaches us humility both from His strictness and His kindness (1 Pt 5:5).

Jesus teaches that humility is a matter of emptying ourselves, that is, of dispossessing ourselves, rather than grasping at possessions (Phil 2:6-7). Humility is expressed in an obedience so severe that we die to ourselves (see Phil 2:8; see also Gal 5:24; Jn 12:24). Humility goes to the extent of loving and forgiving enemies and washing their feet (Jn 13:5).

Consequently, humility is humanly impossible. Nonetheless, the Lord has given us a new nature (see 2 Pt 1:4) so that the miracle of humility can cover every aspect of our lives. Be clothed with humility (1 Pt 5:5).

Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to teach me humility as deeply and quickly as possible. Do whatever it takes.

Promise: "Go out into the highways and along the hedgerows and force them to come in. I want my house to be full." —Lk 14:23

Praise: Mel, a Christian athlete, lost his starting job to another team member. He responded by humbly assisting his replacement, praying for him, and eventually, by leading him to Christ.



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POOR ME - One Bread, One Body, 11/04/2024

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Monday, November 4, 2024, St. Charles Borromeo

Philippians 2:1-4
Psalm 131:1-3
Luke 14:12-14

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POOR ME
"When you have a reception, invite beggars and the crippled, the lame and the blind." —Luke 14:13

According to Jesus, feeding the poor is a personal responsibility. The poor must be our personal friends (see Ps 41:2, NAB). We should try to get to know them by visiting them, while encouraging them to call or drop in on us. The government and Church are not to take our place in feeding the poor but to supplement our individual efforts.

We should open our homes to the poor and serve them with our own hands. We can supplement this by writing a check to a social service agency, but a check can never take the place of hands-on, in-house service to the poor.

Jesus described His ministry as preaching Good News to the poor (Lk 4:18). He said that on Judgment Day our personal service to the poor would make an eternal difference (Mt 25:34ff). Jesus freely chose to become poor (2 Cor 8:9). In our personal ministry, we must always make it a priority to “be mindful of the poor” (Gal 2:10) and have “a preferential love for the poor” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1586). We cannot love Jesus without loving the poor. They are God’s presence in our midst, a challenge with eternal consequences, and a precious opportunity to love Jesus. Love the poor.

Prayer: Jesus, give me a profound respect for poor people, irrespective of their circumstances.

Promise: "Never act out of rivalry or conceit; rather, let all parties think humbly of others as superior to themselves, each of you looking to others' interests rather than to his own." —Phil 2:3-4

Praise: The members of a church named after St. Charles Borromeo began perpetual Eucharistic adoration over a decade ago. Many healings and conversions have resulted.



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WHAT’S “THEREFORE” THERE FOR? - One Bread, One Body, 11/03/2024

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Sunday, November 3, 2024, 31st Sunday Ordinary Time

Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Hebrews 7:23-28
Psalm 18:2-4, 47, 51
Mark 12:28-34
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WHAT'S "THEREFORE" THERE FOR?
"One of the scribes came up, and when he heard them arguing he realized how skillfully Jesus answered them. He decided to ask Him, 'Which is the first of all the commandments?' Jesus replied: 'This is the first...' " —Mark 12:28-29

The first of all the commandments is: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!” (Mk 12:29; Dt 6:4) Since He is Lord, “therefore you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mk 12:30).

The word “therefore” shows that the giving of “our all” is based on the acceptance of God as Lord alone. We repeatedly call people to “give their all” in work, finances, etc. But, when we try this in evangelization, the response to our pleas is usually apathetic; so we then try to adapt Christianity by making it a halfhearted activity rather than a total commitment. Rather, we should discern the reason for the refusal to give all is that God is not accepted as Lord alone.

Unless we obey the first commandment, we are not fully obeying the others. Commitment to Christ’s Body must be preceded by commitment to the Lord, the Head of the Body, which is the Church (Eph 1:22-23). Until Jesus is Lord of all, He’s not Lord at all, and Christian life is not even possible. “You are right in saying, ‘He is the One, there is no other than He’ ” (Mk 12:32). First things first.

Prayer: Jesus, I repent of my sins. I ask You to come into my heart. I accept You as my Lord and Savior. Take over my life.

Promise: "Therefore He is always able to save those who approach God through Him, since He forever lives to make intercession for them." —Heb 7:25

Praise: All praise be to You, glorious, risen Lord Jesus Christ! You reign supreme over all creation. I worship You, magnificent in glory.



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12 REASONS TO PRAY FOR THE DEAD - One Bread, One Body, 11/02/2024

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Saturday, November 2, 2024, 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,
• through God’s grace, 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: Lucinda, a young teenage girl, prays daily for the souls in purgatory.

(For men who want to grow in faith and love of the Lord, we offer our Men's Retreat, Dec. 6-7. Call 513-373-2397 or visit www.presentationministries.com for more information or to register.)

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HIGH LIFE - One Bread, One Body, 11/01/2024

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Friday, November 1, 2024, 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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HIGH LIFE
"They stood before the throne and the Lamb, dressed in long white robes and holding palm branches in their hands." —Revelation 7:9

The saints stand “before the throne and the Lamb.” This applies both to saints on earth and in heaven, for we on earth “have our citizenship in heaven” (Phil 3:20). Although our bodies are not in heaven, our citizenship is, “since [we] have been raised up in company with Christ” (Col 3:1). We became saints when we were raised up with Christ in Baptism. We live as saints and grow in sanctity when we set our hearts “on what pertains to higher realms where Christ is seated at God’s right hand” (Col 3:1). We are “intent on things above rather than on things of earth” (Col 3:2).

Living as saints means living with our hearts set on “higher realms.” Where is your heart, mind, and spirit? Are you earth-bound in the affairs of this world or standing around God’s throne in praise? Are you aware of having your citizenship in heaven? “It is from there that we eagerly await the coming of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil 3:20).

To be saints with our spirits in heaven, we must totally give our lives to Jesus, renew our baptismal promises, and repent of our sins. Then we will live in “higher realms.”

Prayer: Father, may I enter Your throne room with praise and thanksgiving (Ps 100:4).

Promise: "Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great." —Mt 5:12

Praise: "Worthy are You to receive the scroll and break open its seals, for You were slain. With Your blood You purchased for God men of every race and tongue, of every people and nation" (Rv 5:9).

(For a related teaching on Sanctity and Service, listen to, download or order our AV 40B-1 on our website.)

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