Angel of God, my guardian dear WORD Today 10/02/20 Ex 23:20-23 Mt 18:1-5, 10 When we were children we learned the beautiful prayer, "Angel of God, my guardian dear." Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. In God's love, He commits an angel to each of us to guard us from birth to death to the gates of heaven. "I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared." (1st Reading) They go up to heaven to report our situation,…
A family that prays together, stays together WORD Today 10/7/20 Acts1:12-14 Lk1:26-38 In the 1500s when the Bible was first produced by printing press, only 20% of people in Europe could read. But from the 1200s, 99% of Christians knew the major events of Christ's life. How? Thru the Rosary! Today is Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Mary prayed & waited 9 months, then she became Christ's Mother. Mary prayed & waited 9 days w/ the disciples after the Ascension, then she…
Ask, Seek and Knock WORD Today 10/8/20 Gal3:1-5 Lk11:5-13 Christ tells us to persevere in praying & never to give up hope. He assures us, "Ask & it will be given u; seek & u will find; knock & it will be opened to u." This is not a promise of an instant answer. What Christ is saying is that we need to consistently ask, seek & knock in order to acknowledge that we need God. If we have no need for God, we wont listen to His guidance that keeps us away from harm & on the path…
There is no more fear WORD Today 10/14/20 Gal5:18-25 Lk11:42-46 "Woe to u... u pay no attention to judgment & to love for God." In today's culture there's no more fear of sin & judgment, & very little reverence for God. There's no more right or wrong, any choice of lifestyle is okay if it makes one feel good. St Paul tells us that these will result in sexual immorality, eagerness for lustful pleasure, hatred, outbursts of fury, drinking bouts, orgies & other godless…
We ought to be the light to others WORD Today 10/15/20 Eph 1:1-10 Lk 11:47-54 "Woe to u, scholars of the law! You've taken away the key of knowledge. You urselves didnt enter & u stopped those trying to enter." Discipline is needed to raise up good children. But there's a danger of setting up too many do's & don'ts that could cause rejection of our good intention. We might become "scholars of the law," setting up so many rules that make religion look like handcuffs, instead…
Mission to be used WORD Today 10/18/20 Isa 45:1, 4-6 1Thes1:1-5 Mt 22:15-21 When asked if Jews should pay taxes to Rome. Christ said, "Give to the Caesar what belongs to Caesar & to God what belongs to God." Everything belongs to God. He uses govts, the Church, parents, neighbors & nature to deliver His blessings. We must give back to God thru them too. In the 1st Reading, God used the pagan king Cyrus to free the Jews from Babylonian captivity. In the 2nd Reading, God used…
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