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“The result is that the last state of the man is worse than the first.” –Luke 11:26 Mass Readings: October 7 First: Acts 1:12-14; Resp: Luke 1:46-55; Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 The man in today’s parable was delivered from evil spirits, but then did nothing more. He was a spiritual sitting duck for Satan, and wound up in worse shape than he was before he was delivered (Lk 11:26). He was like a gardener who pulls up all the weeds from his garden, but then doesn’t plant any crops. Naturally, the weeds will grow right back. Jesus is teaching us that...
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“Then the people of Israel – the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles – celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16 Many Christians see Christianity as somber and attend church simply out of a false sense of duty. Such an attitude tragically deprives them of the greatest of all joys: joy in the Lord. God offers you fullness of life. Turn to Him and you will become more aware of His life-giving Spirit. As you open yourself up to the Holy Spirit, you will find that your worship, Bible study and prayer...
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“How could you be so stupid?” –Galatians 3:3 Mass Readings: October 6 First: Galatians 3:1-5; Resp: Luke 1:69-75; Gospel: Luke 11:5-13 “Hey, Galatians,” St. Paul shouts, “wake up! You heard me preach that Jesus saved you by His death and Resurrection. You accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, and received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Then, after I left town, you listened to false preachers, set Jesus aside, and tried to get right with God on your own. How could you be so stupid?” (see Gal 3:1-5) No doubt the Galatians were stunned by Paul’s charges. The fact that...
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“Lord, teach us to pray.” –Luke 11:1 Mass Readings: October 5 First: Galatians 2:1-2,7-14; Resp: Psalm 117:1-2; Gospel: Luke 11:1-4 The Lord, Who is Love (1 Jn 4:8, 16), commands us to love Him with all our hearts (Lk 10:27). However, we will do this only if we love our neighbors as ourselves (Lk 10:27). Love is not a matter of mere feelings and words. We must “love in deed and in truth and not merely talk about it” (1 Jn 3:18). We must be like the Good Samaritan and give hands-on, sacrificial service to those in need, even if...
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“I went to extremes in persecuting the Church of God and tried to destroy it.” –Galatians 1:13 Mass Readings: October 4 First: Sirach 50:1,3-4,6-7; Resp: Psalm 16:1-2,5,7-8,11; Second: Galatians 6:14-18; Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 At the time this teaching is written, there are terrorist groups that are persecuting Christians in certain Middle East nations “to extremes.” Christians are being driven out of entire regions. They are being beheaded. It seems that the witness to Jesus in these regions is lost forever, and that the witness of these Christians was “in vain” (Is 49:4). Yet the truth is that “the blood of...
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