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Homily of the Day
November 7, 2016

“Thank you, Lord, for inviting us to live in the light.” We give authentic LOVE to brothers and sisters by setting good examples of sincere acts of forgiveness. Going an extra mile as well of showing patience and compassion especially to the younger ones and those who are weak in faith, to keep them from going astray amid temptations or hardships in life.

As God’s servants, we are called to be alert and obedient, and He shall work through us in making others follow likewise the right path. We possess a deep FAITH to overcome obstacles. There may be lots of life changing events which sometimes appear impossible to overcome, beyond our power to understand or resolve. We accept or accomplish however what seems to be impossible because simply but strongly, we believe in God’s power. We are able to remove the block that blinds us. We are inspired to solve bigger problems, uproot burdens and move difficult situations or challenges towards channels for growth & strength.

At the end of each day, it is doing God’s will, to avoid sin and not to lose hope. May we always trust in God’s grace and power?


33 posted on 11/07/2016 4:22:14 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Titus 1:1-9
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Psalm 24:1-6 Luke 17:1-6
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SCANDAL-LESS

 
"Scandals will inevitably arise, but woe to him through whom they come. He would be better off thrown into the sea with a millstone around his neck than giving scandal to one of these little ones." —Luke 17:1-2
 

People listen to us partly because of what we say and mostly because of our credibility and integrity. Therefore, the devil tries to promote and publicize scandals in the Church so as to ruin our credibility and thereby set up obstacles in the way of communicating the Gospel.

To keep scandals, hypocrisy, and sin to a minimum, we should:

  • do all we can so that our leaders are irreproachable and blameless (Ti 1:6, 7),
  • "encourage men to follow sound doctrine and...refute those who contradict it" (Ti 1:9),
  • be on our guard (Lk 17:3),
  • repent (Lk 17:4), especially of gossiping,
  • apologize,
  • correct our brothers and sisters who sin (Lk 17:3),
  • repeatedly forgive our brothers and sisters who sin (Lk 17:4), and
  • pray for our faith to be increased (Lk 17:5).

The messengers of the Gospel have often concealed rather than revealed the truth and love of Jesus. Let us obey the Lord and restore the Church's credibility, integrity, and effectiveness in evangelizing the world.

 
Prayer: Father, give purity and power to the Church.
Promise: "In his teaching he must hold fast to the authentic message." —Ti 1:9
Praise: The sexual scandals in the Catholic Church prevented Clair from converting until she saw that the Sacrament of Confession was God working through His priests.

34 posted on 11/07/2016 4:24:27 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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