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Homily of the Day
October 19, 2018

God created man in His own image, male and female He created them, and He found them very good. He watches over man and knows his every move, his every thought, even before he moves and thinks them. Every hair on his head is numbered. He made man with a free will, a conscience to decide what action to take in order to attain his purpose in life. God desires that such purpose would be life of eternal bliss with Him in His Kingdom. God loves man so much that He came down to earth to redeem mankind from the control of the evil one, brought about by the disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve.

The evil one continues to seduce mankind to prefer the flitting joys of earthly fame and fortune over the eternal life in God’s kingdom. He deceives man into believing that the evil which they do to attain His will remain a secret, known only to them. In this way, the evil one successfully kills man and throws him into hell. We must use our free will, our conscience, to choose God’s will for us, over the seduction of the devil. We must remember the reminder of Jesus that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.


33 posted on 10/19/2018 10:24:54 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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<< Friday, October 19, 2018 >> St. John de Brebeuf,
St. Isaac Jogues &
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Ephesians 1:11-14
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Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13 Luke 12:1-7
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SET FREE IN THE OPEN (PS 18:20)

 
"What you have whispered in locked rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops." �Luke 12:3
 

"From heaven the Lord looks down" (Ps 33:13). Does He look down as a cosmic Big Brother, waiting for the chance to shout our sins and failures from the rooftops (Lk 12:3)? Jesus took our shame upon Himself. He was shamed as He was crucified naked in public, dying the shameful death of a criminal.

The Lord loves us so intimately that He is interested in everything about us. Because He is present within us (see Jn 6:56; 17:23), He loves us completely and even cares about the smallest thing in our lives (see Lk 12:6-8).

Therefore, give the Lord all of your life � all your heart, mind, soul, and strength (see Lk 10:27). Give Him your weaknesses and strengths, your failings, frustrations, anxieties � all of it. "Do not be afraid" (Lk 12:4) that God is a virtual Big Brother spying on you to expose you and humble you. That is what Satan tries to do, not God. The Lord is compassionate and merciful (Ps 103:8). He wants to raise you up and transform you into His abundant, healed life of fruitful, powerful service. He knows your most intimate secrets, but He plans to use His knowledge of those secrets to transform and call you (see Jn 1:48-51), not to shame and expose you. In fact, it may be you yourself doing the proclaiming from the housetops as you share your testimony and witness to the mercy of Jesus in your life.

 
Prayer: Father, "set me free in the open" (Ps 18:20) to worship and praise You with no fear whatsoever.
Promise: "The hairs of your head are counted! Fear nothing, then. You are worth more than a flock of sparrows." —Lk 12:7
Praise: St. John and his companions suffered many tortures and gave their lives for Native Americans.

34 posted on 10/19/2018 10:28:03 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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