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Monday 13th week Ordinary Time
Abraham’s conversation shows that faith includes questions, courage, and deep concern for justice. To stand before God is not to remain silent, but to speak with humility and trust. Justice and mercy are not opposed in God—they belong together. Even in judgment, God listens to the voice of intercession. Abraham’s persistence is not arrogance—it’s rooted…
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Saints Peter and Paul
Prayer does not always change the circumstances—but sometimes, it opens the impossible. While Peter was chained, the Church was unceasing in prayer. Faith works in silence, even while power flexes its might. God’s action often comes when we least expect it—quietly, suddenly, unmistakably. Freedom doesn’t always come through resistance. Sometimes it comes through surrender and…
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Saturday 12th week Ordinary Time
Holiness is not harshness. To follow Christ is to pursue peace, not argument. Faith thrives in community shaped by kindness, not control. Quarrels may feel righteous, but they often serve ego more than truth. The servant of the Lord must correct without crushing, teach without pride, and wait without resentment. Change of heart is God’s…
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
We often value the majority, the stable, the predictable. But heaven rejoices over the one who returns. This is not a story of numbers, but of love that refuses to give up. God’s heart moves toward the lost, not to condemn but to carry home. Repentance is not met with reluctance but with celebration. The…
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Thursday 12th week Ordinary Time
Appearances, titles, or dramatic acts do not measure discipleship. Jesus calls for a faith that moves beyond speech into obedience. Sincerity is not enough if it is not rooted in the will of God. Spiritual power without relationship becomes empty performance. Listening alone is not discipleship. Transformation comes in doing. To build on rock is…
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Wednesday 12th week in Ordinary Time
Jesus calls us to judge not by charisma or charm, but by character. Words can deceive, but fruit does not lie. What we nurture in silence will eventually show in how we live, lead, and love. Goodness isn’t proven in moments—it’s revealed over time. We are all bearing fruit, whether we realise it or not.…
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The birth of John the Baptist
God’s work often begins in quiet defiance of expectation. John’s name, chosen by God, breaks with tradition to signal a new story unfolding. Obedience sometimes means going against what others assume is right. Zechariah’s restored voice is not for protest, but praise—born from silence and trust. Joy shared in community deepens faith and awakens wonder.…
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Monday 10th week Ordinary Time
In death, Jesus gives. He entrusts his mother to the care of a disciple, and the disciple to her love. This is not sentiment—it is the forging of a new kind of family, born at the foot of the cross. In suffering, Jesus does not withdraw. He remains present, attentive, and faithful. His thirst is…
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Monday 12th week Ordinary Time
Judgment distorts our vision long before it harms anyone else. It’s easy to spot flaws in others when we haven’t faced our own. Jesus isn’t calling us to moral silence, but to humility. Correction without self-awareness becomes hypocrisy. The measure we use—our tone, our assumptions, our standards—will shape how we ourselves are treated. True clarity…
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Jesus does not ask for what we do not have. He asks us to offer what little we do. The call to serve is often met with our excuses, but grace meets us there. Generosity begins not with abundance, but with trust. The disciples’ task wasn’t to solve the problem, but to respond in obedience.…
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