Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Your Interest May Turn into Hope

In today's Gospel reading from Mark 6, King Herod feared John the Baptist, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When he heard him speak, he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him. Today, many people feel that way about Jesus. They may come to follow the Lord one day, leaving them more blessed than those who show no interest in God at all.

**Do You Realize This?*

Since the Lord God knows everything about us, he knows exactly what we think of him.

*How to Have God Choose You

Today is the Memorial of the Passion of John the Baptist. In the First Reading from 1 Corinthians 1, Paul writes, "God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God." All this shows that the Lord loves the humble. Be humble, and he will choose you. The door to heaven is now open for you.

No Time to Waste

As we approach the end of life, we must become more like Christ and not remain the same old person each day. Best yet, let the Lord bring you into union with him through the Holy Eucharist, and then you will live the happiest life both now and forever.

Reality

That there are righteous people in the world shows that God exists. By the same token, the fact that there are evildoers shows that Satan exists. Therefore, Good and evil, God and Satan, are all real.

***Another Healing Miracle

Friday, August 28, 2026

Stay Awake so You Don't Get Locked Out

Today's Gospel reading is the Parable of the Ten Virgins from Matthew 25. The five foolish virgins were not ready and missed the bridegroom's arrival. When they showed up to attend the wedding feast, the door was already locked. They called out, "Lord, Lord, open the door for us!" He replied, "Amen, I say to you, I do not know you." This is something you never want to hear the Lord say to you; it's worse than "Woe to you!" The lesson is clear: We must stay awake, for we know neither the day nor the hour of his coming.

A Prayer We May Need to Say

Today is the Memorial of Saint Augustine. The Gospel Acclamation, Luke 21:36, reads: "Be vigilant at all times and pray, that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man." This is what Jesus said to his disciples. Indeed, we need to pray this, for the day to stand before the Lord will surely come for each of us. The question is: Are we ready?

Wrath of God Arriving!

The following is the latest urgent message from the Hermit of Assisi, a modern-day prophet.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Most Loving and Uplifting Promise

If we love God, he will never forget us. Obey him and we are his forever! In John 14, at the Last Supper, Jesus says to his disciples, "In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be." This is absolutely music to my ears—I cannot imagine hearing a promise that is more loving and uplifting!

*STAY AWAKE & BE PREPARED

In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 24, Jesus said to his disciples: "Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." We make sure no burglar can break into our home and we make sure our own health and wealth remain sound and safe, yet we don't look beyond this life—how myopic and foolish we can be! Is not our soul much more important than everything else about us?

Our Highest Calling!

Today is the Memorial of Saint Monica. The First Reading consists of 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Paul starts out: "Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God... to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..." Right here, I realize that when the Lord God calls us to follow Christ Jesus, it is a sanctifying grace calling us to be holy, so that we may be saved forever! It truly is the highest calling of our whole life.

Be Ready for Judgment Now

Every day we live, God measures us by how Christlike we are before the day of judgment. He sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to show us what we should be like, and no one goes to the Father except through the Son (John 14:6).

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

**Scribes & Pharisees vs. Today's Politicians*

In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 23, Jesus said to the scribes and the Pharisees, "Woe to you, hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing." These were harsh words! I thought of today's hypocritical and evil politicians. They don't appear beautiful on the outside at all. They absolutely show no joy, committing fraud and attacking anyone who disagrees with them. Compared to the scribes and the Pharisees, they are less smart and thus more pitiable.

Perfecting God's Love in Us!

Today's Gospel Acclamation, 1 John 2:5, reads, "Whoever keeps the word of Christ, the love of God is truly perfected in him." This is a big deal! Who doesn't want the God's love to be perfected in him? We now know that if we want it, we only need to keep the word of Christ.