Communion experience. The Lord I received in the Holy Eucharist totally cleansed and healed my soul. With him dwelling in me, I simply rested in his love, enjoying his holy presence to the hilt.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
***Repayment the Wise Choose*
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 14, Jesus went to dine at the home of one leading Pharisee. He said to the host who invited him, "When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." When we invite anyone to dine with us, we usually take into account how many times that person has invited us.The Lord wants us to forget all about getting repaid when we are kind to others; our sole goal is to love and nothing else. Besides, God's repayment for our kindness will be infinitely more satisfying than anyone else's to us in the world. Always focus upon the Lord beyond all things.
***Remaining Holy***
Our mind can only think of one thing at a time. Let that be the Lord Jesus always. Then Satan won't be able to influence you anymore. Thus you remain holy in peace.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
*A Fine Distinction
To make sure that God's will shall always prevail, it's best to remain open to let the Lord inspire or reveal to you what he wants you to do. Otherwise, you run the risk of following your own will. Just a fine point that's worth mentioning. God bless you all!
*****CHRIST IS THE ONE*****
This is how I feel about Christ. The amazing thing (miracle) is that by believing in him totally, you just know that he is your God! (This is proof to me that he is the true God.) Knowing the truth, my life is no longer a void or puzzle; it's now purposeful with me filled to the brim with unabated joy. My Lord is now also my most beloved soulmate! If your "God" is vague and impersonal, you've got the wrong one. By the way, there can be only one true God and Christ fits that bill beyond all expectations!
Friday, August 29, 2025
**Intention, God's or Ours?**
I was watching a popular personality on TV who's Catholic, seeking advice from a well-known priest on her case of obtaining an annulment of her marriage. Now, marriage is a sacrament. According to Christ, what God has joined together, no one should try to break it up. In real life, many marriages do go wrong, and annulment from the Church is sought by the couple. My thoughts for Christians are in any situation we're compelled to take action, we need to examine my intention first. Obeying the Lord must take top priority. Maybe the marriage can be saved, but if we don't care and are determined to void it, that'd be following our own intention, not God's anymore. This is the important point. It's "Thy will be done," not ours, always.
**God Playing Defense**
The Lord God is merciful. He's always patiently waiting for us to turn to him to acknowledge that he loves us, and accept this love from him, while we continue sinning against him. It's like he's always playing defense against us. While we can never match his love, it'd be so good for us to try loving him back as much as we can.
**Cause of Godlessness**
The world is such a godless shape. That's because not all it's people know and follow Christ yet. If they did, we'd be living in a peaceful world with only love for each other.
**Antithesis of Love**
Today is the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist. Here is much of the Gospel reading from Mark 6: Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so. She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet. Herodias’ own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.” He even swore many things to her. She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.” The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request. The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her. So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother. Here'e a case of letting pride override conscience, the very antithesis of Christ dying for our sins.
**Selfless Love vs. Self-centered Love**
When we love God, he sets us free, making us totally selfless. Thus we experience joy and peace. On the other hand, our love for what's of the world is always self-centered, aimed at satisfying ourselves. Thus we never experience freedom nor fulfillment.
***Two Disparate Paths*
Anyone who loves and follows Jesus knows that he is united with his Lord and exactly where he is headed; he experiences freedom, peace, and joy. On the other hand, many reject Christ not because they have found some "truth" that's better, but because their pride has gotten in the way. And they face an unsettling future.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
***A Great blessing
In union with God, you develop a super sharp conscience. You become so aware of God's holy presence that any thought of sin becomes unbearable. This dread of sin is most helpful in remaining blameless and achieving inner peace.
***Sign You're Ready to Go to the Lord
When your heart yearns for the Lord, you are ready to go to him.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
***Separation Comes After This Life*
The tragic news this morning: A shooting gunman killed two children and injured 17 others during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The suspect took his own life afterwards. Let us pray for the souls of all those deceased, those injured, and their families. We need to believe in God all the way to eradicate all evil. As of now in this life, mishaps can happen to all of us, whether you are holy or evil. It's in our next life that we'll either be welcomed or cast out by our heavenly Father forever.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
**No Jusgtification for Sin**
Sometimes one feels that he is justified to commit a sin for some "compelling" reason; he loses control and does it. This is gambling with your soul! No reason can possibly justify sinning! Never ever let sin control you. Once you reach that point of no return, you are a goner! Therefore, seek union with the Lord through the Holy Eucharist to become sin free—only God has complete power over sin.
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