This verse from Psalm 27 seems to come up at Mass often and is beautiful. Today it was one of the two recommended Communion antiphons. It reads: One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: To dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life. To dwell in the Lord's house is to be with the Lord and serve him; we are now totally under his care, protected from all evil, and destined to be with him forever! Basically, we are back home with the Father who always loves us! There's nothing more we can ask for.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
***More Reason to Want to Go to Heaven**
It is the will of our heavenly Father that we all get to heaven so that we may be happy for all eternity. In this life, it's the prevalence of sin that causes all our unhappiness! All the more we should want to go to heaven, for there we'll be perfected by the Lord and sin no more!
***Radical Message Perfect for Us***
Matthew 10:39, today's Communion antiphon, reads: Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it in eternity, says the Lord. So live for Christ's sake and not for ourselves. This radical shift is what we need to follow to stop sinning and become holy, to leave hell behind and head straight for heaven. It's letting the Lord properly be our Lord.
**Essential Prayer for All Christians*
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 17, Jesus entered a village and ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!" Now, we may not have leprosy, but as sinners, we need to ask the Lord to have pity on us as well, if not more so. Praying thus from the heart shows that you do submit yourself to the Lord as a follower.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
***Christ in All of Us**
Today's Communion antiphon from Matthew 25.40: Amen, I say to you: Whatever you did for one of the least of my brethren, you did it for me, says the Lord. The Lord wants us to see him in everyone. This is not easy and will take practice. But if we want to be like Christ, we must see as he sees. It is the way to both exterior and interior peace for sure.
***Serving God Liberates Us***
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 17, Jesus described the proper attitude of a servant to his apostles. He summed up saying, "When you have done all you have been commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.'" In other words, for whatever you do for the Lord, give him all the credit and yourself nothing. It turns out this is exactly how we become free from ourselves and experience inner peace!
Monday, November 10, 2025
**Only a Matter of Time*
Communion experience. I am not in heaven yet, but knowing that I'm already inseparable from Christ, sooner or later I'll be there.
***One Step to Eternal Salvation***
Let the God of Christ capture your heart and soul and you are saved forever!
**Sin Causing Sin**
Today is the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. In the Gospel reading from Luke 17, Jesus said to his disciples, "Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the one through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. Be on your guard!" This is a serious warning! To sin is one thing, but to become an agent of sin, knowingly or not, is a lot worse. It's good to be aware whether your action will lead others to sin or not. Best yet, don't sin at all.
**Being Unloved Is OK**
In this evil world, there are so many unhappy people full of hatred for others. Even in some Catholic families, grown children have abandoned their faith and fallen away from their parents. My message: Do not let all that bother you as long as you know that the Lord God, being the only one who can save us from sin, loves you. If you can still love all those who don't love you, you are truly blessed.
****Important Wake-Up Reminder!****
In this life, we are always getting ready for things such as attending a school, starting a new job, getting married, expecting your first child, going on a vacation, visiting a doctor . . . just mentioning a few of the more significant events. But the most important thing to be ready for has to be meeting God after this life ends. This should not be done in the last minute. In fact, it should be done the first moment you realize it's going to inevitably happen. Get your priorities straight to avoid eternal suffering!
Sunday, November 9, 2025
***Ultimate Fulfillment
Communion experience. It's not just saying hi to Jesus or getting to embrace him; it's achieving union with him physically and spiritually in the most intimate way—the ultimate fulfillment in this life on earth!
***God's Transcendental Beauty***
In union with God, you sense the sheer beauty of the Lord in your heart. This transcendental beauty radiates from his pure love for us. It can only be sensed in our hearts, not through any of our physical senses.
***Further Evidence That Jesus Is God***
In today's Gospel reading from John 2, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, "Take these out of here, and stop making my Father's house a marketplace." His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?" Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?" But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.
His disciples came to realize that Jesus fulfilled the words of Scripture. That should make us believe that Jesus is indeed God as well.
*****God Makes All the Difference*****
When you have God with you, everything is sweet. Yes, I am using the word "sweet." When you are on your own, life is not worth living. I mean that too.
**Beautiful and Sweet Message**
Today is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. One of the entrance antiphons, Revelation 21:3 read: Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people, and God with them will be their God. How beautiful and sweet it is to hear and know this—it should mean a lot to us!
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