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Sunday, September 21, 2025

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   Sun, Sep 21 St. Matthew Conversion & Mission Rich, layered (aged blend) Maker’s Mark 46  – warm, spiced “Where is God calling me to follow?” 🕊️ Where Is God Calling Me to Follow? We all reach moments when the path ahead feels quiet, undefined. The calendar turns, the seasons shift, and something stirs within us—a question not of destination, but of direction: Where is God calling me to follow? It’s not always a dramatic summons. Sometimes it’s a whisper in the vineyard breeze, a tug in the heart during prayer, a longing that surfaces while watching the sun set over familiar hills. God’s call rarely begins with clarity—it begins with trust. To follow God is to move toward love, even when the map is incomplete. It may mean walking with someone who’s grieving, forgiving someone who’s hurt us, or stepping into a new rhythm of prayer and service. It may mean leaving behind comfort, or returning to a place we once fled. The call is not always geographical. It might be a...

Saturday, September 27, 2025

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  SEPTEMBER 27 Saturday-St. Vincent De Paul   Jude, Chapter 1, Verse 22-23   On those who waver, have mercy; save others by snatching them out of the fire; on others have mercy with FEAR , abhorring even the outer garment stained by the flesh. Save others by snatching them out of the fire. Jude is advising us to be prudent when you save others. There is almost no way you can pull others from a fire without being burnt; unless you are wearing protective garments. You cannot save unbelievers by hanging out in the bar with them or partying with them. Jude states the even the very garments of the godless are to be abhorred because of their contagion or in more simplistic terms we cannot have the same lifestyle as the godless. No we must be in the world but not of the world. Christ in His Sermon on the Mount taught us how our lifestyle is to be. 1.       Be not afraid but be brave in the world loving even the loveless. 2.  ...

Friday, September 26, 2025

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  Introduction to the Epistle of 2 John   2 John is a brief but potent epistle that emphasizes the inseparable bond between truth and love. Written to “the elect lady and her children”—likely a metaphor for a local church and its members—it urges believers to walk in the truth of Christ’s teachings while expressing love through obedience. The apostle John warns against deceivers, particularly those who deny the incarnation of Christ, calling them “antichrists.” He advises the faithful not to extend hospitality to such individuals, lest they inadvertently share in their errors. This counsel is not a rejection of charity, but a call to discernment—protecting the integrity of the faith community. For Catholics, this letter offers rich lessons on the nature of fear—not as dread, but as reverent vigilance. Fear, rightly ordered, becomes a spiritual safeguard. First, it teaches discernment: the kind of holy caution that filters hospitality through the lens of truth. Second, i...

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