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The Word Among Us Today's Meditation: 1 Maccabees 6:1-13 The Holy Spirit wants to help us see ourselves as we really are. He wants to show us how to get out of any foreign land that we have fallen into. He’s just waiting for us to ask him to build up our virtues and to change any of our “foreign” ways.
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From the information here, we know that he thoroughly plundered Jerusalem, tortured and destroyed its inhabitants, was in the process of attacking Judah again, and was proposing to capture and pillage nearby Elymais. ...
The Word Among Us The more we empty ourselves, the more room we give God to fill us... The more you forget yourself, the more Jesus will think of you. The more you detach yourself from self, the more attached Jesus is to you. -Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
The Word Among Us Today's Meditation > 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 Since each of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit, we can ask: What’s the state of my heart? Is it a pure sanctuary for the Lord, or is it harboring some renegades? Could it use some repairs? How can I make my house beautiful for God?
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Well, consider this reading, which describes the first observance of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah. For eight days, the Israelites are caught up in an ecstasy of joy at the Jerusalem Temple—singing, praying, playing instruments, and even happily doing building repairs. ...
The Word Among Us Draw me, Lord. Take me,... force me, compel me to walk after you. For I cannot follow you of my own accord. On the contrary, even if you call me, you must also show me the path. If you do not draw me, if you do not use you strength, I shall never succeed in following you. -Blessed Paul de Giustiniani
The Word Among Us Today's Meditation > 1 Maccabees 2:15-29 The most important leadership role any of us can take is to lead people to Jesus. You can make a difference because Christ is in you. Each of us can lead, even as we follow the Lord!
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The events in 1 and 2 Maccabees took place in the second century b.c., when the Seleucid kings invaded Israel and tried to eradicate the Jewish religion.
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Today's Meditation 2 Maccabees 7:1,20-31 Our heavenly Mother, Mary gives us similar encouragement: Don’t forget who God is! Remember his love for you! Remember his good plan for you and your family! Remember that he made the universe and has everything under control, no matter how bad things may seem right now. No matt...er what you are going through, whether as simple as daily deaths to sin or self-denial, or as confusing or complicated as unjust persecution, God walks with you and will give you his divine strength.Read More
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It’s hard to imagine what that mother of seven sons went through as she watched each of them executed for refusing to deny his faith.
The Word Among Us The trials ahead may never be as great as the help I may confidently expect from Him. -Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
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November 18 Feast Day St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. “The Indians had the greatest admiration for her, asked her to pray for them, and called her Quah-Kah-Ka-num-ad—‘Woman-who-prays-alwa
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Kaskasia, Michigamea, Cahokia—strange-sounding Indian names peppered the priest’s conversation as he sat in the Duchesnes’ study in France and told of his work in far away North America.
The Word Among Us When I am incapable of praying, I want to keep telling Jesus that I love him. It's not difficult, and it keeps the fire going. St. Therese of Lisieux
The Word Among Us Unexpected Grace: A Reflection on Luke 19:1-10 Y: POPE BENEDICT XVI Once again, the gospel tells us that love, born in God’s heart and working through man’s heart, is the power that renews the world.
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A rich man who was a “publican” by profession, that is, a tax collector for the Roman authorities, hence, viewed as a public sinner. Having heard that Jesus would be passing through Jericho, ...
The Word Among Us We cannot see Christ and remain as we are. We cannot exchange a look with Christ and not be overcome with a total conversion. If we are still tepid and still attached to our ease... it is because we have not exchanged glances with Christ,we have not really "see" Christ. -Father Jacques de Jésus
The Word Among Us Today's Meditation Luke 18:35-43 We can discover the power of prayer to change our lives, regardless of the circumstances we are praying about. The mere act of praying confirms our faith in a God who we believe hears us and answers us. We should be specific, be persistent, be expectant, and leave the answers up to God.
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Judging from all the symptoms, we can probably conclude that the blind beggar in today’s Gospel reading had a condition called SPE.
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The Word Among Us Today's Meditation: Luke 18:1-8 The way we pray can say a lot about the way we imagine and relate to God.
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If the crooked judge eventually gives this petitioner justice because she wears him down with her persistence, how much more will God act swiftly on behalf of his beloved children? He knows what we need, ...
