Let us also continue to work very hard in being true, faithful and sincere disciples of Christ by following His example of love, generosity, self-giving, compassion, kindness and unselfishness as we answer our call to discipleship.
My brothers and sisters, let us strive to cultivate and nurture the virtue of Forgiveness in our lives as Christians so as to grow in our love for God by loving Him better in our love for others. Also, let us not forget Jesus’s call to forgive our brother (or sister) not seven times but seventy-seven times because when we forgive them, then we will be forgiven by our Heavenly Father.
Let us love one another by reaching out to our neighbors, by communicating with one another, by listening to one another with our hearts and not just our ears, by understanding each other, by accepting our own faults and wrongdoings; and lastly, by sacrificing when we swallow our pride so that peace will reign.
It is time to come closer to God by denying ourselves and focusing more on Him, by taking up our crosses daily and by following Christ in answer to our call to discipleship.
My dear brothers and sister, Saint Peter’s with his answer to Jesus in today’s gospel reading "you are the Christ, the Son of the living God" reminds and calls us today to recognize, acknowledge and appreciate God’s redemptive role in our lives and His love, care and blessings to us through Jesus Christ His Son our Lord.
The Canaanite woman in today's gospel reading teaches us that the characteristics of true faithfulness to God are: Prayer, Patience and Perseverance. So let us deepen our faith in God and let it be done for us as we wish by being faithful to God through Prayer, Patience and Perseverance. Hence by so doing, we will come closer to God in our spiritual lives and attain the kingdom of heaven after our lives on earth.
Let us pray for the grace to fight the vices of Fear, Pride, Laziness and Impatience with the virtues of Courage, Humility, Perseverance and Patience.
Let us reciprocate God’s love, kindness and care to us through Christ by loving Him more, by spiritually preparing ourselves daily to receive Him in the Holy Eucharist and by consistently showing Him gratitude in our call to charity.
Let us Pray tirelessly, Persevere relentless and Patiently walk closer to God
My brothers and sisters, the parable of the wheat and weed urges us to deepen our knowledge of God and his teachings by learning more about our faith with adequate research and understanding so as to avoid error and ignorance.
My dear brothers and sisters, let us make the word of God fruitful and effective in our lives today by sincerely striving to listen to His word; by making the effort to understand the gospel of Christ explained to us; by wholeheartedly accepting God’s word into our lives and by truly witnessing to the gospel of Christ in the world when we live out His gospel with faith, hope and trust in Him.
It is time to live in the Spirit and let the Spirit of Christ dwell in us by wholeheartedly going back to God, by sincerely listening to Him speak to us through the gospels and the teachings of the Church, by truthfully accepting His gospel, by being obedient to Him and by living out His gospel.
Remember my brothers and sisters, with firmness of faith in God, perseverance and charity, we will overcome all and surely not lose our reward of heaven.
So my brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pray for the grace to truly detach ourselves from the world today so as to firmly attach ourselves to God, answer our call to discipleship, truly accept His word in our lives, then proclaim and live out His gospel fearlessly.
So let us go out now to re-evangelize and bring back our brothers and sisters who have left the Catholic faith, by being alert to their physical and spiritual needs, by reaching out to help and support them; and by showing compassion to them in their struggles with their faith.
