My dear brothers and sisters, let us start working hard today so as to become the saints of tomorrow by answering the Call to Holiness which entails living out the gospel of Christ and living our daily lives in a holy way. And by working hard in our spiritual lives with perseverance and firmness of faith in God.
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? - Psalm 27:1
You must strive, with all possible care, to please God.
Let us kindle the love of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in the hearts of all people.
O God, we thank you for the glorious company of the apostles, and especially on this day for Simon and Jude; and we pray that, as they were faithful and zealous in their mission, so we may with ardent devotion make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The soul that journeys in the light and the truths of the Faith is safe against all error.
For in prosperity a man is often puffed up with pride, whereas tribulations chasten and humble him through suffering and sorrow.
My dear brothers and sisters, since Love is the greatest and first commandment as Jesus reminds us in today’s gospel reading from the gospel of Saint Matthew 22:34-40, let us strive to love God more today and show that love of God in our love for our neighbor through self-giving, sacrifice and total commitment. Amen!
Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically, working heroically, and suffering heroically.
Remove from your lives the filth and uncleanness of vice.
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and Alleluia is our song.
Physical death closes the night of this present life and introduces us to the rising of the future life.
It is not the work that we do that makes us saints, but the way in which we do it.
The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love.
Remember the word of God to us today in our first reading from the Book of Prophet Isaiah 45:6 “I am the LORD, there is no other.” So let us to stand up for the truth by sincerely rendering and giving to God what is God’s when we truly live out and teach the gospel of Christ in our world today as emphasized by Jesus Himself in today's gospel reading from the gospel of Saint Matthew 22:15-21.
