You must strive with all possible care to please God in such a manner as neither to do nor behold anything, without first consulting Him, and in everything to seek Him alone and His glory - Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez.
Worry about pleasing God than pleasing human beings so that you can sincerely seek Him, find Him and attain His kingdom.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us go out into the world and truly share Christ with others by proclaiming and teaching His gospel fearlessly and solely with His power and authority. Let us also avoid all distractions with prayer, so that we can focus and concentrate on our mission of evangelizing the world.
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost," said Jesus in Luke 19:10. The story of Zacchaeus we heard in today’s gospel reading, ...
Today’s parable reminds us to continually cloth ourselves with God’s sanctifying grace by staying awake, by being ready and by staying focused on our Lord and not letting temporal things, worries and concerns distract us from preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ, the Bridegroom, for we know neither the day nor the hour that will happen.
