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    Emmanuel
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    WHO IS THE MOST HUMBLE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

    "On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.

    "He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.

    “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say,

    "‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place.

    "Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say,

    "‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”  (Luke 14: 1, 7 - 11).

    Saturday 29th October 2022 of the 30th Week of Ordinary Time.

    In our Gospel of today, Jesus is in a dinner party and the principal guests recognized Him and were observing Him to see what He would do or say. Jesus was observing their manners too.

    The crowd justled to get prominent places in order to show who is who? Jesus did not pass the opportunity to teach about social manners and humility. He teaches here that humility is a prudent virtue that will serve us well even in social life.

    Humility is a key spiritual virtue to possess. St Augustine says that while you can enter the Kingdom of God without some other virtues, you can never enter Heaven without humility.

    Here is my definition of humility by example: Who do you consider the most humble person in Heaven? Here are my top five:

    + Jesus Christ.
    + The Blessed Virgin Mary.
    + St Martin de Poress.
    + St Brother Andre.
    + St Mother Teresa of Kolkata.

    The saints model for us the best practice of the Gospel. If you imitate the saints, you will not be wrong.

    "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

    "You, My priest adorer, will live in silence and humility, attentive to the sound of My voice and obedient to whatsoever I will say to you. Submit to the discernment of those whom I have set over you, and in all things prefer the mind and sentiments of the Church to your own thoughts and attractions." (IN SINU JESU, Thursday, August 7, 2008).

    10. 29  "The Rosary will preserve you in purity, in humility, and in all the virtues pleasing to My Mother’s Immaculate Heart and My own Heart." (IN SINU JESU).

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    Tue, Oct 25 at 4:14 PM
     
     

    Say No to Compromise!

    “Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.

    "Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?”

    "He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.

    "After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’

    "He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

    "And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’

    "Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’

    "And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out. And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God.

    "For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”  (Luke 13: 22 - 30).

    Wednesday 26th October of the 30th week of Ordinary Time.

    In following Jesus, the choice is clear but challenging for most of us. The narrow door is the Beatitudes, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. This is how Jesus lived and the example "The Way, the Truth and Life" set for us.

    For Christians, there is no alternative.  "For many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough."  (Luke 13: 24).
    Many will be tempted to compromise and will fall short of the Way.

    What does it profit a man to get everything he wants in life but to be confronted with this scenario:
    "Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from." (Luke 13: 25).

    The regret will be unspeakable.
    "And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out."  (Luke 13:  28).

    I will rather be last now and enter the kingdom than be first and lost.
    "For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”. (Luke 13: 30).

    10. 26 “You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.”  (Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche).

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

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    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
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    "As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live." (St John Paul II).

    "And he told them this parable:

    “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none, he said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?’

    "He said to him in reply, ‘Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.’” (Luke 13: 1... 9).

    Saturday 22nd October 2022 of 29th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of Pope St John Paul II. (1920 - 2005). Polish. First non-Italian Pope in 455 years.  Beatified May 1, 2011 and canonized April 27, 2014. All by Pope Francis.  John Paul was an accomplished writer. He traveled all over the world to promote understanding between nations and between different cultures and religions.  He and President Ronald Regan contributed to the peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

    John Paul II wrote many important encyclicals. His enduring legacy is the Catechism of the Catholic Church which he promulgated in 1992.

    Our key Scripture is the Parable of the barren Fig Tree. This is an allegory for the People of Israel. God wants a good return on His investment in Israel, the Church and in you and me.

    How do we bear much fruit? Remain in Jesus.  What is the principle of productivity?  Abide in Christ.  How do we abide in Christ?

    We live in Christ through the Sacraments, particularly the Eucharist. The Eucharist is a holy exchange of gift. Through it, Jesus shares with us His divine life. Another word for God's divine life in us is sanctifying grace.

    Our fruitfulness depends therefore on this dynamic relationship with Christ living in us.
    "Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me will bear much fruit."  (John 15: 14, 15).

    Fruitfulness is not addiction to activity.  It is believing God. It is knowing the will of God for you and doing it. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. He will accomplish the work.

    "I am the source of all fruitfulness in the vineyard that is My Church. Apart from Me, you can do nothing. Come to Me, then. Remain with Me. Act for Me, guided by My Holy Spirit, and return to Me with thanksgiving. This is the secret of a priestly life that will be pleasing to Me, will build up My Church, and will glorify My Father." (IN SINU JESU page 103).

    10. 22  “To pray the Rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and His mother.” (St John Paul II).

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    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
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    "Let a neighbor praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips."  (Proverbs 27:20).

    "Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.

    “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.

    "The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity—greedy, dishonest, adulterous—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.’

    "But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be ­merciful to me a sinner.’

    "I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”  (Luke 18: 9 - 14).

    Sunday of the 30th week of Ordinary Time.

    "O God, be merciful to me a sinner." The attitude and prayer of the Tax Collector becomes our example of the type of prayer that justifies and the prayer that is heard by God. Here is what the Church teaches on the Prayer of Humility:

    "The first movement of the prayer of petition is asking forgiveness, like the tax collector in the parable:

    "God, be merciful to me a sinner!"

    "It is a prerequisite for righteous and pure prayer. A trusting humility brings us back into the light of communion between the Father and his Son Jesus Christ and with one another, so that "we receive from him whatever we ask."

    "Asking forgiveness is the prerequisite for both the Eucharistic liturgy and personal prayer." (CCC 2631).

    "Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love; in your abundant compassion blot out my transgressions, " (Psalm 51: 3) cried King David after his sins of adultery, cover up and murder.

    The prayer of David was heard by God and David went home justified. The Lord hears the cry of the poor and the humble.

    Because of the great mercy of God, God gave the Church Baptism as the great Sacrament of Reconciliation and Regeneration. Baptism wipes out our sins and the record of our sins.

    Does Baptism remove concupiscence, our ingrained tendency to certain sins? It does not. What then happens to sins that are committed after Baptism? Jesus Christ gave the Church the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession, Penance) to deal with this crisis and stubbornness of sin.

    Those who are humble like the Tax Collector are justified by this Sacrament and enjoy the mercy and peace of God.

    10. 23 Steadfast devotion to the Holy Rosary breaks the habit of sin. I confirm this teaching of St Louis Marie de Monfort.

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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    "Vatican II’s Gaudium et Spes asks us to try to interpret the signs of the times in the light of the Gospel." (CNA)

    "Jesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain—and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot—and so it is.

    "You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

    “Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

    "If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison.

    "I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.” (Luke 12:   54 - 59).

    Friday 21 October 2022 of the 29th Week of Ordinary Time.

    What are the Signs of the Times today? Consider a few of these:

    1. Divisions in the Body of Christ.
    2. Fragmentation of the Catholic Church into conservatives and liberals.
    3. Climate change.
    4. The war in Ukraine.
    5. Rise in migration and refugees worldwide.
    6. Global inflation.

    Jesus says "You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?"

    What can we do about these signs?
    If you are in litigation and you decide that the outcome will not be favorable to you, you sue for peace. "If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison."

    Let us hurry to do something about these grim signs of the times.
    If you hear His voice today, harden not your hearts. Do not say: I have tomorrow. I will make peace with God tomorrow.  "You fool, this night, you face your Judge."

    10. 21 Virgin most prudent,
    Virgin most venerable,
    Virgin most renowned,
    Virgin most powerful,
    Virgin most merciful,
    Virgin most faithful, Pray for us O Most Blessed Virgin Mary.

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

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    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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