He saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
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The Path to the Kingdom - Friday, July 25, 2025
“You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?” They said to him, “We can.” He replied, “My chalice you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give...Matthew 20:22–23
Soften Your Heart - Thursday, July 10, 2025
“Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” Mt10:14–15
Proclaiming the Kingdom - Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 10:5–7
Good Fruit—Bad Fruit - Wednesday, June 25, 2025
“Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.” Matthew 7:16–17
Wonder and Awe Before the Eucharist - Sunday, June 22, 2025
While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. Mark 14:22–24
Singularly Devoted - Saturday, June 21, 2025
Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24
The “Labor Pains” of God’s Will - Friday, May 30, 2025
“When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.” John 16:21
The Kingdom of God is Upon Us - Thursday, March 27, 2025
“But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” Luke 11:20
Building the Kingdom - Friday, March 21, 2025
“Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” Matthew 21:42
The Path to Perfection - Monday, March 3, 2025
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. Mark 10:17–19