{"id":174931,"date":"2025-07-21T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=174931"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:14:35","slug":"july-21-2025-demanding-proof-or-having-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/july-21-2025-demanding-proof-or-having-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"July 21, 2025 &#8211; Demanding Proof or Having Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174931\" class=\"elementor elementor-174931\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"https:\/\/regnumchristi.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4fea0f0caeffabe43ebf8c4e4&amp;id=3bbfe285b5&amp;e=45c46f9735\" href=\"https:\/\/regnumchristi.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4fea0f0caeffabe43ebf8c4e4&amp;id=3bbfe285b5&amp;e=45c46f9735\" data-outlook-id=\"ac699a60-f217-4e96-b2cc-15d6e9700329\">Listen to the audio version<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2098067?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"July 21, 2025 - Demanding Proof or Having Faith\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2098067\/\">July 21, 2025 &#8211; Demanding Proof or Having Faith | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthew 12:38-42<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, \u201cTeacher, we wish to see a sign from you.\u201d He said to them in reply, \u201cAn evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights,\u00a0so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b> Jesus, as I settle into this time with you, I ask for your help to focus on your presence. Lord, I believe in you. Help me listen with expectancy. Lord, I trust you with all my concerns, knowing that you desire only my good. Lord, I love you. Accept this prayer as an act of love, and through it help me grow closer to you and desire to live for you in every thought, word, and deed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li6\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>We Wish to See a Sign from You: <\/b>Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, \u201cTeacher, we wish to see a sign from you.\u201d He said to them in reply, \u201cAn evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign\u2026\u201d By this time, Jesus had already performed many miracles. He had turned water into wine at the wedding in Cana, healed an official\u2019s son, drove an evil spirit from a man in Capernaum, healed Peter\u2019s mother-in-law, and cured many others who were sick and oppressed. The first miraculous catch of fish on the lake of Gennesaret had occurred, and Jesus cleansed a man with leprosy, healed the centurion\u2019s servant, healed a paralyzed man who was lowered through the roof, and healed a man\u2019s withered hand on the Sabbath.<b> <\/b>In the face of so many miracles\u2014of so many signs\u2014the demand for another sign could be seen as a kind of refusal to see and accept what has already been amply demonstrated. It was a refusal to have faith, and Jesus responded to this doubt and resistance. Are there Church teachings we refuse to accept? Are there circumstances in our life that we refuse to embrace as God\u2019s providence?<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Jonah and Solomon: <\/b>The Gentile Ninevites and the queen of the South responded to Jonah and Solomon. Jesus is greater than Jonah and Solomon, yet the scribes and Pharisees persisted in their unbelief and so would be condemned. By refusing to give proof of his divinity by a sign of such a definitive nature, Jesus respects the freedom of the individual to make a decision in faith; he doesn\u2019t compel belief. The <i>Catechism<\/i> teaches, \u201cSo miracles strengthen faith in the One who does his Father\u2019s works; they bear witness that he is the Son of God. But his miracles can also be occasions for \u2018offense\u2019; they are not intended to satisfy people\u2019s curiosity or desire for magic. Despite his miracles some people reject Jesus\u2026\u201d (CCC 548). It also states, \u201cFaith is first of all a personal adherence of man to God\u201d (CCC 150). May our hearts be well disposed to respond to the faith God asks of us.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>In the Heart of the Earth: <\/b>Jesus refused to provide a sign for the scribes and Pharisees, but he alluded to his own death, burial, and Resurrection by describing Jonah\u2019s experience: \u201cJust as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights,\u00a0so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.\u201d He also mentions the \u201cjudgment\u201d to come. This was an act of mercy: \u201cThe message of the Last Judgment calls men to conversion while God is still giving them \u2018the acceptable time\u2026the day of salvation\u2019\u201d (CCC 1041). We will one day be judged as Jesus described: \u201cWhen the Son of Man comes in his glory\u2026he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left\u2026To those on the right, he will say, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,\u2019 while he says to those on his left, \u2018Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\u2019\u201d (Mt 25:31-46). We live in the time of mercy, so we need not fear judgment. \u201cAll grace flows from mercy, and the last hour abounds with mercy for us. Let no one doubt concerning the goodness of God; even if a person\u2019s sins were as dark as night, God\u2019s mercy is stronger than our misery\u201d (St. Faustina).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Conversing with Christ: <\/b>Lord, the scribes and Pharisees heard of or saw all the good that you did. Why didn\u2019t they let themselves open their hearts and minds? Yet if I am honest with myself, I know that there are times I don\u2019t want to hear what you are saying to me or asking of me. There are times when I demand proof. Lord, please help me to grow in faith, surrender all that I am to you, and live according to your will. Grant me self-knowledge and the grace to overcome any of the obstacles, such as pride, vanity, or laziness, that hinder my response to your call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will reflect on the Act of Faith prayer and invite a family member or friend to make an Act of Faith with me:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">O my God, I firmly believe<br \/>that you are one God in three divine Persons,<br \/>Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<br \/>I believe that your divine Son became man<br \/>and died for our sins and that he will come<br \/>to judge the living and the dead.<br \/>I believe these and all the truths<br \/>which the Holy Catholic Church teaches<br \/>because you have revealed them<br \/>who are eternal truth and wisdom,<br \/>who can neither deceive nor be deceived.<br \/>In this faith I intend to live and die.<br \/>Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b> Read the <i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i> 678-679<i>, <\/i>\u201cTo Judge the Living and the Dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Janet McLaughlin and her husband Chris live on a mountain in rural northeastern Oregon. 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