{"id":180717,"date":"2025-10-11T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=180717"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:54:44","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-oct-12-oct-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-oct-12-oct-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: Oct 12 &#8211; Oct 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180717\" class=\"elementor elementor-180717\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc0b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc0b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eecdb71\" data-id=\"eecdb71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7fd1f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7fd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><B>THE WEEKLY DIGEST<\/B><br>OF REGNUM CHRISTI <BR>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff4b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eff4b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5353e87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5353e87\" 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-da66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of Oct 12 - Oct 19, 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" 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 href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, <\/a><a href=\"#sunday\">October 12, 2025 &#8211; Stand Up and Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, October 13, 2025 \u2013 Something Greater<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, October 14, 2025 \u2013 Purity of Intention<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, October 15, 2025 \u2013 Godly Ambition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, October 16, 2025 \u2013 Wisdom of God<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, October 17, 2025 \u2013 Acknowledge, Affirm, and Appreciate<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, October 18, 2025 \u2013 The Witness of Working Two by Two<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, October 19, 2025 \u2013 Pray Without Ceasing<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" 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-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 12, 2025 \u2013 Stand Up and Go<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180434 lazyload\" alt=\"10-12\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180434\" alt=\"10-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2252230?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"October 12, 2025 - Stand Up and Go\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, \u201cJesus, Master! Have pity on us!\u201d And when he saw them, he said, \u201cGo show yourselves to the priests.\u201d As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, \u201cTen were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?\u201d Then he said to him, \u201cStand up and go; your faith has saved you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> My God, I love and I thank you! Grant me the grace to praise you as you are praised in today\u2019s psalm, \u201cSing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands: break into song; sing praise (from Ps 98).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Calling to Jesus:<\/strong> As he journeyed to the Temple in Jerusalem, Jesus traveled through the areas where God\u2019s people lived (Galilee) and the places where they had fallen away (Samaria). Christ was on his way to suffer his Passion for the salvation of all people, and he was working to unite and bring everyone into his Kingdom. Lepers were outcasts who were forced to keep their distance because of contagion. Yet these men knew who Jesus was and didn\u2019t hesitate to make a scene by calling out to him, \u201cJesus, Master! Have pity on us.\u201d They were desperate for a cure and hoped in the healing power of Jesus. Two thousand years later, we know Jesus is \u201chealing and wholeness, the anointed, our strength and salvation, almighty, King of the Universe\u201d (Litany of Praise). He is still working to bring everyone into his Kingdom. When we are suffering, we call out to Jesus full of hope, just as the lepers did, \u201cJesus, Master! Have pity on us!\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Obeying the Master: <\/strong>Jesus directed the lepers to \u201cgo show yourselves to the priests,\u201d because priests had the responsibility to declare lepers clean and able to return to society. Jesus also directs us to \u201cgo show yourselves to the priests.\u201d At the hands of our priests we receive the sacraments of Baptism (which gives us new life as children of God), Reconciliation (which heals us of our sins), and the Eucharist (which makes Jesus present to us). We are truly healed and restored by the graces flowing from the Catholic priesthood. Let us pray for priests and for more vocations to the priesthood.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stand Up and Go: <\/strong>The proper response to the sacrifice Jesus made for our salvation is gratitude. Although the one who returned to thank Jesus was a Samaritan, an outsider to the faith, it was this leper who received praise and a mission from God: \u201cStand up and go; your faith has saved you.\u201d First, Jesus commands him to \u201cstand up\u201d and claim his place as a child of God and then to \u201cgo\u201d and evangelize by telling others what happened to him. By the graces we receive through the sacraments, we are continually healed and restored. Like the leper, we set out to accomplish the mission God has given us\u2014to joyfully share our love of Christ with everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Unlike the lepers in this Gospel passage who had only heard of you, I know and love you intimately, Lord Jesus. I also know that I suffer from spiritual leprosy and live in constant need of your healing. Help me, Lord, to approach you despite my leprosy, confident in your loving, transformative power to restore me through the sacraments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will strive to go more frequently to the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>Read Part Two, Section Two of the <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church, <\/em>\u201cThe Seven Sacraments of the Church,\u201d and thank Jesus for his gift of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hop<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">e<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" 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-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 13, 2025 \u2013 Something Greater<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180686 lazyload\" alt=\"10-13\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180686\" alt=\"10-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-13-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262780?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 13, 2025 - Something Greater\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262780\/\">October 13, 2025 &#8211; Something Greater | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175424\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 11:29-32<\/p>\n<p>While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, \u201cThis generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment\u00a0the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation\u00a0and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord Jesus, I thank you and I praise you for coming to proclaim the Kingdom of God, for accompanying us on our journey of life through the Holy Spirit, for leading the way to the Father, and for opening Heaven to us through your Passion and Resurrection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Evil Generation:<\/strong> Jesus said to them, \u201cThis generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.\u201d Beginning with this Gospel passage in Luke and for the next several days, the liturgy focuses on Jesus\u2019 rebuke of the people of Israel and its priestly class, the Pharisees. We can be tempted to assume his condemnation was for another people in another time and does not include us. Evil is the absence of good, and therefore the absence of God who is all good. In this increasingly secular world in which God is no longer the fulcrum by which our society turns, our generation can also be called evil. Jonah was a Jewish prophet sent to a pagan city to proclaim repentance. Jesus is the Son of God sent to all people of all times to proclaim repentance, a turning back to God. The Ninevites listened to Jonah. We need to ask ourselves, \u201cAre we listening?\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wisdom of Solomon: <\/strong>Solomon, the young son of King David, asked God when he inherited the throne from his father to \u201cGive your servant, therefore, a listening heart to judge your people and to distinguish between good and evil\u201d (1 Kgs 3:9). God was pleased to answer Solomon\u2019s prayer because he did not ask for what was earthly, but for the virtue of God\u2019s wisdom, considered the highest gift of the Holy Spirit. In our culture, where there are \u201cThose who call evil good, and good evil, who change darkness to light, and light into darkness, who change bitter to sweet, and sweet into bitter! [\u2026] Those who are wise in their own eyes, prudent in their own view!\u201d (Isa 5:20-21), we too should ask for wisdom. Solomon tells us why it is worth the ask: \u201cFor Wisdom is mobile beyond all motion, and she penetrates and pervades all things by reason of her purity.\u00a0For she is a breath of the might of God and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled can enter into her. For she is the reflection of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God, the image of his goodness. Although she is one, she can do all things, and she renews everything while herself perduring; Passing into holy souls from age to age, she produces friends of God and prophets. For God loves nothing so much as the one who dwells with Wisdom\u201d (Wis 7:24-28).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Something Greater: <\/strong>Like God speaking through thunder to Moses and the Israelites in the desert, Jesus, the Son of God, was doing the same in order to shake the people out of their spiritual stupor. Jesus spoke harshly to get their attention because the failure of these people to listen and repent could cost them the salvation of their souls. By allowing our societal sufferings, God might be calling us to action, shaking us out of our stupor. \u201cTough love\u201d is necessary when we as a people stop listening to and following God. This sober reflection is not without hope. Jesus came, he called, he anointed, and he sent out his disciples to all the nations. Steeped in wisdom through the sacraments of the Church, Christians are privileged and responsible to bring his light into the darkness so evil can be exposed and good chosen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I am sometimes frightened by your words. In a culture that puts such an emphasis on feelings, the task you give us to bring your love and truth to others is daunting. I know that you are the source of love and goodness, and you cannot be anything but love and goodness. Form my mind, my heart, and my will so that you are my everything. I need you so I can help save souls, especially mine! Grant me your wisdom and the courage to express it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will ask the Holy Spirit to open the gift of wisdom, and all my baptismal gifts, so I can light the darkness in souls today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>Consider meditating on passages from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/wisdom\/0\">Book of Wisdom<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/wisdom\/0\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" 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-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 14, 2025 \u2013 Purity of Intention<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180685 lazyload\" alt=\"10-14\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180685\" alt=\"10-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-14-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262781?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 14, 2025 - Purity of Intention\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262781\/\">October 14, 2025 &#8211; Purity of Intention | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-174932\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174932\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175423\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175423\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 11:37-41<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, \u201cOh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools! Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>I praise and I thank you, Father, for sending your Son, Jesus, to save me. Praying with Psalm 119, I beg you: \u201cLet your mercy come to me, Lord, salvation in accord with your promise. Let me answer my taunters with a word, for I trust in your word. Do not take the word of truth from my mouth, for in your judgments is my hope. I will keep your law always, for all time and forever. I will walk freely in an open space because I cherish your precepts. I will speak openly of your testimonies without fear even before kings. I delight in your commandments, which I dearly love. I lift up my hands to your commandments; I study your statutes, which I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Inviting God In:<\/strong> \u201cAfter Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.\u201d Since Abraham welcomed the three strangers, as described in Genesis (18:1-8), hospitality has been woven into the faith and culture of the Jewish people. Jewish tradition considers it \u201cmitzvah,\u201d meaning commandment. It is said when one knows of strangers who are hungry or need a place to relax, it becomes a legal obligation. For this Pharisee, inviting Jesus to dine in his home also meant inviting all those traveling with Jesus. It also included many dishes, many courses, and long conversations. It was not a small thing for this Pharisee to open his home to Jesus. Was his intention purely hospitality? Do we invite God into our life because we think we are supposed to? Because we will be punished if we do not? Or do we want to speak more personally with God? It is a question we need to ask ourselves honestly. May we seek the Lord with the purest of intentions.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrutinizing Jesus: <\/strong>\u201cHe [Jesus] entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.\u201d It seems by this verse that the Pharisee had an intention other than being hospitable. He was using this occasion to scrutinize and judge Jesus. We do not read that the Pharisee spoke at all. It was to the Pharisee\u2019s critical thoughts that Jesus responded, \u201cOh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools!\u201d What does this tell us about Jesus? It tells us that he knows what we are thinking, and that he despises duplicity. We have encountered this elsewhere in Scripture. Before Nathaniel even spoke, Jesus complimented his future Apostle, saying, \u201cThere is no duplicity in him\u201d (Jn 1:47). He also spoke against the sin of duplicity, saying, \u201cLet your \u2018Yes\u2019 mean \u2018Yes\u2019 and your \u2018No\u2019 mean \u2018No.\u2019 Anything more is from the evil one\u201d (Mt 5:37). We can let this exchange between Jesus and the Pharisee be an opportunity for self-examination of our personal integrity. God welcomes our honest questions about what we do not understand in our faith. However, if we criticize Church teachings to prove ourselves right, we are behaving like this Pharisee.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Considering Our Maker:<\/strong> \u201cDid not the maker of the outside also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.\u201d Even in admonishment God is Love, always providing a way out of spiritual bondage to sin. He is always working to free us from what keeps us from him. Jesus counseled the Pharisee to make reparation for his duplicity by acts of charity. If done with purity of intention, acts of charity can cleanse us from all that keeps us from living as authentic followers of Jesus. St. Faustina wrote of purity of intention in her <em>Diary of Divine Mercy<\/em> (1566), \u201cWhen I was apologizing to the Lord Jesus for a certain action of mine which, a little later, turned out to be imperfect, Jesus put me at ease with these words: \u2018My daughter, I reward you for the purity of your intention which you had at the time when you acted. My Heart rejoiced that you had my love under consideration when you acted, and that in so distinct a way; and even now you still derive benefit from this; that is, from the humiliation. Yes, my child, I want you to always have such great purity of intention in the very least things you undertake.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I want to be a genuine person, authentic in my thoughts and actions. I want there to be no reason for you to admonish me for my duplicity. But I know that I sometimes fool myself. Thank you for the gift of the sacrament of Reconciliation so I can repent of my sins and be made whole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will perform an act of charity with purity of intention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedivinemercy.org\/articles\/purity-intention-and-way-life\">Purity of Intention and the Way of Life<\/a>, Divine Mercy Message, Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" 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-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 15, 2025 \u2013 Godly Ambition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180684 lazyload\" alt=\"10-15\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180684\" alt=\"10-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-15-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262784?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 15, 2025 - Godly Ambition\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262784\/\">October 15, 2025 &#8211; Godly Ambition | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9f47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-173369\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"173369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-174884\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175299\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175369\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 11:42-46<\/p>\n<p>The Lord said: \u201cWoe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces. Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.\u201d Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, \u201cTeacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.\u201d And he said, \u201cWoe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, I come to you today full of plans and goals. I want to glorify you, and I desire to do your will. Please grant me the grace to work selflessly for the building of your Kingdom on Earth. Grow in me your fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Help me to avoid the temptation to vanity and self-glory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Godly Ambition: <\/strong>God has always used his priests to guide his people in the proper worship of him. It is a privileged class and bears a great responsibility. In this Gospel passage, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy and corruption. They had turned their ambition inward by performing godly acts to attain honor for themselves. Turning God-given privileges into means for personal benefit remains a strong temptation whether we are religious or laity. Priests can be tempted to personal acclaim by the success of their ministries, and parents can be tempted to self-congratulation for raising worldly successful children. One way to discern whether our ambitions are in check and our priorities are aligned is to take a spiritual \u201ctimeout,\u201d like a weekend or weeklong silent retreat. There, in the quiet, Our Lord can speak directly to our hearts.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ambitious Journey: <\/strong>To avoid becoming pharisaical in any way, we can draw strength and inspiration from the powerful example of St. Paul. Before he became a saint, Paul was a greatly ambitious Pharisee named Saul. Saul believed he was doing God\u2019s will as he dragged Christians from their homes and had them imprisoned. Saul was severely rebuked by Jesus, and subsequently realigned his priorities so that they became God\u2019s priorities. He wrote, \u201cDo nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others. Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name\u201d (Phil 2:3-9).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ambition Rewarded: <\/strong>When we are busy doing God\u2019s work\u2014strenuously exerting ourselves to spread the Gospel\u2014we can sometimes forget that success is measured not by honor, power, wealth, or pleasure, but by the degree to which we fulfill God\u2019s will. Two examples show us that authentic and lasting recognition comes only through God. First, Therese of the Child Jesus, was a young, sickly, hypersensitive nun considered of no account by her peers. When she died, her religious sisters could think of nothing worthy to write about her in her obituary. Just under thirty years later, she was canonized and exalted as a Doctor of the Church, with papal accolades including \u201cexpert in the science of love\u201d and \u201cthe greatest saint of modern times.\u201d Second, the \u201cexample extraordinaire\u201d is the Virgin Mary. She seemed nothing more than a poor wife and mother whose son was tragically killed. She founded nothing, she built nothing, she spoke little. Yet more foundations, buildings, and movements are named for her than any other person in the history of the world. Even the secular periodical <em>National Geographic<\/em> named her the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Powerful Woman\u201d in 2015. When we are ambitious only for the glory of God, we avoid the pitfall of being \u201cunseen graves over which people unknowingly walk,\u201d and instead bask in God\u2019s eternal acknowledgement, affirmation, and appreciation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, you humbled yourself so I could be lifted in, with, and through you to the Father. Your efforts were done purely for love of the Father and to secure my freedom from sin and eternal salvation. I want to follow your plans for my life, yet I am tempted to turn back in fear that I will suffer. Take my hand, Jesus. Help me trust in you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make a list of my plans and goals for the next year. I will take that list to prayer and ask you if my plans are your plans. Any that are not, I will let go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>Meditate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/philippians\/2\">second chapter of St. Paul\u2019s Letter to the Philippians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" 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-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 16, 2025 \u2013 Wisdom of God<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180683 lazyload\" alt=\"10-16\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180683\" alt=\"10-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262785?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 16, 2025 - Wisdom of God\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262785\/\">October 16, 2025 &#8211; Wisdom of God | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175305\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 11:47-54<\/p>\n<p>The Lord said: \u201cWoe to you who build the memorials of the prophets\u00a0whom your fathers killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore, the wisdom of God said, \u2018I will send to them prophets and Apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute\u2019 in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood! Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.\u201d When Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Holy Spirit, open in me your gift of wisdom. Help me to know and understand what you are teaching me in today\u2019s Gospel. Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to listen to you and receive your words without hesitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Hypocrisy Exposed:<\/strong> \u201cThe Lord said: \u2018Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets\u00a0whom your fathers killed.\u2019\u201d Of all of Jesus\u2019 confrontations with the Pharisees, this Gospel passage offers one of the most scathing rebukes. The piercing words of the Lord, \u201cfor they killed them and you do the building,\u201d exposed the true character of these men and revealed their hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is defined as \u201ca pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs, or principles that one does not really possess.\u201d When God sent prophets to guide the people of Israel on his behalf, they were rejected and often killed by those to whom they were sent. Jesus found these Pharisees and scholars of the law no different than their ancestors. What would Jesus say about us? The Church has through the centuries proclaimed the truth of Jesus Christ. Do we faithfully follow all she teaches, or do we verbally proclaim the Creed at Mass but then pick and choose which teachings we will adhere to?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wisdom of God: <\/strong>Jesus clearly warned the Pharisees of what was to come if they persisted in resisting the wisdom of God. These Pharisees were quite familiar with the wisdom of God as revealed through Scripture. They knew the story of Cain, who killed his brother Abel and in doing so brought death into the world. They knew how the prophet Zechariah had warned the people of Judah not to transgress the Lord and was killed for it. These words of Jesus should have provoked them to self-examination. Yet, the Pharisees lacked receptivity and hardened their hearts toward Jesus. Jesus speaks to us just as he spoke to these men. Do we receive the graces he sends with open hearts? Are we docile to Jesus as he instructs and corrects us? \u201cThe discipline of the Lord, my son, do not spurn; do not disdain his reproof; For whom the Lord loves he reproves, as a father, the son he favors\u201d (Prov 3:11-12).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key of Knowledge:<\/strong> \u201cYou have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.\u201d Wisdom is considered the \u201ckey\u201d that opens all the other gifts of the Holy Spirit including knowledge, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord. \u201cThey [gifts of the Holy Spirit] complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations\u201d (CCC 1831). By failing to heed the warning of the wisdom of God, the Pharisees and the scholars of the law fulfilled Jesus\u2019 words. They \u201cbegan to act with hostility toward him\u2026 for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.\u201d We do not have to make the mistakes these Pharisees made. Jesus gave us his Church so that we have full access to the wisdom of God. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to lead us in self-examination: Are we faithful to Jesus through our fidelity to his Church? If the answer is \u201cnot always,\u201d let us ask the Holy Spirit to give us the gift of docility to the wisdom of God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> My Lord, I desire to be faithful and obedient to you and am called to self-examination of my character. Please send your Holy Spirit so that I see myself through your merciful eyes. I am open and receptive to any course correction I may need to more closely follow your will. Jesus, I trust in you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will read one chapter of the book of Wisdom and will complete the entire book by the end of the month. \u201cThose who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are safe\u201d (Prov 28:26).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catholictruth.net\/en\/assets\/PDFs\/Novena_Holy_Spirit.pdf\">Novena to the Holy Spirits for the Seven Gifts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" 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-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 17, 2025 \u2013 Acknowledge, Affirm, and Appreciate<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180682 lazyload\" alt=\"10-17\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180682\" alt=\"10-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7608e\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262787?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 17, 2025 - Acknowledge, Affirm, and Apprec\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262787\/\">October 17, 2025 &#8211; Acknowledge, Affirm, and Apprec | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2528b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a15ab6\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175483\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175483\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 12:1-7<\/p>\n<p>At that time: So many people were crowding together\u00a0that they were trampling one another underfoot. Jesus began to speak, first to his disciples, \u201cBeware of the leaven\u2014that is, the hypocrisy\u2014of the Pharisees. There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one. Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>May your kindness,\u00a0Lord, be upon us who have put our hope in you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Acknowledge:<\/strong> It is said that every person has a desire to be acknowledged, affirmed, and appreciated. Although Jesus was aware of the Pharisees\u2019 hypocrisy, he acknowledged the authority of those who opposed him, reminding them that their authority was given by God. They did not acknowledge Jesus in return, although they had witnessed his healings and his power over demons. Instead, they preferred to live in willful ignorance and \u201cbegan to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say\u201d (Lk 11:53-54).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affirm:<\/strong> To affirm means to maintain as true everything Jesus said and did. Pharisees and scholars of the law possessed deep knowledge of God and therefore had a great responsibility to acknowledge Jesus as God, yet they failed to do so. Instead of rebuking the Pharisees this time, Jesus warned, \u201cBeware of the leaven\u2014that is, the hypocrisy\u2014of the Pharisees.\u201d Though Jesus, the Son of God, was neither acknowledged nor affirmed by those over whom he had true authority, he did not exercise his justice. He left the Pharisees to themselves. \u201cBy rejecting grace in this life, one already judges oneself, receives according to one\u2019s work, and can even condemn oneself for all eternity by rejecting the Spirit of love\u201d (CCC 679).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appreciate: <\/strong>Jesus left God the Father and came to Earth to save us from our sins. The only true response we should have is deep, profound appreciation for him. Jesus, who has total authority to judge us when we fail to acknowledge and affirm him, chooses instead to acknowledge and affirm us! \u201cAre not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.\u201d In his mercy, he soberly cautioned that justice will have its day: \u201cThere is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.\u201d And he warned us that our accuser will argue his case against us: \u201cI shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one.\u201d Our faith tells us that each of us will face a personal judgment at the moment of death. Thankfully, our Savior tells us to not be afraid. If, in this life, we acknowledge, affirm, and appreciate Jesus Christ, we can trust that, at the moment of our death, he will do the same for us.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I acknowledge your authority, affirm your truth, and appreciate you as my all-loving Savior and King. I believe that \u201cI am worth more than many sparrows\u201d to you and that you notice all I try to do for you. I would be afraid of death and judgment except that you tell me not to be. So, instead I choose to trust you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make frequent acts of charity and reparation for my sins so that I will be better prepared for my personal judgment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XIa1ysSD1jw\">Book Review with Fr. Wade Menezes on his book, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XIa1ysSD1jw\"><em>The Four Last Things: A Catechetical Guide to Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Nan Balfour is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She volunteers as a writer and speaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimcenterofhope.org\/\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/a>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him so as to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1782c\" 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-becf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"becf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a51820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 18, 2025 \u2013 The Witness of Working Two by Two<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2218e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180681 lazyload\" alt=\"10-18\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180681\" alt=\"10-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-18-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764bd07\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2262788?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"October 18, 2025 - The Witness of Working Two by T\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2262788\/\">October 18, 2025 &#8211; The Witness of Working Two by T | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c61fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c61fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f485eb7\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-172960\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"172960\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Luke 10:1-9<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, \u201cThe harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, \u2018Peace to this household.\u2019 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, \u2018The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Jesus, you chose to work through others, and you still choose to do so. As I come to this time of prayer, I am aware that you call me to mission. It\u2019s not enough that I live a good and moral life, and that I pray, but that through my baptism I became responsible for joining you in your mission. You have called me. Lord, I turn to you with faith, hope, and love. Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Laborers Are Few:<\/strong> There is no question that the Lord needs laborers. Our collaboration has always been a part of God\u2019s plan for humankind. We need men who say yes to Christ\u2019s call to the priesthood and provide a personal encounter with Jesus through the sacraments. We need deacons who assist them. We need men and women religious who labor single-heartedly to build the Kingdom of Christ. And we need committed laymen and -women who live their vocation to transform the world. We can feel that the \u201claborers are few,\u201d that there are so few actively working to bring the light of Christ to the world, and we can feel like \u201clambs among the wolves\u201d when we try to address the challenging social issues of today\u2019s world. However, Christ tells us today, as he told the seventy-two, that \u201cThe harvest is abundant\u2026 so ask the master to send out laborers.\u201d May we pray regularly for vocations!\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sent in Pairs: <\/strong>It might seem that being sent out individually would be more efficient\u2014that more people could be reached\u2014but Jesus was concerned not only about those who would be reached by the seventy-two but also about the seventy-two themselves. The two working together had the opportunity to witness to the communion to which we are called within the body of Christ. They also had the opportunity to provide a witness to charity in their teamwork. How often do we invite others to the joy of serving the Lord and building Christ\u2019s Kingdom?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stability and Joy in Service: <\/strong>Jesus directed the seventy-two to accept the hospitality of others saying, \u201cDo not move about from one house to another.\u201d He was encouraging stability in their mission. In the life of service, it can be tempting to move from one apostolate to another as challenges arise. However, persevering through the trials to provide a stable outreach is an essential part of any mission. It is said that people respond to a call of action only after seven or eight \u201ctouches.\u201d Persevering is also important to the one working in the apostolate, as it is an opportunity to grow in self-knowledge, skills, and dependence on Christ. Apostolate can be a great source of joy. In <em>Evangelii Gaudium<\/em>, Pope Francis wrote, \u201cThe Gospel joy which enlivens the community of disciples is a missionary joy. The seventy-two disciples felt it as they returned from their mission.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Jesus, sometimes it seems like I have little to offer. It seems that my time is so limited. I\u2019m not sure what my talents are or how they can be used to serve you. It seems as though there are so many who are better prepared or more capable. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019m really needed. However, as I reflect on today\u2019s Gospel, I can\u2019t help but feel a renewed hope and a sense of responsibility to share your message with others. I ask for courage, inspiration, and zeal to face the challenges of today\u2019s world and work to build up your Kingdom.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will spend ten minutes prayerfully considering how you may be calling me to build up the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html\"><em>Evangelii Gaudium<\/em><\/a> and be inspired.<\/p>\n<p>Janet McLaughlin and her husband Chris live on a mountain in rural northeastern Oregon. She puts her Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies to work as she shares the beauty and importance of the lay vocation in her writing, speaking, and teaching on spiritual topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c39b76\" 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-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 19, 2025 \u2013 Pray Without Ceasing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180763 lazyload\" alt=\"10-19\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-180763\" alt=\"10-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-19-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" 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><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2264082?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"October 19, 2025 - Pray Without Ceasing\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2264082\/\">October 19, 2025 &#8211; Pray Without Ceasing | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cf343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cf343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>Luke 18:1-8<\/p>\n<p>Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, \u201cThere was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, \u2018Render a just decision for me against my adversary.\u2019 For a long time, the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, \u2018While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me, I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.\u2019\u201d The Lord said, \u201cPay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Father, you want me to come to you with all that I am: my hopes and desires, my fears and sorrows, my faults and failures. You never tire of listening to me, so why do I spend so little time speaking with you? Lord, I believe that you are my Creator who loves me. I hope in your goodness and providential care for me. I love you and desire to love you more. Grant me the grace to deepen my relationship with you through my prayer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prayer Is Necessary: <\/strong>While God can do anything, he chooses most often to work through our prayers and our actions. He gives us the privilege of cooperating with him in his ongoing action in the world in both these ways. Prayer is also a necessary pathway to deeper faith. In prayer, we open our hearts to his heart, sharing our hopes and needs, our fears and joys. We tell him all those things we would tell our closest friend\u2014and more. He knows it all already, but as we share it, our faith is deepened. We come to an experience of his tender love for us, individually and personally. When it seems that the Lord is slow to answer (or answers \u201cno\u201d), he gives us the chance to trust him and to more deeply desire and treasure the things he does. The <em>Catechism <\/em>asks us to consider that \u201cthe wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God\u2019s desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God\u2019s thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him\u201d (CCC 2560).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pray Always: <\/strong>In this parable, the Lord teaches us to pray without ceasing. We may echo the reaction the authors of the <em>Catechism <\/em>anticipated, \u201cMany Christians unconsciously regard prayer as an occupation that is incompatible with all other things they have to do: they \u2018don\u2019t have the time\u2019\u201d (CCC 2726). In contrast, the <em>Catechism<\/em> insists, \u201cPrayer in the events of each day and each moment is one of the secrets of the Kingdom revealed to \u2018little children,\u2019 to the servants of Christ\u2026 It is right and good to pray so that the coming of the Kingdom\u2026 may influence the march of history, but is just as important to bring the help of prayer into humble, everyday situations (CCC 2660). In the <em>Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity<\/em>, St. Paul VI recommends that the laity use the \u201cspiritual aids\u201d the Church offers \u201cin such a way that while correctly fulfilling their secular duties in the ordinary conditions of life, they do not separate union with Christ from their life but rather performing their work according to God\u2019s will they grow in that union\u201d (n. 4). Nevertheless, St. Gregory Nazianzen insists that while we \u201cmust remember God more often than we draw breath\u201d it is also true that \u201cwe cannot pray \u2018at all times\u2019 if we do not pray at specific times\u2026\u201d (CCC 2697). Just as in our human relationships, Christ wants to be invited into our daily realities, and our times of focused, attentive daily prayer.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Family and Prayer: <\/strong>Jesus learned to pray from Joseph and Mary, and our children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and others need to learn to pray from us. \u201cThe Christian family is the first place of education in prayer. Based on the sacrament of marriage, the family is the \u2018domestic church\u2019 where God\u2019s children learn to pray \u2018as the Church\u2019 and to persevere in prayer. For young children in particular, daily family prayer is the first witness of the Church\u2019s living memory as awakened patiently by the Holy Spirit\u201d (CCC2685). When we pray regularly with our family, we are calling on the power of Almighty God into our midst <em>and<\/em> we are teaching the younger ones how important it is to make God the central person in our lives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord, I want to know you more deeply\u2014not just knowing about you through my intellect, but knowing you heart-to-heart. Help me see your presence and action in the events of my day and the people whom I encounter. Help me listen with my mind and heart that I may know and desire to live your will in my life. I want to remember that prayer is about a real relationship with you. And, Lord, help me share the gift of prayer with others, especially the children in my family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will review my prayer life to see how I can better enter into true conversation with you, and I will invite someone to pray with me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Watch Fr. John Bartunek in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/vx9qxq4y7f?videoFoam=true\">Four \u201cC\u2019s\u201d of Meditation<\/a> or read the section in the <em>Catechism <\/em>on meditation (2705-2708).<\/p>\n<p>Janet McLaughlin and her husband Chris live on a mountain in rural northeastern Oregon. 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