{"id":201222,"date":"2026-06-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=201222&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=201222"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:37:10","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-june-28th-july-5th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-june-28th-july-5th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: June 28th &#8211; July 5th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"201222\" class=\"elementor elementor-201222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0edc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0edc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-e7167d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7167d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e542d3a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e542d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&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\">WEEKLY DIGEST OF rc<br><b>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week June 28 - July 5, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c48768\" 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-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, June 28, 2026 \u2013 The Right Reward<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, June 29, 2026 \u2013 Faithful Forever<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, June 30, 2026 \u2013 Lessons in a Storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, July 1, 2026 \u2013 Almighty God!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, July 2, 2026 \u2013 Healing Touch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, July 3, 2026 \u2013 Peace, Not Doubt<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, July 4, 2026 \u2013 Bless Our Future<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, July 5, 2026 \u2013 A Gracious Father and a Loving Heart<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\" 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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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 28, 2026 \u2013 The Right Reward<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-59ecf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ecf85\" 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>Matthew 10:37-42<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to his Apostles: \u201cWhoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet\u2019s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man\u2019s reward. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple\u2014amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Today is your day, Lord, the Lord\u2019s Day. I want to give you the gift of my smile today. I want to spend time with you today. I want to glorify you by the way I live this day. Help me to put aside my worries and busyness. Help me to enjoy your goodness and to help others enjoy it. Enlighten me with your wisdom and strengthen me with your grace. Blessed by your name, O Lord!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Priorities:<\/strong> A commitment to Jesus changes everything. A commitment to Jesus rearranges priorities and relationships. When we decide to follow Jesus, and each time we renew that decision, we are laying everything on the line. Only his Kingdom will last forever. And there is no guarantee that the other people in our lives will agree with our decision to live for that Kingdom. If they don\u2019t, we will inevitably have conflicts with them. Those can be painful trials. But in the end, Jesus is faithful and our relationship with him\u2014our obedience to his teachings and faithfulness to his call\u2014is what will give lasting meaning to our lives. Even if those close to us\u2014father, mother, son, daughter\u2014do share our faith in Jesus and approve of our commitment to make his Kingdom the true goal of our living, the world around us will surely not. This is a fallen world inundated with evil. Our own human nature is also fallen and at times experiences a twisted attraction to evil. Whenever what is fallen within us and around us clashes with the newness of life in Christ, we have a cross: \u201cWhoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.\u201d Jesus was clear about the cost and difficulties of being his disciple. But he was also clear about where following him leads\u2014with Christ, every crucifixion comes to and opens the door to a resurrection that will never end. When we commit to Christ, <em>that<\/em> is what we are looking forward to: the painful loss of all that is fallen and the joyful gain of all that is redeemed. That deal is well worth it.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Is Closer Than We Think:<\/strong> Jesus is so faithful to his followers that he actually identifies himself with them. This is why he promises that the way we treat his followers\u2014whether a prophet, a righteous man, a disciple, or even a \u201clittle one\u201d\u2014is the way we treat <em>him<\/em>. When we treat them lovingly and respectfully, we show our reverence for Christ himself, and so we \u201cwill surely not lose\u201d our reward. This is a promise from the Lord himself. When was the last time I thought about this promise? How does this promise affect the way I treat Christ\u2019s messengers? Spiritual writers tell us that one of the signs of the Holy Spirit\u2019s gift of piety is a genuine respect and appreciation for Christ\u2019s messengers\u2014especially consecrated souls, priests, and others who give their lives to Christ and his Kingdom with particular intensity. God calls some people to serve him and his Church in these special ways, and our faith-filled respect for them is a manifestation of our respect and admiration for Christ himself. In today\u2019s world, it is easy to lose sight of this. Respect and reverence are not favorite categories in the digital world. And yet, they are clearly categories Jesus values deeply. How does my heart reflect his heart in this regard? How would I like it to? How would he like it to?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are Rewards Selfish?:<\/strong> Jesus spoke often about rewards. In today\u2019s Gospel passage he mentions the word three times. Is he appealing to our selfishness? After all, if we do what is right just to get a reward, isn\u2019t that being kind of self-centered? Sometimes we can think so. But Jesus doesn\u2019t seem to think so. If he did, he wouldn\u2019t have talked about rewards so often. The truth is that we were created to experience the fulfillment and joy that come from living in communion with God. We are built with a strong desire for happiness, for true, lasting happiness. This desire is actually an essential part of the engine of our lives. It keeps us going. It motivates us and gives us energy. Whenever Jesus speaks about rewards he is appealing to a natural, healthy desire for fulfillment that he built into our human nature. It is not selfish to want to experience fulfillment. It is not selfish to do what is right because we know that it will lead us further along the path of a meaningful and fruitful life, and moving forward on that path will feel good. That is not selfishness; rather, it is hope. We are called by God to hope for all good things in him. Hope for fulfillment and joy in Christ is part of our Christian DNA\u2014just as much a part of it as the cross. Jesus wants us to cultivate it and nourish it. He delights when we enjoy the good gifts of God and make choices that create more space for us and others to continue enjoying those gifts. Let us hope in Christ. Let us relish the thought of the rewards he has in store for those who trust and obey him.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Your every word, Lord, seems to challenge and inspire me. I want to follow you, and I am willing to take up my cross. I want to follow you, and so I am willing to leave behind anyone who would obstruct me from doing so, as painful as it may be. I want to follow you, and so I want to treat all your messengers generously and respectfully. I want to give you the joy of giving me the reward you have in store for me, the reward you purchased with your own blood on the Cross. May your will, O Lord, be my food and my joy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make an act of generosity\u2014even if it is as small as giving someone a cup of cold water\u2014toward one of your messengers out of love for you and your Kingdom. And I will try to do it with a smile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Retreat Guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taVpXV7SQ4s&amp;list=PLlcJliGfwMk97xXyBWtZL5qz1dUiPH-HQ&amp;index=10&amp;pp=iAQB\"><em>Why Do Sundays Matter?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 29, 2026 \u2013 Faithful Forever<\/h4>\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201180 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-29-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201180\" alt=\"26-06-29-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-29-DM-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-8061297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8061297\" 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\/2946414?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"June 29, 2026 - Faithful Forever\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946414\/\">June 29, 2026 &#8211; Faithful Forever | 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-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8012d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8012d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-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>Matthew 16:13-19<\/p>\n<p>When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, \u201cWho do people say that the Son of Man is?\u201d They replied, \u201cSome say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\u201d He said to them, \u201cBut who do you say that I am?\u201d Simon Peter said in reply, \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d Jesus said to him in reply, \u201cBlessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> As I come before you today, Lord, I thank you for all the gifts you have given me. I thank you especially for the gift of my faith, for bringing me into your very family, the Church, and strengthening me day after day, year after year with all the graces of the sacraments. Thank you for being with me right now. I turn to you to give you praise and to receive whatever grace you see fit to give me today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Peter the Rock:<\/strong> This isn\u2019t the only time Jesus changes Simon\u2019s name to Peter. In the Gospel of John, the very first time Jesus meets Simon he says to him, \u201c\u2018You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas\u2019 (which is translated Peter)\u201d (Jn 1:42). Such a solemn changing of someone\u2019s name is always deeply significant whenever it happens in the Bible. It happened with Abraham and Sarah; it happened with Jacob; it happens here with Peter. Jesus changes his name to reflect his mission in salvation history. Jesus gave Peter a special role of leadership in his band of Apostles. His presence and his ministry would be the guarantee of the Church\u2019s authenticity after Jesus ascended back to heaven. And that guarantee would continue throughout the centuries through what has come to be known as \u201cthe Petrine ministry,\u201d that is, the papacy. Peter concluded his life serving as the bishop of Rome, the city where he was martyred around the year 64 A.D. Since then, the bishop of Rome (the pope) has been the figure through which the Holy Spirit has continued exercising Peter\u2019s own ministry of unity and universality in Christ\u2019s Catholic Church. The papacy is the continuation throughout history of Peter\u2019s special leadership role in the Church. And the promise Jesus makes that the gates of hell will not prevail against the Church, that the Church will faithfully guard and spread the Gospel until Jesus comes again, is linked to this Petrine ministry: \u201cYou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.\u201d This is Our Lord\u2019s plan for his followers. Because he has been faithful to it, Christians like you and me have always had trustworthy access to Christ\u2019s truth and grace through the Gospel and the sacraments\u2014and we always will. <em>Thanks be to God!<\/em>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Church:<\/strong> Throughout history, many worldly forces have tried to destroy Christ\u2019s Church. In fact, efforts to destroy the Catholic Church are a constant factor in human history since the time of Christ. First there was the Roman Empire. Then there were a series of Muslim empires. Then in more modern times Napoleon himself had the pope kidnapped in order to try to absorb the Catholic Church into his empire. The Nazis and Communists both targeted the Catholic Church in the twentieth century. And in addition to these attacks from the outside, the forces of evil have ceaselessly sought to undermine the Church from within\u2014through heresies, divisions, and corruption. And yet, more than twenty centuries after Jesus made this promise that his Church would stand strong forever and never fail in its mission to roll back the forces of darkness, that much maligned and suffering Church is still the primary moral and spiritual compass of the world. God is faithful. We can count on him. Truly.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apostles of Rome:<\/strong> Today the Church not only contemplates the figure of St. Peter and God\u2019s truly amazing fidelity as shown through his promise to protect the Church through the Petrine ministry. We also contemplate the figure of St. Paul, who was also martyred in Rome around the year 64 A.D. Together, Peter and Paul are considered the Apostles of Rome. St. Paul\u2019s ministry complemented St. Peter\u2019s. Peter\u2019s ministry was the solid rock which gave unity and universality to the Gospel wherever it was preached. Paul\u2019s ministry set out to preach that Gospel to the far corners of the world. As he describes it in today\u2019s second reading: \u201cThe Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it.\u201d St. Paul himself showed reverence for the Petrine ministry when he went to consult with St. Peter and the other Apostles in Jerusalem about his own mission in the Church. He describes how, \u201cI presented to them the Gospel that I preach to the Gentiles\u2014but privately to those of repute\u2014so that I might not be running, or have run, in vain\u2026 and when they recognized the grace bestowed upon me, James and Cephas [Peter] and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas their right hands in partnership, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised\u201d (Gal 2:2, 9). St. Paul shows here his respect for the hierarchical structure of the Church as it was established by Jesus. But he also shows us the human side of the Church. He never rebelled against the divine authority present in the Petrine ministry, but he did courageously challenge Peter the man to live more coherently with the doctrine that he was teaching: \u201cAnd when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong\u2026 And the rest of the Jews [also] acted hypocritically along with him, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy\u201d (Gal 2:11, 13). Jesus guarantees that he will always give life and safety to his Church through the Petrine ministry, in spite of the fact that those who exercise that ministry (the popes) will always be imperfect human beings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> I praise you, Lord, for your infinite power, which somehow finds a way to preserve your Church and even keep it growing in spite of the flaws of your followers and the wrathful attacks of your enemies. I praise you for giving me older brothers and sisters in the faith like Saints Peter and Paul and all the saints. If your grace transformed their lives, I know that same grace can keep transforming my life. Dear Jesus, I never want to abandon you or abandon your Church. Keep me faithful, Lord, through darkness and through light, just as you did for Peter and Paul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will pray in a special way for the Holy Father and the Church, maybe by lighting a candle near one of the sacred images in my parish church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/built-to-last-a-retreat-guide-on-st-peter-and-the-papacy\/\"><em>Built to Last: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat on St. Peter and the Papacy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"tuesday\"><\/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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 30, 2026 \u2013 Lessons in a Storm<\/h4>\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201181 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-30-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201181\" alt=\"26-06-30-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-30-DM-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-dee52e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dee52e8\" 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\/2946415?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"June 30, 2026 - Lessons in a Storm\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946415\/\">June 30, 2026 &#8211; Lessons in a Storm | 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-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4556 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a8d4556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" 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>Matthew 8:23-27<\/p>\n<p>As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, \u201cLord, save us! We are perishing!\u201d He said to them, \u201cWhy are you terrified, O you of little faith?\u201d Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The men were amazed and said, \u201cWhat sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> I know you are here with me right now, Lord. I know you are thinking of me and eager to give me the graces I need to live this day to the full. I know you are looking at me with a gaze of personal and determined love. You created me, Lord, and you redeemed me, and you accompany me each moment through your Holy Spirit. Please open my mind and my heart so that I can receive the light and strength of your grace through this time I spend with you in prayer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Opportunities Storms Give Us: <\/strong>Why does Jesus permit storms in our lives? He didn\u2019t have to let that storm come up as he and his Apostles were making their way across the sea. He shows clearly later on that he has power over the forces of nature at work in the storm. Why didn\u2019t he exercise that power ahead of time, so that the storm wouldn\u2019t even come up in the first place? At least one reason for permitting storms is that they give us opportunities to get to know Jesus better. At the end of this passage, after the crisis is over, St. Matthew tells us: \u201cThe men were amazed and said, \u2018What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?\u2019\u201d Up to this point, Christ\u2019s followers had witnessed amazing things: marvelous healings, dramatic exorcisms, and powerful preaching. This experience, however, shows them another side of Christ\u2019s lordship: his power over the forces of nature. Their understanding, their knowledge of Jesus, still had room to grow. Maybe Jesus permitted this storm precisely so that through the experience, and through what he would show them in that experience, they would come to know him better. Maybe that\u2019s why Jesus permits storms in our lives too. Somehow, being in a boat with Jesus as the storm rages on gives us a chance to know him more fully, and thus to love him more deeply.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mystery of Faith:<\/strong> When his disciples wake him to share their panic with him, Jesus responds with a strange question: \u201cWhy are you terrified, O you of little faith?\u201d The disciples must have looked at him as if he were crazy. Or maybe they looked at each other questioningly, wondering if their Lord had lost his marbles. A good number of Christ\u2019s followers were fishermen, familiar with boats and storms. And those expert navigators were fearing for their very lives in the midst of this storm: \u201cLord, save us!\u201d they cried out, \u201cWe are perishing!\u201d From a normal, human standpoint their situation was clearly and obviously dire. But Jesus doesn\u2019t chastise them for failing to make an accurate human evaluation of the situation. He challenges them on a different level, the level of All his teaching, all his miracles\u2014they have had the single purpose of stirring up in his followers <em>faith.<\/em> We must encounter Jesus and believe in him, trust in him. Only then can his grace penetrate and transform us. This is because God is a real person, and so our relationship with him must be based on something besides mathematical computations. We must throw in our lot with him, believing and trusting, as we must do with any friend if we want the friendship to grow and flourish. Jesus has given us all many direct and indirect experiences of his goodness and his trustworthiness. How deeply have they nourished our faith? Our reaction during life\u2019s storms can tell us.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the Same Boat: <\/strong>Jesus and his disciples were in the same boat. Jesus isn\u2019t a Savior who redeems us from a distance. Jesus wants to be close to us. The whole Christian mystery broadcasts that amazing truth. In the Incarnation God himself becomes a human being and walks with us here in this fallen world. On the Cross, God himself absorbs into his own body and soul all the many types of suffering that we can\u2019t seem to avoid in our journey through life. He travels the dusty roads of Galilee with his disciples. He speaks with Nicodemus around the fire at night. He touches lepers and weeps with those who mourn. In Jesus God shows us that he truly is <em>with us. <\/em>He is in our boat. Jesus is \u201cEmmanuel\u201d\u2014<em>God with us. <\/em>The problem, from our perspective, is that we so easily forget this. The storms of life throw us into a panic. The noise of life drowns out the voice of truth. The distractions of life obstruct our view of the bigger picture as God has revealed it. When will I decide to live according to the truths that I believe? When will I decide to accept the truth of God\u2019s unlimited, unconditional, unmitigated love for me and interest in my life? Will it be today?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Thank you for coming into my boat, Lord. Thank you for caring enough about me to walk with me and protect and enlighten me. Today I just want to savor this gift of your presence. I am never alone. Even the storms that batter me are part of your plan for my life. Nothing can separate you from me, because you are all in for me. Please teach me, Lord, to live with a greater and greater awareness of your presence. Grant me the grace never to forget that even when the storms rage, you are with me in my boat, and with a mere word you can rebuke the winds and calm the sea. You are my Lord and my brother, and I never want to leave your side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will put some kind of faith-reminder (crucifix, image, rosary, post-it with a verse) in a place where I tend to feel more acutely the stresses and anxieties of life (desk, car, kitchen). Whenever I see it, I will make a little act of faith, telling Jesus that I do believe in him and asking him to increase my faith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/navigating-stormy-seas-a-retreat-guide-on-jesus-calming-the-storm\/\"><em>Navigating Stormy Seas: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat on Jesus Calming the Storm<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 1, 2026 \u2013 Almighty God!<\/h4>\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201192 lazyload\" alt=\"26-07-01-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201192\" alt=\"26-07-01-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-01-DM-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-d33c8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d33c8d4\" 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\/2946416?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"July 1, 2026 - Almighty God!\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946416\/\">July 1, 2026 &#8211; Almighty God! 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They were so savage that no one could travel by that road. They cried out, \u201cWhat have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?\u201d Some distance away a herd of many swine was feeding. The demons pleaded with him, \u201cIf you drive us out, send us into the herd of swine.\u201d And he said to them, \u201cGo then!\u201d They came out and entered the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea where they drowned. The swineherds ran away, and when they came to the town they reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs. Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to leave their district.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, help me to put away my distractions and focus on this encounter with you today, trusting that you will give me all of the light and inspiration I need to hear and absorb your message for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Subject to God:<\/strong> The devils who possessed two men hiding out in the tombs dared to approach Jesus with an unusual request. Wanting to avoid their inevitable torment they asked Jesus if they could be sent into the swine instead of being sent straight to Hell. Even though they were \u201csavage\u201d and probably terrifying to behold, Jesus, seemingly unperturbed, granted their request, \u201cGo then!\u201d With two simple words, Jesus showed us his power over the devil, saying \u201cGo then!\u201d as he showed his power over nature when he calmed the storm, saying \u201cBe still!\u201d and his power to restore Lazarus to life, saying, \u201cLazarus, come out!\u201d The Son of God is almighty! Truly, \u201cThe Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him\u201d (Jn 3:35).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Everyone Came Out:<\/strong> On the testimony of the swineherds, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, but instead of welcoming him they asked him to leave their district. In another Gospel scene, the whole town of Samaria came to believe in Jesus because of the testimony of the women at the well. Personal testimony can be very persuasive. While the woman at the well evangelized her town, the swineherds apparently dissuaded their townsfolk from believing in Jesus. When we encounter Jesus in our prayer, the sacraments, or life circumstances, what kind of testimony do we give?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seeing Versus Believing:<\/strong> When the Gerasenes <em>saw<\/em> Jesus, they asked him to leave. It seemed as if they were more afraid of Jesus than of the demoniacs. We know that not everyone who met Jesus during his life followed him. Nor does everyone who encounters Christ today follow him. Let us never take for granted our desire to follow Jesus! The desire we have in our hearts is itself a gift of God. \u201cFor God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work\u201d (Phil 2:13).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord, this Gospel passage reminds me that the battle between good and evil rages even today. Although I don\u2019t encounter people who are possessed, I know that I am strongly tempted sometimes to reject you. Please send your Holy Spirit to rekindle my fervor for you so that I can resist the pull of evil and bring glory to your name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will spend a couple of minutes reflecting with gratitude on my spiritual blessings, including the desire I have to follow you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read Psalm 16, especially these verses:<\/p>\n<p>I bless the Lord who counsels me;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 even at night my heart exhorts me.<\/p>\n<p>I keep the Lord always before me;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 with him at my right hand, I shall never be shaken.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 my body also dwells secure,<\/p>\n<p>For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nor let your devout one see the pit.<\/p>\n<p>You will show me the path to life,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 abounding joy in your presence,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the delights at your right hand forever.<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of over thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/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\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=\"thursday\"><\/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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 2, 2026 \u2013 Healing Touch<\/h4>\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\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201193 lazyload\" alt=\"26-07-02-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201193\" alt=\"26-07-02-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-02-DM-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-e62017c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62017c\" 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\/2946418?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"July 2, 2026 - Healing Touch\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946418\/\">July 2, 2026 &#8211; Healing Touch | 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251dad elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e251dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-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<p>Matthew 9:1-8<\/p>\n<p>After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, \u201cCourage, child, your sins are forgiven.\u201d At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, \u201cThis man is blaspheming.\u201d Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, \u201cWhy do you harbor evil thoughts? Which is easier, to say, \u2018Your sins are forgiven,\u2019 or to say, \u2018Rise and walk\u2019? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins\u201d\u2014he then said to the paralytic, \u201cRise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.\u201d He rose and went home. When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord, today I feel like the paralytic, in need of your tender touch. Help me to open my heart and mind to your healing as I reflect on these lines of Scripture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>His Heart\u2019s Desire: <\/strong>When friends brought the paralytic to Jesus, he cured the paralytic spiritually. That was apparently Jesus\u2019 first priority, his heart\u2019s desire. But Jesus also longs to <em>be known<\/em> by us, and he cured the paralytic <em>physically<\/em> to demonstrate his authority over sin, so that we may know what he values above all\u2014a pure, unsoiled soul. Jesus wants us to trust in his power to forgive sin so that we will come to him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He is ready to restore our souls and heal our hearts no matter how badly we\u2019ve misbehaved.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mind Reading: <\/strong>Jesus knew that his critics were thinking \u201cevil thoughts.\u201d And he knows our thoughts, too. As Psalm 139 reminds us, \u201cLord, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. You sift through my travels and my rest; with all my ways you are familiar. Even before a word is on my tongue, Lord, you know it all.\u201d Even though Jesus knew their \u201cevil thoughts,\u201d he didn\u2019t condemn them. Instead, he offered them proof of his authority in an effort to win them over. Nor does Jesus condemn us. He perpetually knocks at the door of our hearts, inviting us to welcome him in.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Paralytic:<\/strong> The paralytic received from Jesus a complete cure\u2014body and soul. He owed his new beginning to a few good friends who literally carried him to Jesus. Sometimes we\u2019re the one needing a cure, but sometimes God is calling us to be that good friend to a soul in need. Prayer and the sacraments can help to put us into good spiritual shape so that we\u2019re able to do the \u201cheavy lifting\u201d to bring souls placed in our path to Jesus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord, this story is hopeful and full of love\u2014the love of friends for the paralytic; the love of Jesus for the paralytic; and Jesus\u2019 love for the skeptical Pharisees, which he showed by demonstrating his authority over sin. You are pure love! Help me to remember that you love me infinitely as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will offer tangible help to someone, as prompted by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Slowly read and meditate on all of <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/139\">Psalm 139<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of over thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 3, 2026 \u2013 Peace, Not Doubt<\/h4>\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\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201194 lazyload\" alt=\"26-07-03-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201194\" alt=\"26-07-03-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-03-DM-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-17ff72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ff72b\" 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\/2946422?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"July 3, 2026 - Peace, Not Doubt\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946422\/\">July 3, 2026 &#8211; Peace, Not Doubt | 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-952afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952afc0\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efad60c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"efad60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-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<p>John 20:24-29<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, \u201cWe have seen the Lord.\u201d But Thomas said to them, \u201cUnless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.\u201d Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d Then he said to Thomas, \u201cPut your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.\u201d Thomas answered and said to him, \u201cMy Lord and my God!\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cHave you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, help me to place myself into this Gospel scene and learn from Thomas on his feast day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>One of the Twelve: <\/strong>Doubting Thomas was \u201cone of the Twelve,\u201d as was Judas the betrayer, Peter who denied Christ, and the two brothers who coveted seats at the right and left of Jesus in his Kingdom. Jesus\u2019 closest companions were very flawed humans. Praise God, because we, too, doubt, betray, deny, and covet at times. When we fall, if we turn to Jesus, we will realize that we can experience the same patient, gentle, reassuring Jesus that Thomas did.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unbelief: <\/strong>Sons and daughters of God who encounter him regularly in their prayer, through the sacraments, and experientially in life can\u2019t help but proclaim, \u201cWe have seen the Lord.\u201d Hearts overflow with love expressed as evangelical enthusiasm. Yet, many people resist. Like Thomas, they say, \u201cI will not believe.\u201d There\u2019s nothing sadder. True love requires, however, that we don\u2019t ostracize unbelievers. On the contrary, we continue to love them and pray for them until Jesus himself draws from them their own proclamation, \u201cMy Lord and my God.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blind Faith: <\/strong>This story of Thomas\u2019 doubt ended with some truly consoling words from Jesus, \u201cBlessed are those who have not seen and have believed.\u201d Since none of us have seen what the Apostles saw, yet we believe, we are \u201cblessed.\u201d The blessing Jesus alludes to is faith. \u201cFaith is a gift of God, a supernatural virtue infused by him. Before this faith can be exercised, man must have the grace of God to move and assist him; he must have the interior aid of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and converts it to God, who opens the eyes of the mind and makes it easy for all to accept and believe the truth\u201d (CCC 153).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord, thank you for the great gift of faith. I know that the theological virtue of faith is infused by you into my soul every time I ask for it. When I doubt you, as did Thomas, I know that I can expect to hear you encouraging me: \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will make a sincere act of faith, hope, and charity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> There are many versions of Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Here is one:<\/p>\n<p>Act of Faith<\/p>\n<p>O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son became Man, died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because you have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived.<\/p>\n<p>Act of Hope<\/p>\n<p>O my God, relying on your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.<\/p>\n<p>Act of Charity<\/p>\n<p>O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because you are all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of over thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 4, 2026 \u2013 Bless Our Future<\/h4>\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\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201195 lazyload\" alt=\"26-07-04-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201195\" alt=\"26-07-04-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-04-DM-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-5bdc40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdc40b\" 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\/2946425?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"July 4, 2026 - Bless Our Future\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946425\/\">July 4, 2026 &#8211; Bless Our Future | 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-df38541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df38541\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1645f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7a1645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-e7c1c44 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit 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<p>Matthew 9:14-17<\/p>\n<p>The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, \u201cWhy do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?\u201d Jesus answered them, \u201cCan the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse. People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I want to approach you today, as did your disciples, with my questions, my doubts, and my concerns. I am confident that you hear me and that you have a message especially for me as I reflect on your words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Our Future:<\/strong> The Lord recommended to his listeners that they put new wine into fresh wineskins, \u201cso that both are preserved.\u201d He was recommending that they accommodate the new ways Jesus wanted to be worshiped, the new Church he was forming, the new graces he would leave for all of us in the Sacraments, etc. Many of his teachings seemed radical to Pharisees and followers alike, so that even Peter said, \u201cMaster, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life\u201d (Jn 6:68). In our own lives, following Jesus can require abandonment of the future we planned for ourselves. Only when we place our future in his hands can we be assured that we will age well, like wine in new wineskins.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fasting and Feasting:<\/strong> When Jesus walked the earth, fasting was unnecessary because, as Jesus told his disciples, the bridegroom was present! Modern-day disciples of Jesus follow the Church\u2019s liturgical year, which is cyclical, and includes seasons for fasting (Advent and Lent) and even longer seasons for feasting (Easter and Christmas). We exert self-control during fasts to unite ourselves with Christ and open our hearts to become more receptive to grace. Feasting is especially sweet, temporally and spiritually, when we\u2019ve fasted well. Wanting only the best for us, our Church never demands that we fast without feasting, nor vice versa.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Living with the Bridegroom:<\/strong> Our bridegroom lives! Does this fact fill us with joy? Are we fervent and faithful to him? Do we act like a bride, striving to keep ourselves pure and undefiled? Attentive and obedient to the groom? Willing to bear fruit? We are invited to a nuptial union with Christ. As the saints describe it, this union is infinitely more intimate than conjugal love. What a reason to rejoice that the bridegroom lives!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord, everywhere I look today in the Scriptures I see your protective care: in the institution of the Church; in its cyclical nature, which encourages us to fast and feast; and in the spousal intimacy you want to share with me. You are a mighty and powerful God, but you remind me in these lines of Scripture that you care for me tenderly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will open my heart to greater intimacy with you, and with those souls you place in my life<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Jesus to St. Catherine of Siena about union with him: \u201cAnd if anyone should ask me what this soul is, I would say: she is another me, made so by the union of love. What tongue could describe the marvel of this final unitive state and the many different fruits the soul receives when its powers are so filled? Not even the soul\u2019s own will stands between us, because she has become one thing with me\u201d (<em>The Dialogue<\/em>, Chapter 96, p. 181).<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of over thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 5, 2026 \u2013 A Gracious Father and a Loving Heart<\/h4>\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\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201196 lazyload\" alt=\"26-07-05-DM\" 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\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201196\" alt=\"26-07-05-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-07-05-DM-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-c5818fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5818fb\" 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\/2946426?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"July 5, 2026 - A Gracious Father and a Loving Hear\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2946426\/\">July 5, 2026 &#8211; A Gracious Father and a Loving Hear | 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-4494669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4494669\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8d9b6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d8d9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-5a15ab6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit 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<p>Matthew 11:25-30<\/p>\n<p>At that time Jesus exclaimed: \u201cI give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, each day I experience my own smallness, my insufficiencies, and my shortcomings. Still, I know that you are the One who accomplish every good thing in my life, and that on my own I can do nothing. Therefore, Lord, I cast my worries to you, and I renew my faith, hope, and love in your infinite goodness. Lord, grant me the humble knowledge that you are working in me, and that I am in your hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Faith to the Little Ones: <\/strong>Every day we experience, in some form or another, our own smallness. Whether it is our lack of attention at work, laughing at something that makes us look insensitive, or simply not meeting up to our own exaggerated expectations of ourselves, we fall far short of seeming \u201cwise and learned\u201d by the world\u2019s standards. However, Christ says that the Father has hidden \u201cthese things\u201d\u2014spiritual truths\u2014from the wise and the learned, and revealed them to the childlike. Why is that? Precisely because God and a proud soul\u2014a soul who touts their own wisdom and learning\u2014are like oil and water. They cannot mix. A small soul is able to allow God\u2019s greatness to overshadow it, and thus able to receive spiritual wisdom.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Father\u2019s Gracious Will:<\/strong> One of the most intriguing lines of Jesus in the entire Gospel occurs here, in Matthew, with a parallel in the Gospel of Luke: \u201cYes, Father, such has been your gracious will.\u201d The prophet Isaiah spoke of God\u2019s ways being so high above our own (cf. Isa 55:8-9), but Jesus shows us that this is not because God is some sort of dilettante whose whims are inscrutable, but rather that God is a <em>gracious Father. <\/em>God is always looking for our good, and even if we cannot understand his plans in the present moment, God the Son in Jesus shows us that childlike trust always turns us toward praise and appreciation of a Father who truly loves us.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Yoke of Christ: <\/strong>Outside the steps leading to the seminary in Cheshire, Connecticut, there is a large granite crucifix. It is unique: Instead of the typical crucified Lord hanging in agony, Christ stands as though already risen, arms extended and his Sacred Heart burning with love. Engraved below Our Lord are the very same words from the end of this Gospel passage: \u201cCome to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.\u201d These words are an indescribable source of comfort for every Christian: Christ bore the Cross first for us, and he rose again that we too may rise. His heart bears all our woes and sorrows, and is a sure resting place for us all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord Jesus, teach me how to walk in faith and in childlike simplicity. At times, this life can be difficult and complicated. I place all of my troubles and cares on your heart; grant me that special knowledge of the Father\u2019s gracious will, and help me to remember that I am loved and all is working toward my final good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will spend a few minutes before a holy image (maybe of the Sacred Heart or Our Lady), asking for faith and trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>Go deeper into Regnum Christi\u2019s understanding of devotion to the Sacred Heart in the retreat guide \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/fire-and-thorns-a-retreat-guide-on-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus\/\">Fire and Thorns<\/a>\u201d by Fr. 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