07/09/2025
π’23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
π7 September 2025ππβ¨
Luke 14: 25-33
β¦βWhoever does not carry oneβs own cross βοΈ& come after me cannot be my discipleβ¦βππΌπβ¨
CATECHISM:π’ππ
β¦Following π£π
Jesus does not mean taking part in a triumphal procession! π«πIt means sharing his merciful love, β€οΈentering his great work of mercy for each and every man and for all men. πThe work of Jesus is, precisely, a work of mercy, a work of forgiveness and of love! β€οΈJesus is so full of mercy! And this universal pardon, this mercy, passes through the Cross. βοΈβ¨Jesus, however, does not want to do this work alone: he wants to involve us too in the mission that the Father entrusted to him. ππAfter the Resurrection he was to say to his disciples: βAs the Father has sent me, even so I send youβππ£ππ
... if you forgive the sins of any, they are forgivenβ (Jn 20:21-22). Jesusβ disciple renounces all his possessions because in Jesus he has found the greatest Good ππ
in which every other good receives its full value and meaning: family ties, π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦other relationships, πwork, cultural and economic goods and so forth.... The Christian ππΌππ¦detaches him or herself from all things and rediscovers all things in the logic of the Gospel, the logic of love β€οΈand of serviceπβ¨β¦
β¦today we are also commemorating the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, πππΉβ¦
Queen of Peace pray for us! ππΌπΉ
Queen of Peace pray for us!ππΌπ
- Pope Francis, Angelus, St. Peterβs Square, Vatican City, π»π¦8 September 2013.π’
REFLECTIONS:π’ππ
β¦βWhoever does not carry oneβs own cross βοΈ& come after me cannot be my discipleβ¦βππΌπβ¨
The Demand of DISCIPLESHIP - THE CROSS! βοΈπβ¨This Sunday September 7 Pope Leo XIV ππΌπ»π¦π
will canonized 2 New & Young Saints ππ- Blessed Pierre Giorgio Frassati, 24 & Blessed Carlo Acutis, 16. We could even call them the Millennial Saints! ππβ¨We are ALL CALLED to become Saints/saints ππ& there is NO in-between or CAFETERIA CATHOLIC (COFFEE SHOP) βοΈπ€ͺwhere we could choose only values we want & leave the rest. Sorry. The devil πwill sweet-talk us that that we could Go to Heaven without the Cross! πHu?! Jesus demands our Yes! ππΌπ
- Our Commitment to the very end!, πβ¨even to the offering of our lives! βοΈπβ¨He Provides the Grace, πthe Strength, πβ¨plus the support of the multitude of Saints/saints π& anglesπΌπΌπΌ in Heaven. π‘οΈβοΈπ
Commitment ! FIAT! π
πAll the Way! All the Way to Heaven to Follow Jesus! ππΌπ°βοΈπΌπ
Let us pray ππΌfor Young people ππ»ββοΈππ»ββοΈwho are experiencing persecution βοΈπ’for their Christian Faith.ππΌπβ¨π’
Are You Committed to Follow Jesus up to Heaven?ππΌπ°βοΈπΌπ
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Or are you floating along like Coffee Shop Catholic? βοΈπ€ͺπ
Sts Pierre Giorgio Frassati & Carlo Acutis!ππΌππ
Pray for us!ππΌπβ¨
Happy Birthday Mama Mary!ππΌπΉππ
- Fr. Gregory H. Ramos :-))π’π