by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
From Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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“‘There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously …. lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. … When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment …. he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’ …”
“Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. … His Face changed in appearance and His clothing became dazzling white. … two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in Glory and spoke of His Exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. … a cloud came and cast a shadow over them … from the cloud came a Voice that said, ‘This is My Chosen Son; listen to Him.’ …”
“Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful … so shall My Word Be that goes forth from My Mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but shall do My Will, achieving the end for which I Sent It.”
“‘… I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. … Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ …”
“Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he,
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
and relenting in punishment. …”
“‘Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for My sake and for the sake of the Gospel who will not receive a hundred times more … and Eternal Life in the age to come. …”
“… What we say reveals a great deal about us—more than we imagine. Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is among the rarest. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack, and uncharitable remarks. …”
“… Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? … Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye. … every tree is known by its own fruit. … A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good ….'”
