{"id":264,"date":"2014-11-13T13:26:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/?p=264"},"modified":"2014-11-13T13:40:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:40:15","slug":"catholic-mass-memorial-of-saint-frances-xavier-cabrini-thursday-11-13-14-readings-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/catholic-mass-memorial-of-saint-frances-xavier-cabrini-thursday-11-13-14-readings-video\/","title":{"rendered":"CATHOLIC MASS: Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Thursday 11.13.14 &#8211; Readings &#038; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-126 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200.jpg\" alt=\"Bible-200\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8216;For just as lightning flashes\u00a0and lights up the sky from one side to the other,\u00a0so will the Son of Man be in His Day.\u00a0But first He must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.'&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/111314.cfm\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/111314.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Readings<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MassTimes.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TheCatholicDirectory.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/in2Cl8WD8I4?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- faith-wp-respons-2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3210937145558786\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5586646142\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/146:7\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/146:7\" target=\"_blank\">PSALM 146:7, 8-9A, 9BC-10<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/17:20\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/17:20\" target=\"_blank\">GOSPEL: Luke 17:20-25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When a Pharisee asks Jesus when the Kingdom of God will arrive, Jesus responds that the Kingdom of God already is among them:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jesus said in reply, &#8216;The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,\u00a0and no one will announce, &#8220;Look, here it is,&#8221; or, &#8220;There it is.&#8221;\u00a0For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jesus is the Son of God, one of the Divine Persons of the Holy Trinity. His Presence among them is a Divine Presence, part of the Divine Plan to set in motion the building up\u00a0of the Kingdom of God like the cultivation of a garden.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to Christ and following His Guidance plants the Seeds of the Kingdom of God in the heart, mind and soul. \u00a0As they grow, the Kingdom is built up through conversion, holiness, and good acts taken in accord with God&#8217;s Will.<\/p>\n<p>(At the same time, of course, there are those who fail to recognize Him, or who fail to listen and act upon what He says.\u00a0When they ignore Christ, it is a missed opportunity, and ultimately at their peril.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- faith-wp-respons-2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3210937145558786\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5586646142\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>After responding to the Pharisee, Jesus directs His next statements to His Disciples. \u00a0He tells His Disciples that there will be a time when He is no longer visible to them. In those times, there will be those who will claim that He has returned, but that those claims should not be followed. Later, when Christ returns, it will be sudden, like a flash of lightning. \u00a0Yet, in the meantime, Christ cautions His Disciples that He will endure suffering and be rejected by that generation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Then He said to His Disciples, &#8216;The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.\u00a0There will be those who will say to you, &#8216;Look, there He is,&#8217; or &#8216;Look, here He is.&#8217;\u00a0Do not go off, do not run in pursuit.\u00a0For just as lightning flashes\u00a0and lights up the sky from one side to the other,\u00a0so will the Son of Man be in His Day.\u00a0But first He must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Recall how, elsewhere in the Gospels, Jesus tells the Disciples that, even in His apparent absence, He will be with us always, even unto the end of the age. \u00a0Yet He also cautions that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, where we know neither the day nor the hour.\u00a0And here, He says that it will be like a flash of lightning.<\/p>\n<p>So we are left with the need to be appreciative and welcoming to Christ&#8217;s Presence in our midst, and the encounters we are offered with Him through Holy Mother Church, the Sacraments, Holy Scripture, opportunities to serve Him in others, and the Holy Spirit, while also being vigilant preparing for His ultimate return at the Second Coming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8216;For just as lightning flashes\u00a0and lights up the sky from one side to the other,\u00a0so will the Son of Man be in His Day.\u00a0But first He must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.&#8217;&#8221; \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/catholic-mass-memorial-of-saint-frances-xavier-cabrini-thursday-11-13-14-readings-video\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[11,9,252,12,10],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible","category-mass","tag-catholic","tag-catholic-mass","tag-gospel-of-luke","tag-psalm-146","tag-tv-mass"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5edXM-4g","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions\/268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}