by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“‘… When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.’ Then He said to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.'”
Catholic televised Mass for Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Nov. 27, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“… He, the obedient Servant, is King because He has ‘the keys of death and Hades’ (Rv 1:18). And, because He is the conqueror of death, hell and Satan, He is “the ruler of kings on earth” (Rv 1:5). In fact, everything on earth is subject to death. Instead, He who has power over death opens the prospect of immortal life to all humanity. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the Fulfilment of all Creation (cf. Rv 1:8), so that every generation can repeat: Blessed is His Kingdom that is coming (cf. Mk 11:10). …”
“… rather than being a conclusion to what had gone before, it should rather be a beginning, a beginning of where we go from here. Jesus did not come simply to be crowned king of the universe; He came to establish the kingdom of God. When He said, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand,’ we must understand that ‘at hand’ in terms of God’s Eternity, according to which one day is a thousand years and a thousand years a day. …”
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“… Jesus answered, ‘My Kingdom does not belong to this world. … For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the Truth. Everyone who belongs to the Truth listens to My Voice.'”
“Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, ‘It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’ … every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put Him to death …'”
Catholic televised Mass Readings and Homily for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, from EWTN in Alabama. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“… ten persons with leprosy … stood at a distance … saying, ‘Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!’ … one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice … he fell at the Feet of Jesus and thanked Him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said … ‘Ten were cleansed … Where are the other nine? … Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.'”