by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… ‘Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. * * * … [I]f it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. * * * … Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters. …”
“‘… ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. … If you … who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?'”
“‘Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.’ He said … ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be Your Name, Your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.'”
“She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at His Feet listening to Him Speak. * * * The Lord said to [Martha] in reply, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.'”
“‘And who is my neighbor?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. … a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion … poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. … lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. … Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?’ … ‘The one who treated him with mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.'”
“‘… what God has joined together, no human being must separate.’ … ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another
commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.'”
“Guide me, Lord, along the Everlasting Way. …”
Catholic TV Mass for the Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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