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The secular humanism will come as a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing to devour you

The Book of Truth:

You can only uphold the Truth, for I Am the Truth. Deny the Truth and you deny Me

June 30, 2014fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, you, My dear followers, must know that the gates of Hell will never prevail against My Church, although much of My Church on Earth will be crushed, as foretold. But, the Truth can never die. My Word will never die out nor will My Teachings be forgotten by those who are in true union with Me. 

Only those who remain true to My Word can say they are part of My Church on Earth. Those who applaud any form of tampering of the Holy Gospels or adaptation of My Teachings will no longer be able to claim that they serve Me. Should a holy servant of Mine dare to proclaim an alternative doctrine to the one given to man by My apostles and the prophets, before My Time, they will be immediately expelled. 

I warn all those who embrace anything, which is deemed to be sacred – but which is formed by human hands and creation – and who accept this as Mine, that I will cast you out, for you will no longer be able to call yourselves My servants. And should you lead souls into error, your punishment will begin in your time and will continue long after you depart from this life. 

My Anger is unknown to you, because you have yet to witness it. But know this. You who will betray Me already know who you are, for your faith has already weakened. Many of you have already fallen and your weakness will be your downfall. You will betray Me; deny Me and embrace My enemies, for you will be so caught up in the new religion – the secular humanism, which will come as a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing to devour you – that I will be forgotten. Your ambition and desire to please those enemies of Mine, who will rise to great heights, within the echelons of My Church – will blind you to the Truth. This will be the cause of your demise and all those whom you will pull into grave error.

It is when My Church turns My Teachings upside down; inside out and back to front, that you will know that the time has come for the antichrist to take centre stage. Those who worship the beast will sign their own death warrant and will hand over their free will, a Sacred Gift from God, to My enemies. Once you swear an oath to this new false doctrine, you will be guilty of crucifying Me and your punishment will be severe. 

Why, you may ask, would you be punished for your obedience to your elders? The answer is simple. When you swore an oath to serve Me, you agreed to uphold the Truth. When you break this oath, because of your obedience to those enemies of Mine to come, then it is not I, Jesus Christ, you will serve.

You can only uphold the Truth, for I Am the Truth. Deny the Truth and you deny Me. When you deny Me, as a servant of God, you will no longer be fit to instruct God’s children towards their Eternal Salvation.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/you-can-only-uphold-the-truth-for-i-am-the-truth-deny-the-truth-and-you-deny-me/

 

 

 

———

True Life in God:

Days of ordeal lie ahead of you

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/messages/1188/

 

 

 

See under the new CHURCH menu:

https://remnant-army.org/wordpress/en/unity/

„August 20, 2004

(Notebook 111)

Vassula, give Me your attention and listen well; pen every word you hear…

… as I was saying to you in the beginning4, have your mind oriented on the Orient; the light shall rise from there and everything will take the shape of a blossoming garden; I have had My Heart set on the Orient from the outset; …”

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/news/recently-released-messages-2/

 

———–
Orthodox:

https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2024/06/30

 

 

———-
Roman Catholic:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/063024.cfm

———-

„.. The Salvation of the Gentiles

11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling[b] salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel[c] jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling[d] means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+11&version=NRSVCE;UKR;SCH2000;NT-HU;BDS

Torah:

https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat

humanism

My Church, when it divides and falls, will embrace humanism with great relish

The Book of Truth:

My Church, when it divides and falls, will embrace humanism with great relish

June 27, 2014fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, you will never identify the work of Satan in the world that easily, for he is very cunning. He will rarely expose his deeds in a way, which would cause people to question his influence. Throughout his reign on Earth, he went to extraordinary lengths to convince the world that he does not exist. Rarely will you see the truth, because it is camouflaged through those people he uses to convince people that God does not Exist.

The objective of the devil is to fool people into believing that the world and the existence of the human race is a means to an end. His greatest triumph was the introduction of humanism and, in particular, secular humanism. 

Humanism, a so-called desire to look after the needs of the human race, through the elimination of social injustice, is flawed. Those who adopt humanism in their lives do so as a substitute for a belief in God and it is understandable why they do this. Sadly, many religions have produced dissidents, whose behavior is not influenced by God. Their hatred for others and their murderous intent is exercised in the Name of God when, in fact, it is Satan himself who inspires their every move. He does this to drive people away from God. These dark souls commit terrible injustices and use the Name of My beloved Father to carry out wicked acts. They then justify these acts in the name of their religion and they cause many people to reject all belief in God. 

Secular humanism, while applauding all good things in the name of social justice, is very appealing to those souls who are tender of heart, for their intentions are good. Sadly, when they embrace this doctrine, they are saying that the Creation of the world was an accident, caused by nature. But this is untrue, for the world was created by My Eternal Father. No scientist will ever be able to explain the Creation of the world, because this knowledge will never be made known to man.

To reject the supernatural and the Divine Existence of God means that you reject moral guidelines, which derive from God. This means that morality, a deep sense of what is or not pleasing to God, cannot be sustained and this leads to darkness. Instead, man will become focused only on his physical needs, and he will neglect his soul. Upon death, his soul, which he refused to accept as a life-giving Gift from God, will still not accept God’s Mercy. Many of these souls will have completely alienated themselves from God’s Mercy at that stage.

My Church, when it divides and falls, will embrace humanism with great relish. And, as a result, it will draw all those souls into a flawed interpretation of the Truth of their existence. The world will then embrace this new type of church – a church concerned with social injustices – and not one word about the importance of the salvation of your soul will be uttered.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/my-church-when-it-divides-and-falls-will-embrace-humanism-with-great-relish/

 

 

 

———

True Life in God:

Days of ordeal lie ahead of you

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/messages/1188/

 

 

 

See under the new CHURCH menu:

https://remnant-army.org/wordpress/en/unity/

„August 20, 2004

(Notebook 111)

Vassula, give Me your attention and listen well; pen every word you hear…

… as I was saying to you in the beginning4, have your mind oriented on the Orient; the light shall rise from there and everything will take the shape of a blossoming garden; I have had My Heart set on the Orient from the outset; …”

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/news/recently-released-messages-2/

 

———–
Orthodox:

https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2024/06/27

 

 

———-
Roman Catholic:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062724.cfm

———-

„.. The Salvation of the Gentiles

11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling[b] salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel[c] jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling[d] means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+11&version=NRSVCE;UKR;SCH2000;NT-HU;BDS

Torah:

https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat

humanism

So many people accept the false humility, which lies behind the humanism, which is so favoured by those in My Church.

The Book of Truth:

You cannot impart the Truth when your ego seeks popularity

December 10, 2013fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, how it pains Me to see so many people accept the false humility, which lies behind the humanism, which is so favoured by those in My Church.

My Role as Saviour and Redeemer of the human race has now been forgotten. The false humility, within My Church, will continue to be witnessed and all will applaud those who promote the need to look after material welfare of those in need. All this will result in a false religion.

When did you, who call yourselves servants of God, decide to replace the True Word of God with your own flawed interpretation of it? When did you decide to replace Christianity with humanism, where no mention is made of Me? Don’t you know that nothing comes from that which does not come from God? How little you have learned and how foolish you are if you believe that your so-called good works – in concentrating on material welfare – can ever replace the Truth.

When you ignore your primary role – the most important doctrine of saving the souls of God’s children – then you can never say you are a servant of Mine. How easy it is for you to call out to save the poor, the wretched and the economically deprived members of your society. By following this misguided trail, where you seek the world’s admiration for your so-called good deeds, then you forget the most important role, for which you were called. That is to serve Me, your Jesus. It is not to seek personal popularity in My Holy Name. What good is it to anyone to have the creature comforts in life when they cannot save their soul? If you seek admiration from the secular world, through public acts, designed to make you popular, then you do not carry My Cross. If you do not imitate Me, then you cannot speak for Me. You cannot impart the Truth when your ego seeks popularity.

When you forget the Sacrifice I made to save your souls, then you cannot serve Me. When a priest forgets the reason why he became a servant of Mine, his fall from grace is ten times that of an ordinary soul. For when he removes himself from Me he takes with him the souls whom he influences and who trust his judgment.

Hear now, My servants, this, My Call to save the souls of all those over whom you have been appointed through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. When you fail to repeat what you have been taught, you do not teach the Truth. When you promote humanism and urge those souls within your diocese to do the same, you reject Me. You replace Me, Jesus Christ, with the desire not only to promote social justice, but to seek admiration for your good works in the eyes of others. Their admiration and your desire to be popular means that you no longer serve Me. When you no longer serve Me, you allow yourselves to fall into error and soon you will no longer acknowledge Me at all in the way you are supposed to.

Only the few, the elect, will serve Me up to the final Day. On that Day, many of those who call themselves servants in My Church on Earth will weep and scream begging Me to show them Mercy. By then, they will have lost Me billions of souls and for many of them they will be so caught up in the abomination, that they will fail to understand the truth of their destiny, until it is too late.

Wake up those of you who are uneasy with the sense of desolation and confusion, which surrounds you as servants of Mine at this time. Remain firmly rooted in the Truth at all times. Remember your role as My sacred servants and that is to feed My Flock with the Truth and ensure that they receive the Food necessary to salvage their souls.

Your job is to bring Me souls.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/you-cannot-impart-the-truth-when-your-ego-seeks-popularity/

 

 

 

———

True Life in God:

Days of ordeal lie ahead of you

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/messages/1188/

 

 

 

See under the new CHURCH menu:

https://remnant-army.org/wordpress/en/unity/

„August 20, 2004

(Notebook 111)

Vassula, give Me your attention and listen well; pen every word you hear…

… as I was saying to you in the beginning4, have your mind oriented on the Orient; the light shall rise from there and everything will take the shape of a blossoming garden; I have had My Heart set on the Orient from the outset; …”

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/news/recently-released-messages-2/

 

———–
Orthodox:

https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2023/12/09

 

 

———-
Roman Catholic:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120923.cfm

———-

„.. The Salvation of the Gentiles

11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling[b] salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel[c] jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling[d] means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+11&version=NRSVCE;UKR;SCH2000;NT-HU;BDS

Torah:

https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat

humanism

Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God

HUMANOID robotok – Elon Musk szerint aggódni kell a mesterséges intelligencia miatt. A robotok kora.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A63h7bhN87k

 

—The Book of Truth:

Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God

July 27, 2013fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, it is My Desire that all My cherished followers pray hard to deflect the harm to souls, because of the growth of atheism. Atheism does not always declare itself. Very often, people who have decided, for whatever reason, to no longer believe in God, create a substitute.

Because of the makeup of man, he must seek out a cause in order to justify his existence. The curse of humanism is that it exalts man in the eyes of man. All that must be done, according to the humanist, is to ensure that man’s needs come first. Many people confuse humanism with Christianity.

When one proclaims the importance of worldly goods in the lives of man, at all cost, in order to avoid suffering or poverty, it is easy to assume that this is a form of love for one’s neighbour.

If you say that you want to put a stop to poverty, unemployment and other miseries, many will think you are speaking in the Name of God. Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God, nor will you hear His Name mentioned. Those who live their lives as humanists do not love God. They only love themselves. They also believe that all that matters is the wellbeing – usually in the form of worldly things – of humanity, as a means to an end.

While it may seem charitable, to be seen to care about the needs of man, you can never substitute God, by placing the needs of man first. When you do this, you insult God. Humanism, while having all the exterior signs of love for God, is not what it seems. Behind the mask of love lurks a love of self. Man will die, his body will turn to dust, his soul will live on, yet, humanism would have you believe that man is immortal.

Be careful when you embrace humanism, because when you do, you cut yourselves off from Me.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/look-behind-the-mask-of-humanism-and-you-will-not-find-signs-of-god/

 

 

 

 

———

True Life in God:

Days of ordeal lie ahead of you

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/messages/1188/

 

 

 

See under the new CHURCH menu:

https://remnant-army.org/wordpress/en/unity/

„August 20, 2004

(Notebook 111)

Vassula, give Me your attention and listen well; pen every word you hear…

… as I was saying to you in the beginning4, have your mind oriented on the Orient; the light shall rise from there and everything will take the shape of a blossoming garden; I have had My Heart set on the Orient from the outset; …”

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/news/recently-released-messages-2/

 

———–
Orthodox:

https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2023/07/27

 

 

———-
Roman Catholic:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072723.cfm

———-

„.. The Salvation of the Gentiles

11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling[b] salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel[c] jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling[d] means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+11&version=NRSVCE;UKR;SCH2000;NT-HU;BDS

Torah:

https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat

humanism

You say that you want to put a stop to poverty, unemployment and other miseries

LE PAPE ACTIVE LE NOUVEL ORDRE MONDIAL LE 15 OCTOBRE 2020! Allan Rich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpCWwvrRzUQ&t=226s

The Book of Truth:

Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God

July 27, 2013fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, it is My Desire that all My cherished followers pray hard to deflect the harm to souls, because of the growth of atheism. Atheism does not always declare itself. Very often, people who have decided, for whatever reason, to no longer believe in God, create a substitute.

Because of the makeup of man, he must seek out a cause in order to justify his existence. The curse of humanism is that it exalts man in the eyes of man. All that must be done, according to the humanist, is to ensure that man’s needs come first. Many people confuse humanism with Christianity.

When one proclaims the importance of worldly goods in the lives of man, at all cost, in order to avoid suffering or poverty, it is easy to assume that this is a form of love for one’s neighbour.

If you say that you want to put a stop to poverty, unemployment and other miseries, many will think you are speaking in the Name of God. Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God, nor will you hear His Name mentioned. Those who live their lives as humanists do not love God. They only love themselves. They also believe that all that matters is the wellbeing – usually in the form of worldly things – of humanity, as a means to an end.

While it may seem charitable, to be seen to care about the needs of man, you can never substitute God, by placing the needs of man first. When you do this, you insult God. Humanism, while having all the exterior signs of love for God, is not what it seems. Behind the mask of love lurks a love of self. Man will die, his body will turn to dust, his soul will live on, yet, humanism would have you believe that man is immortal.

Be careful when you embrace humanism, because when you do, you cut yourselves off from Me.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/look-behind-the-mask-of-humanism-and-you-will-not-find-signs-of-god/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although they will cause fear, they are nothing when compared to the Great Chastisement ahead

July 25, 2013fatherofloveandmercy

My dearly beloved daughter, the Hand of My Father has now intervened in the world, in punishment for the sin of man. Sin has escalated in the world because man no longer differentiates between right and wrong. You cannot escape the Wrath of My Father’s Anger, when your countries applaud wicked sin, through their laws.

These punishments will be witnessed across the world, quickly. Although they will cause fear, they are nothing when compared to the Great Chastisement ahead. Man is stubborn. He refuses help when it is offered by God. Humanity has chosen to reject God and every single one of you has suffered because of the heathens amongst you.

My Call from Heaven is to save all souls in the first instance, but it is also so that I can help you to mitigate the punishments, which will befall the human race. How great is My Mercy. How great is My Patience, but those who reject My Teachings and who shut themselves off from My Father, their Creator, will soon know the consequences.

I call out to all religions and beg you to pray for clemency, whether you accept these Messages or not. The prayers are necessary to mitigate the catastrophes, which have already begun.  Pray, pray, pray, for your lives and for the salvation of your souls.

Your Jesus

https://fatherofloveandmercy.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/although-they-will-cause-fear-they-are-nothing-when-compared-to-the-great-chastisement-ahead/

 

 

———

True Life in God:

Days of ordeal lie ahead of you

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/messages/1188/

 

 

 

See under the new CHURCH menu:

https://remnant-army.org/wordpress/en/unity/

„August 20, 2004

(Notebook 111)

Vassula, give Me your attention and listen well; pen every word you hear…

… as I was saying to you in the beginning4, have your mind oriented on the Orient; the light shall rise from there and everything will take the shape of a blossoming garden; I have had My Heart set on the Orient from the outset; …”

https://ww3.tlig.org/en/news/recently-released-messages-2/

 

———–
Orthodox:

https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2023/07/26

 

 

———-
Roman Catholic:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072623.cfm

———-

„.. The Salvation of the Gentiles

11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling[b] salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel[c] jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling[d] means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+11&version=NRSVCE;UKR;SCH2000;NT-HU;BDS

Torah:

https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat

humanism

991. You cannot impart the Truth when your ego seeks popularity

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The Book of Truth:
“Tuesday, December 10th, 2013, 23:00

 

My dearly beloved daughter, how it pains Me to see so many people accept the false humility, which lies behind the humanism, which is so favoured by those in My Church.

My Role as Saviour and Redeemer of the human race has now been forgotten. The false humility, within My Church, will continue to be witnessed and all will applaud those who promote the need to look after material welfare of those in need. All this will result in a false religion.When did you, who call yourselves servants of God, decide to replace the True Word of God with your own flawed interpretation of it? When did you decide to replace Christianity with humanism, where no mention is made of Me? Don’t you know that nothing comes from that which does not come from God? How little you have learned and how foolish you are if you believe that your so-called good works – in concentrating on material welfare – can ever replace the Truth.

When you ignore your primary role – the most important doctrine of saving the souls of God’s children – then you can never say you are a servant of Mine. How easy it is for you to call out to save the poor, the wretched and the economically deprived members of your society. By following this misguided trail, where you seek the world’s admiration for your so-called good deeds, then you forget the most important role, for which you were called. That is to serve Me, your Jesus. It is not to seek personal popularity in My Holy Name. What good is it to anyone to have the creature comforts in life when they cannot save their soul? If you seek admiration from the secular world, through public acts, designed to make you popular, then you do not carry My Cross. If you do not imitate Me, then you cannot speak for Me. You cannot impart the Truth when your ego seeks popularity.

When you forget the Sacrifice I made to save your souls, then you cannot serve Me. When a priest forgets the reason why he became a servant of Mine, his fall from grace is ten times that of an ordinary soul. For when he removes himself from Me he takes with him the souls whom he influences and who trust his judgment. Hear now, My servants, this, My Call to save the souls of all those over whom you have been appointed through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. When you fail to repeat what you have been taught, you do not teach the Truth. When you promote humanism and urge those souls within your diocese to do the same, you reject Me. You replace Me, Jesus Christ, with the desire not only to promote social justice, but to seek admiration for your good works in the eyes of others. Their admiration and your desire to be popular means that you no longer serve Me. When you no longer serve Me, you allow yourselves to fall into error and soon you will no longer acknowledge Me at all in the way you are supposed to.

Only the few, the elect, will serve Me up to the final Day. On that Day, many of those who call themselves servants in My Church on Earth will weep and scream begging Me to show them Mercy. By then, they will have lost Me billions of souls and for many of them they will be so caught up in the abomination, that they will fail to understand the truth of their destiny, until it is too late.

Wake up those of you who are uneasy with the sense of desolation and confusion, which surrounds you as servants of Mine at this time. Remain firmly rooted in the Truth at all times. Remember your role as My sacred servants and that is to feed My Flock with the Truth and ensure that they receive the Food necessary to salvage their souls.

Your job is to bring Me souls.

Your Jesus”

 
 
“Monday, December 9th, 2013, 19:46
….
Many will say: “Who is this man who speaks with such wisdom? Who is he who calls out to the world with love in his heart for the masses? Is he the Lord God, Jesus Christ?” they will ask, when many miracles will be attributed to him. …”

—-
Roman Catholic:
“

Monday of the Second Week of Advent
Lectionary: 181

Reading 1 Is 35:1-10

The desert and the parched land will exult;
the steppe will rejoice and bloom.
They will bloom with abundant flowers,
and rejoice with joyful song.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
They will see the glory of the LORD,
the splendor of our God.
Strengthen the hands that are feeble,
make firm the knees that are weak,
Say to those whose hearts are frightened:
Be strong, fear not!
Here is your God,
he comes with vindication;
With divine recompense
he comes to save you.
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,
the ears of the deaf be cleared;
Then will the lame leap like a stag,
then the tongue of the mute will sing.Streams will burst forth in the desert,
and rivers in the steppe.
The burning sands will become pools,
and the thirsty ground, springs of water;
The abode where jackals lurk
will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.
A highway will be there,
called the holy way;
No one unclean may pass over it,
nor fools go astray on it.
No lion will be there,
nor beast of prey go up to be met upon it.
It is for those with a journey to make,
and on it the redeemed will walk.
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return
and enter Zion singing,
crowned with everlasting joy;
They will meet with joy and gladness,
sorrow and mourning will flee.

Responsorial Psalm ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14

R. (Isaiah 35:4f) Our God will come to save us!
I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD –for he proclaims peace to his people.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
R. Our God will come to save us!
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. Our God will come to save us!
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.
R. Our God will come to save us!

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Behold the king will come, the Lord of the earth,
and he himself will lift the yoke of our capacity.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 5:17-26

One day as Jesus was teaching,
Pharisees and teachers of the law,
who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem,
were sitting there,
and the power of the Lord was with him for healing.
And some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed;
they were trying to bring him in and set him in his presence.
But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd,
they went up on the roof
and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles
into the middle in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said,
“As for you, your sins are forgiven.”Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves,
“Who is this who speaks blasphemies?
Who but God alone can forgive sins?”
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in reply,
“What are you thinking in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
But that you may know
that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”–
he said to the one who was paralyzed,
“I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”He stood up immediately before them,
picked up what he had been lying on,
and went home, glorifying God.
Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God,
and, struck with awe, they said,
“We have seen incredible things today.” “
 
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Orthodox (Greek Catholic):
“5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s[a] house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6 Christ, however, was faithful over God’s[b] house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm[c] the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.

Warning against Unbelief

7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion (/when they rebelled * editor),
    as on the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors put me to the test,
    though they had seen my works 10 for forty years.
Therefore I was angry with that generation,
and I said, ‘They always go astray in their hearts,
    and they have not known my ways.’
11 As in my anger I swore,
    ‘They will not enter my rest.’”

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  17 But with whom was he angry forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+3%3A5-19&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS

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The Demand for a Sign

11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a (/miraculous * editor) sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”   13 And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod

14 Now the disciples[a] had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”[b] 16 They said to one another, “It is because we have no bread.” 17 And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “And (when * editor) the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” And they said to him, “Seven.” 21 Then he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?””

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+8%3A11-21&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS

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https://oca.org/readings/daily/2018/12/10
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humanism

859. Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God

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The Book of Truth:
“Saturday, July 27th, 2013, 19:22My dearly beloved daughter, it is My Desire that all My cherished followers pray hard to deflect the harm to souls, because of the growth of atheism. Atheism does not always declare itself. Very often, people who have decided, for whatever reason, to no longer believe in God, create a substitute.

Because of the makeup of man, he must seek out a cause in order to justify his existence. The curse of humanism is that it exalts man in the eyes of man. All that must be done, according to the humanist, is to ensure that man’s needs come first. Many people confuse humanism with Christianity. When one proclaims the importance of worldly goods in the lives of man, at all cost, in order to avoid suffering or poverty, it is easy to assume that this is a form of love for one’s neighbour.

If you say that you want to put a stop to poverty, unemployment and other miseries, many will think you are speaking in the Name of God. Look behind the mask of humanism and you will not find signs of God, nor will you hear His Name mentioned. Those who live their lives as humanists do not love God. They only love themselves. They also believe that all that matters is the wellbeing – usually in the form of worldly things – of humanity, as a means to an end.

While it may seem charitable, to be seen to care about the needs of man, you can never substitute God, by placing the needs of man first. When you do this, you insult God. Humanism, while having all the exterior signs of love for God, is not what it seems. Behind the mask of love lurks a love of self. Man will die, his body will turn to dust, his soul will live on, yet, humanism would have you believe that man is immortal.

Be careful when you embrace humanism, because when you do, you cut yourselves off from Me.

Your Jesus”

 

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Roman Catholic:
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Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lectionary: 398

Reading 1 Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13

This word of the LORD came to me:
Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear!I remember the devotion of your youth,
how you loved me as a bride,
Following me in the desert,
in a land unsown.
Sacred to the LORD was Israel,
the first fruits of his harvest;
Should any presume to partake of them,
evil would befall them, says the LORD.

When I brought you into the garden land
to eat its goodly fruits,
You entered and defiled my land,
you made my heritage loathsome.
The priests asked not,
“Where is the LORD?”
Those who dealt with the law knew me not:
the shepherds rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
and went after useless idols.

Be amazed at this, O heavens,
and shudder with sheer horror, says the LORD.
Two evils have my people done:
they have forsaken me, the source of living waters;
They have dug themselves cisterns,
broken cisterns, that hold no water.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11

R. (10a) With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
O LORD, your mercy reaches to heaven;
your faithfulness, to the clouds.
Your justice is like the mountains of God;
your judgments, like the mighty deep.
R. With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
How precious is your mercy, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They have their fill of the prime gifts of your house;
from your delightful stream you give them to drink.
R. With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
For with you is the fountain of life,
and in your light we see light.
Keep up your mercy toward your friends,
your just defense of the upright of heart.
R. With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.

Alleluia See Mt 11:25

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mt 13:10-17

The disciples approached Jesus and said,
“Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?”
He said to them in reply,
“Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven
has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich;
from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because
they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.
Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:You shall indeed hear but not understand,
you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people,
they will hardly hear with their ears,
they have closed their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted
and I heal them.

“But blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.””

http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072618.cfm

 
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Wives and Husbands

3 Wives, in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives’ conduct, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing; 4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight. 5 It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by accepting the authority of their husbands. 6 Thus Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters as long as you do what is good and never let fears alarm you.

7 Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex,[a] since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Right

8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter+3&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS

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http://igenaptar.katolikus.hu/nap/index.php?holnap=2018-07-26

 

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Orthodox (Greek Catholic):
“29 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news,[a] 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” ...”https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+10%3A29-45&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS

“… 6 Now, brothers and sisters,[a] if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you in some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? 7 It is the same way with lifeless instruments that produce sound, such as the flute or the harp. If they do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is being played? 8 And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 9 So with yourselves; if in a tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different kinds of sounds in the world, and nothing is without sound. 11 If then I do not know the meaning of a sound, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church.13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. 15 What should I do then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I will sing praise with the mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you say a blessing with the spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say the “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since the outsider does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may give thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you; 19 nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+14:6-19&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS


“…  21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” …”https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+20%3A17-28&version=NRSVCE;NR2006;SCH2000;ERV-HU;BDS

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https://oca.org/readings/daily/2018/07/26