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October 15, 2017

BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD

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THEME

We grow in holiness when we heed

God’s invitation to commune with

him. WORD

Is 25:6-10 / Ps 23:1-6 / Phil 4:12-14,

19, 20 /

Mt 22:1-14

ORDER

“Do all things through Him who

strengthens” (Ph 4:13) DIRECTION

Share your God-given gifts with

your family and community. REFLECTION Tonight we celebrate the scriptures of the 28th

Sunday in Ordinary Time. The parable in tonight’s Gospel reading is

about the eternal kingdom of God. It is com-

pared to the story of a king who gave a wed-

ding feast to his son. The king’s servants were

sent to call those who were invited to the wed-

ding feast but they would not come. They did

not want to come. The king then dispatches his

servants: “Go therefore to the main roads and

invite to the wedding feast as many as you

find.” This resulted to the many guests that

came to the wedding feast. But then something unexpected happens.

The king noticed that one of the guests was not

wearing the wedding robe. When asked ….P2

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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(Counsel, cont’d from P.1)

….by the king, he was speechless. He was

then thrown out to the outer darkness where

there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus then summarizes the parable’s meaning:

“For many are called, but few are chosen”. The term “Called” is the invitation of God

that was given to everyone through his ser-

vants. This call bids hearers to repent and be-

lieve the good news the servants proclaimed.

Yet, it is so sad that not everyone responded

to the call properly.

I can’t help but feel sorry to the one who was

not wearing the proper wedding attire. To be

thrown out to the outer darkness where

there’s weeping and gnashing of teeth was an

eternal punishment beyond imagining.

The good news points to all the chosen ones --

- those who sincerely responded to the call

and received Christ in faith. They are the ones

who repented and believed. They are the ones

who saw the value of the theme of this wor-

ship: “We grow in holiness when we heed

God’s invitation to commune with him”. And

when we commune with God, that person

will be guided by God to the right path.

God created us to glorify him. Our Creator

loves us so much that He wants to share his

kingdom with us. Our presence in heaven

then will mean the fulfillment of his creation.

We should always remember though that our

salvation is truly by the grace of God alone.

PROMISE

“God will fully supply whatever you need, in

accord with his glorious riches in Christ Je-

sus.”(Phil 4:19)

“With the Rosary, we allow ourselves to be guided by

Mary, model of faith, in meditating on the mysteries of Christ, and day after day we

are helped to assimilate the Gospel, so that it shapes

all our lives.” — Pope Benedict XVI —

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O ne day a colleague of mine heard

the devil say during an exorcism,

"Every Hail Mary is like a blow

on my head. If Christians knew

how powerful the Rosary was, it would be my

end." The secret that makes this prayer so ef-

fective is that the Rosary is both prayer and

meditation. It is addressed to the Father, to the

Blessed Virgin, and to the Holy Trinity, and is

a meditation centered on Christ.

The Eternal Father described to a group of us,

through a Visionary Friend of mine, what

happens when we pray the Rosary, say-

ing "When you pray Holy Mary Mother of

God, pray for us sinners now....., the Blessed

Mother comes instantly to your side to pray

with you. And she does not come alone. She

brings angels with her. And not just one or

two for she is the Queen of Angels, so choirs

of angels come with her. And she and Jesus are

joined at the heart and cannot be separated so

she brings Jesus with her. And Jesus cannot be

separated from the Trinity so He brings the

Father and the Holy Spirit with Him. And

where the Holy Trinity is, all of creation is,

and you are surrounded by such beauty and

light as you cannot imagine in this life. Your

Mother comes as Our Lady of Grace with her

hands outstretched. Rays of light emit from

her hands piercing your body, healing you and

filling you with graces. This is your inheri-

tance which was poured out from the heart of

Jesus on the Cross, when the centurion pierced

His Heart with the spear, into the only pure

vessel ready to receive such graces at that

time, Your Mother."

Spread this powerful prayer of exorcism, the

Rosary, which contains the Our Father, the

Perfect Prayer, prayed five times in the recita-

tion of each set of the Rosary's Mysteries,

backed up by the powerful prayers of Our

Mother who prays with us as we pray 53 Hail

Mary's.

Now as you pray the Rosary, or even just re-

cite one Hail Mary, you receive your portion

of these graces. He also said at this time,

"Anyone who goes to Mary and prays the Ro-

sary cannot be touched by Satan."

Is it any wonder that anyone who prays the

Rosary from the heart is so blessed and pro-

tected and powerful in their prayers for oth-

ers?

Beautiful Reasons for Saying the Rosary The following text of Father Gabriel Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican , is taken from an is-

sue of “Echo of Mary, Queen of Peace” and shared by Menchu Ealdama.

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