St. Francis of Assisi famously called the poor the Church’s real treasures and today’s Psalm reminds us of this, as God, in his goodness, has “made a home for the poor.”
Read MoreIn today’s Gospel, Our Blessed Lord reminds us that many will seek entry to the Kingdom too late and that each of us must strive now. We will only gain entry to the Kingdom if Jesus recognizes us as one of His own, one who does God’s will.
Read MoreIn today’s Gospel, our Lord tells us of His impatience to fulfill His baptism by dying on the cross and redeeming mankind: there is a baptism with which I must be baptized and how great is My anguish until it is accomplished! We too were called to fulfill our baptism by persevering in the faith.
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