Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Many say that having an unplanned child, especially those born into poor, single or unloving homes, condemns both the child and the mother to a life of great difficulty. But as the first reading suggests, “Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?”
Read MoreSt. 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.
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