Pray To God Today

As they were going the ten lepers were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Luke 11: 15-19 We recently celebrated Thanksgiving as Canadians, and our American brothers and sisters in Christ will soon celebrate it as well. The word Eucharist, in greek literally means thanksgiving. So when we go to Mass, we are giving thanks to God for everything he has given us. The Mass, then, is primarily about giving to God our thanksgiving and praise for all that he has done . We recognize that he is the Lord of all and has given us everything. When we take time to pray, when we go to Mass, we become like that one samaritan who thanked God. We become that person who recognizes that God is in control and has supplied us with everything ; we are not like the nine that walked away without recognizing the t...

  Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.” Luke 11: 39-41 I am not sure about you, but sometimes I can find myself becoming too preoccupied with some external things: a preoccupation with how I look, what brands I am wearing, or how I present myself to the world. Online, on Instagram it's even worse, I try to put forward a certain image or aesthetic online or I post nothing because I'm focused on what other people will think and try to give a certain persona to people. Sometimes we are too focused on the outside. Not that we shouldn't care about how we present ourselves or the image we put out there, the problem is that we can become too obsessed over it, and not care about our attitude towards our friends, the homeless, the sick, or those who might not have many fr...

The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the spirit Galatians 5: 22- 25 Every day you and I are faced with thousands of different choices, and opportunities that require us to respond in some way. Be it with do we do this assignment, quick and rushed to chat with friends or do I try and give it my all and take from it all I can? Do I be angry with the person behind me who won't stop tapping their pencil?  Or still, be nice to them? Do I make racial jokes? Do I stand up to the one who is making inappropriate comments? Do I bother so and so because of how they are dressed, the music they listen to, or what they posted on Instagram yesterday? Do I fight fire with fire?  We are faced with all sorts of situations.  And St. Paul reminds us that if we call ourselves Christians, believers in God, we must constantly fight the negative spirit in our liv...

  J esus said "Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows! " Luke 12:6-7 I want to ask you a big question: where do you get your self-worth? Where do you find your self-worth? Is it based on the number of likes on TikTok or Instagram? Is it based on your number of friends? Your accomplishments? Your image?  Well, all of these will always fall short to give you proper self-worth. Each of these can be taken away and are empty in itself. True self-worth is rooted in something greater than us, more significant than Instagram, our number of friends or our titles and accomplishments. Our true self-worth is first and foremost rooted in that each of us is created and intimately known by God. By God who created us out of love, and our desire for us to live, move and have our being. Your self-worth is that you are deeply lov...