Here are some fundamental truths. There is only one God. All life, whether believer or unbeliever, was created through Him alone our one God. And He has given all of us free will to choose whether to accept these truths.
He has also sent His prophets into the world. Prophets like you and me, who are followers of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and our call is to share the good news of the gospel with everyone. So that, believing in Jesus themselves, they too shall have eternal life. Because of free will, they have a choice of whether to believe in faith and to accept the grace that will be given from their belief in Jesus.
All believers and unbelievers alike are subject to the commands and statutes that is the Word and Will of God, our Heavenly Father. We, who call ourselves Christians, have a higher calling. We must live upright lives with integrity and faithfulness, so as to lead others to Him. So that all glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Saint Hedwig, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, pray for us…
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First reading
Romans 3:21-30
It is the same justice of God that comes to Jew and pagan alike
God’s justice that was made known through the Law and the Prophets has now been revealed outside the Law, since it is the same justice of God that comes through faith to everyone, Jew and pagan alike, who believes in Jesus Christ. Both Jew and pagan sinned and forfeited God’s glory, and both are justified through the free gift of his grace by being redeemed in Christ Jesus who was appointed by God to sacrifice his life so as to win reconciliation through faith. In this way God makes his justice known; first, for the past, when sins went unpunished because he held his hand, then, for the present age, by showing positively that he is just, and that he justifies everyone who believes in Jesus.
So what becomes of our boasts? There is no room for them. What sort of law excludes them? The sort of law that tells us what to do? On the contrary, it is the law of faith, since, as we see it, a man is justified by faith and not by doing something the Law tells him to do. Is God the God of Jews alone and not of the pagans too? Of the pagans too, most certainly, since there is only one God.
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Gospel
Luke 11:47-54
You have not gone in yourselves and have prevented others who wanted to
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you who build the tombs of the prophets, the men your ancestors killed! In this way you both witness what your ancestors did and approve it; they did the killing, you do the building.
‘And that is why the Wisdom of God said, “I will send them prophets and apostles; some they will slaughter and persecute, so that this generation will have to answer for every prophet’s blood that has been shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was murdered between the altar and the sanctuary.” Yes, I tell you, this generation will have to answer for it all.
‘Alas for you lawyers who have taken away the key of knowledge! You have not gone in yourselves, and have prevented others going in who wanted to.’
When he left the house, the scribes and the Pharisees began a furious attack on him and tried to force answers from him on innumerable questions, setting traps to catch him out in something he might say.
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