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5/19/2008

"Wisdom like this does not come from above. It is earth-bound."--James 3:15

5/18/2008

"Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship."--Exodus 34:8

5/17/2008

"Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, the two were in conversation with Jesus."--Mark 9:4

5/16/2008

"What good is it to profess faith without practicing it?"--James 2:14

5/15/2008

"Your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not allow of favoritism."--James 2:1

5/14/2008

"They then drew lots between the two men." --Acts 1:26

5/13/2008

"Do you still not understand?"--Mark 8:21

5/12/2008

"To the twelve tribes in the dispersion, James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends greeting."--James 1:1

2/11/2008

"To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."--1 Corinthians 12:7

5/10/2008

"Your business is to follow Me."--John 21:22

5/9/2008

"Do you love Me?"--John 21:15, 16, 17

5/8/2008

"I pray that they may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me."--John 17:21

5/7/2008

"Be on guard, therefore. Do not forget that for three years, night and day, I never ceased warning you individually even to the point of tears."--Acts 20:31

5/6/2008

"I have never shrunk from announcing to you Gods design in its entirety."--Acts 20:27

5/5/2008

"DO you really believe?"--John 16:31

5/4/2008

"Within a few days you will be basptized with the Holy Spirit."--Acts 1:5

5/3/2008

"Next He was seen by James, then by all the apostles."-1 Corinthians 15:7

5/2/2008

"Whatever you ask the Father, He will give you in My name." ---John 16:23

5/1/2008

"They opposed him and insulted him."--Acts 18:6

4/30/2008

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now."--John 16:12

4/29/2008

"About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as their fellow prisoners listened, a severe earthquake suddenly shook the place."--Acts 16:25-26

4/28/2008

"He will bear witness on My behalf. You must witness as well."--John 15:26-27

4/27/2008

Peter and John "upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit--Acts 8:17

4/26/2008

"The congregations grew stronger in faith and daily increased in numbers."--Acts 16:5

4/25/2008

I, the Lord, am with you always, until the end of the world, alleluia.

4/24/2008

Christ died for all, so that living men should not live for themselves, but for Christ who died and was raised to life for them, alleluia.

4/23/2008

I tell you solemnly: Unless a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest, alleluia.

11/27/2006

She from her want has given what she could not afford-every penny she had to live on. -Luke 21:4

11/19/2006

Then men will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. -Mark 13:26

11/18/2006

It was for the sake of the Name that they set out, and they are accepting nothing from the pagans. -3John 7

11/17/2006

They ate and drank....and when the flood came, it destroyed them all. -Luke 17:27

11/16/2006

The Son of Man in His day will be like the lightning that flashes from one end of the sky to the other. -Luke 17:24

11/15/2006

Stand up and go your way; your faith has been your salvation. -Luke 17:19

11/14/2006

If we truly love Jesus, the Good Shepherd, we will make tending the sheep a high priority. -Jn 21:16

11/13/2006

Scandals will inevitably arise, but woe to him through whom they come. -Luke 17:1

11/12/2006

They gave from their surplus wealth, but she gave from her want, all that she had to live on. -Mark 12:44

11/11/2006

If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater. -Luke 16:10

11/10/2006

Give me an account of your service, for it is about to come to an end. -Luke 16:2

11/9/2006

The temple of God is holy, and you are that temple. -1Cor 3:17

11/8/2006

Work with anxious concern to achieve your salvation. -Phil 2:12

11/7/2006

Your attitude must be that of Christ. -Philippians 2:5

11/6/2006

When you have a reception, invite beggars and the crippled, the lame and the blind. -Luke 14:13

11/5/2006

There shall be no harm or ruin on all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the Lord. -Isaiah 11:9

12/4/2006

Come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. -Isaiah 2:5

12/3/2006

The days are coming..... -Jeremiah 33:14

12/2/2006

They shall see Him face to face and bear His name on their foreheads. -Rev. 22:4

12/1/2006

They shall see Him face to face and bear His name on their foreheads. -Rev. 22:4

10/31/2006

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church. He gave Himself up for her. -Ephesians 5:25

11/30/2006

Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men. -Matthew 4:19

11/29/2006

I will give you words and a wisdom which none of your adversaries can take exception to or contradict. -Luke 21:15

11/28/2006

These things you are contemplating-the day will come when not one stone will be left on another, but it will all be town down. -Luke 21:6

10/27/2006

I plead with you, then as a prisoner for the Lord. -Ephesians 4:1

10/26/2006

I have come to light a fire on the earth. How I wish the blaze were ignited! -Luke 12:49

10/25/2006

The Son will come when you least expect Him. -Luke 12:40

10/24/2006

This means that you are strangers and aliens no longer. -Ephesians 2:19

10/23/2006

Then I will say to myself: You have blessings in reserve for years to come. Relax! Eat heartily drink well, Enjoy yourself, But God said to him, "You fool!" -Luke 12:19-20

10/22/2006

Through His suffering, My Servant shall justify many, and their guilt He shall bear. -Isaiah 53:11

10/21/2006

God "has made Jesus...Head of the church, which is His body. -Ephesians 1:22-23

10/20/2006

We were predestined to praise His glory by being the first to hope in Christ. -Ephesians 1:12

10/19/2006

You build the tombs of the prophets, but it was your fathers who murdered them. -Luke 11:47

10/18/2006

I have no one with me but Luke. -2 Timothy 4:11

10/17/2006

The Pharisee was surprised that He had not first performed the ablutions prescribed before eating. -Luke 11:38

10/16/2006

So stand firm, and do not take on yourselves the yoke of slavery a second time. -Galatians 5:1

10/14/2006

Scripture has locked all things in under the constraint of sin. -Galatians 3:22

10/13/2006

The result is that the last state of the man is worse than the first. -Luke 11:26

10/12/2006

How could you be so stupid? -Galatians 3:3

10/11/2006

Lord, teach us to pray. -Luke 11:1

10/10/2006

Mary has chosen the better portion and she shall not be deprived of it. -Luke 10:42

10/9/2006

What must I do to inherit everlasting life? -Luke 10:25

10/8/2006

They are no longer two but one flesh. -Mark 10:8

10/6/2006

He who hears you, hears Me. He who rejects you, rejects Me. And he who rejects Me, rejects Him Who sent me. -Luke 10:16

10/5/2006

Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call. -Psalm 27:7

10/4/2006

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi -Make me a channel of your peace.

10/3/2006

Why is light given to the toilers, and life to the bitter in spirit? -Job 3:20

10/2/2006

Be attentive to him and heed his voice. Do not rebel against him. -Exodus 23:21

10/1/2006

Would that the Lord might bestow His Spirit on them all! -Nm 11:29

9/30/2006

God will bring you to judgment. -Ecc 11:9

9/29/2006

Feast of St. Michael
Ask Michael to help you claim your victory over the devil -Rv 12:7

9/28/2006

Fill us at daybreak with Your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. -Ps 90:14

9/27/2006

He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. -Prv 30:5

9/26/2006

He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself also call and not be heard. -Proverbs 21:13

9/25/2006

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but the dwelling of the just He blesses. -Proverbs 3:33

9/24/2006

Whoever welcomes Me welcomes, not Me, but Him Who sent Me. -Mk 9:37

9/23/2006

To you the mysteries of the reign of God have been confide. -Luke 8:10

9/22/2006

If our hopes in Christ are limited to this life only, we are the most pitiable of men. -1 Cor 15:19

9/21/2006

It is mercy I desire and not sacrifice. -Mt 9:13

9/20/2006

Love is patient; love is kind -1 Cor 13:4

9/16/2006

Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. -1 Corinthians 10:17

9/15/2006

This Child is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel. -Luke 2:34

9/19/2006

God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him may not die but may have eternal life. -John 3:16

9/13/2006

The world as we know it is passing away. -1 Corinthians 7:31

9/12/2006

Power went out from Him which cured all. -Luke 6:19

9/11/2006

Get up and stand here in front. -Luke 6:8

9/10/2006

Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! -Isaiah 35:4

9/9/2006

At the moment you are completely satisfied. -1 Corinthians 4:8

9/8/2006

Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne. -Micah 5:2

9/7/2006

At the sight of this, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus saying, "Leave me, Lord, I am a sinful man." -Luke 5:8

9/6/2006

Jesus "did not allow them to speak." -Luke 4:41

9/3/2006

Humbly welcome the word that has taken root in you. -James 1:21

9/17/2006

You are among those called. -1 Corinthians 1:26

9/18/2006

Where is the wise man to be found! -1 Corinthians 1:20

8/31/2006

If the owner of the house knew when the thief was coming he would keep a watchful eye and not allow his house to be broken into. -Matthew 24:43

8/30/2006

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you frauds! -Matthew 23:27

8/29/2006

It is not right for you to live with your brothers wife. -Mark 6:18

8/28/2006

In this way the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in You. -2 Thessalonians 1:12

8/27/2006

As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. -Joshua 24:15

8/26/2006

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. -Matthew 23:12

8/25/2006

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and He led me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones. -Ezekiel 37:1

8/24/2006

You will see much greater things than that. -John 1:50

8/23/2006

When the first group appeared they supposed they would get more. -Matthew 20:10

8/20/2006

The one who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. -John 6:56

8/22/2006

Children were brought to Him so that He could place His hands on them in prayer. -Matthew 19:13

8/18/2006

The two shall become as one. -Matthew 19:5

8/17/2006

My heavenly Father will treat you in exactly the same way unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart. -Matthew 18:35

8/16/2006

Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in their midst. -Matthew 18:20

8/15/2006

Feast of the Assumption
Blest are you among women and blest is the Fruit of your womb. -Luke 1:42

8/14/2006

Such was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. -Ezekiel 1:28

8/13/2006

Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
-John 6

8/12/2006

Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed,you will say to this mountain,‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.Nothing will be impossible for you.” -Matthew 17:20

8/11/2006

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
-Matthew 16:24

8/10/2006

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
it remains just a grain of wheat;
but if it dies, it produces much fruit.
Whoever loves his life loses it,
and whoever hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.
Whoever serves me must follow me,
and where I am, there also will my servant be.
The Father will honor whoever serves me.”
-John 12:24-26

8/9/2006

“O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish.”
-Matthew 15:28

8/8/2006

“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
-Matthew 14

8/7/2006

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven,he said the blessing, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples -Matthew 14

8/6/2006

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John,
and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white. -Mark 9

8/5/2006

“This man is John the Baptist.
He has been raised from the dead;
that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”
-Matthew 14:1

8/4/2006

“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place
and in his own house.”
-Matthew 13:57

8/3/2006

“The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
which collects fish of every kind.
-Matthew 13:47

8/2/2006

Jesus said to his disciples:“The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,which a person finds and hides again,and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. -Matthew 13:44

8/1/2006

The reign of God is like a mustard seed which someone took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest seed of all. -Matthew 13:31-32

7/30/2006

There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and a couple of dried fish, but what good is that for so many? -John 6:9

7/29/2006

One thing only is required. Mary has chosen the better portion and she shall not be deprived of it. -Luke 10:42

7/28/2006

I will appoint over you shepherds after My own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently. -Jeremiah 3:15

7/27/2006

To you has been given a knowledge of the mysteries of the reign of God, but it has not been given to the others. -Matthew 13:11

7/25/2006

From the cup I drink of, you shall drink. But sitting at My right hand or My left is not Mine to give. -Matthew 20:23

7/26/2006

He alone has been perfectly faithful to us; He even died on the cross for us. What more can He do? Greater love than this no man has. -Jn 15:13

7/23/2006

Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for You are at my side. -Psalm 23:4

7/22/2006

She saw that the stone had been moved away, so she ran off to Simon Peter and the other disciple (the one Jesus loved) and told them. -John 20:1-2

7/21/2006

You are about to die. -Isaiah 38:1

7/20/2006

My soul yearns for You in the night, yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for You. -Isaiah 26:9

7/19/2006

What You have hidden from the learned and the clever You have revealed to the merest children. -Matthew 11:25

7/18/2006

Thus says the Lord: This shall not stand, it shall not be! -MIsaiah 7:7

7/17/2006

I have come to set a man at odds with his father, a daughter with her mother. -Matthew 10:35

7/16/2006

Will we continue to sin and live the lifestyle of selfishness? Will we force the prophet to shake the dust from his feet in testimony against us? -Mk 6:11

7/15/2006

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember which he had taken with tongs from the altar. -Isaiah 6:6

7/14/2006

What I am doing is sending you out like sheep among wolves. You must be clever as snakes and innocent as doves. -Matthew 10:16

7/13/2006

I will not let the flames consume you. -Hosea 11:9

7/12/2006

The reign of God is at hand! -Matthew 10:7

7/11/2006

Beg the harvest Master to send out laborers to gather His harvest. -Matthew 9:38

7/10/2006

However, Jesus takes us by the hand to raise us to life and love. -Matthew 9:25

7/9/2006

My grace is enough for you, for in weakness power reaches perfection. -2 Cor 12:9

7/8/2006

Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. -Psalm 85:11

7/7/2006

I have come to call, not the self-righteous, but sinners. -Matthew 9:13

7/6/2006

At the sight, a feeling of awe came over the crowd, and they praised God for giving such authority to men. -Matthew 9:8

7/5/2006

I hate, I spurn your feasts, I take no pleasure in your solemnities. -Amos 5:21

7/4/2006

God Bless the USA!!

7/3/2006

I will never believe it without probing the nailprints in His hands, without putting my finger in the nailmarks and my hand into His side. -John 20:25

7/2/2006

Healing power had gone out from Him. -Mark 5:30

7/1/2006

It was our infirmities He bore, our sufferings He endured. -Matthew 8:17

6/30/2006

That should be the proof they need. -Matthew 8:4

6/29/2006

I will entrust to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 16:19

6/28/2006

I have found the book of the law in the temple of the Lord. -2 Kings 22:8

6/27/2006

How narrow is the gate that leads to life, how rough the road, and how few there are who find it! -Matthew 7:14

6/26/2006

Your verdict on others will be the verdict passed on you. The measure with which you measure will be used to measure you. -Matthew 7:2

6/24/2006

The Lord has spoken Who formed me as His servant from the womb. -Isaiah 49:5

6/23/2006

They shall look on Him. -John 19:37

6/22/2006

This is how you are to pray: Our Father... -Matthew 6:9

6/21/2006

Keep your deeds of mercy secret, and your Father Who sees in secret will repay you. -Matthew 6:4

6/20/2006

If you love those who love you, what merit is there in that? -Matthew 5:46

6/13/2006

There is only a handful of flour in my jar. 1Kings 17:12

6/16/2006

Happiness means taking risks, living free and bold enough to be persecuted for holiness sake. -Matthew 5:10

6/11/2006

"of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" -Matthew 28:19

6/17/2006

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. -2 Timothy 4:7

6/9/2006

Anyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus can expect to be persecuted. -2 Timothy 3:12

6/18/2006

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart. -Mark 12:30

6/7/2006

You are very much mistaken. -Mark 12:27

6/6/2006

You are not of the world, but have been chosen out of the world. -Jn 15:19

6/19/2006

Whatever we do to the least of the brethren, that is what we do to Him. -Mt 25:40

6/4/2006

All were filled with the Holy Spirit. -Acts 2:4

6/3/2006

How does that concern you? -John 21:23

6/2/2006

Do you love Me? Yes, Lord. -John 21:16

6/1/2006

I bless the Lord who counsels me. -Psalm 16:7

5/31/2006

Do not grow slack, but be fervent in spirit; He Whom you serve is the Lord. -Romans 12:11

5/30/2006

I have given You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do. -John 17:4

5/29/2006

You will suffer in the world. But take courage! I have overcome the world. -John 16:33

5/28/2006

The Lord continued to work with them throughout and confirm the message through the signs. -Mark 16:20

5/27/2006

I give you My assurance, whatever you ask the Father, He will give you in My name. -John 16:23

5/26/2006

The "time has come." -John 16:21

5/25/2006

You will grieve for a time, but your grief will be turned into joy. -John 16:20

5/24/2006

I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. -John 16:12

5/23/2006

Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, and all your household. -Acts 16:31

5/21/2006

Love, then, consists of this: not that we have loved God but that He has loved us and has sent His Son as an Offering for our sins. 1Jn4:10

5/20/2006

The reaseon the world hates you is that you do not belong to the world. But I chose you out of the world. -John 15:19

5/22/2006

He will bear witness on My behalf -John 15:26

5/19/2006

This is My commandment: love one another as I have loved you. -John 15:12

5/18/2006

All this I tell you, that My joy may be yours. -John 15:11

5/17/2006

No more than a branch can bear fruit of itself apart from the vine, can you bear fruit apart from Me. -John 15:4

5/16/2006

They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, leaving him there for dead. -Acts 14:19

5/15/2006

Anyone who loves Me will be true to My work, and My Father will love him: We will come to him. -John 14:23

5/14/2006

My Father has been glorified in your bearing much fruit and becoming My disciples. -John 15:8

5/13/2006

Jesus said: "If you really knew Me..." -John 14:7

5/12/2006

I am indeed going to prepare a place for you, and then I shall come back to take you with Me, that where I am you also may be. -John 14:3

5/11/2006

I solemnly assure you, no slave is greater than his master. -John 13:16

5/10/2006

I have come to the world as its Light, to keep anyone who believes in Me from remaining in the dark. -John 12:46

5/9/2006

I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me in the same way that the Father knows Me and I know the Father. -John 10:14-15

5/6/2006

Peter first made everyone go outside; then he knelt down and prayed. -Acts 9:40

5/5/2006

Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man... -Acts 9:13

5/4/2006

If anyone eats this bread he shall live forever; the bread I will give is My flesh, for the life of the world. -John 6:51

5/3/2006

He was seen by James; then by all the apostles. -1Corinthians 15:7

5/2/2006

"I Myself am the Bread of Life. No one who comes to Me shall ever be hungry, no one who believes in Me shall ever thirst." -Jn 6:35

5/1/2006

He did not work many miracles there because of their lack of faith. -Matthew 13:58

4/30/2006

Yet I know, my brothers, that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did. -Acts 3:17

4/29/2006

They wanted to take Him into the boat, but suddenly it came aground on the shore. -John 6:20-21

4/28/2006

There is a lad here who has five barley loaves. -John 6:9

4/27/2006

Better for us to obey God than men! The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus. -Acts 5:29

4/26/2006

I will bless the Lord at all times. -Psalm 34:2

4/25/2006

Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation. -Mk16:15

4/24/2006

Nicodemus "came to Him (Jesus) at night." -John 3:2

4/23/2006

Jesus said to Thomas: "Take your finger and examine My hands...." Thomas said in response, "My Lord and my God!" -John 20:27-28

4/22/2006

Surely we cannot help speaking of what we have heard and seen. -Acts 4:20

4/21/2006

There is no salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name in the whole world given to me by which we are to be saved. -Acts 4:12

4/20/2006

Touch Me, and see that a ghost does not have flesh and bones as I do. -Luke 24:39

4/19/2006

He took bread, pronounced the blessing, then broke the bread and began to distribute it to them. -Luke 24:30

4/18/2006

Jesus then said, "Do not cling to Me." -John 20:16-17

4/16/2006

He saw and believed. -John 20:8

4/15/2006

I opened to my Lover-but my Lover had departed, gone, I sought Him but I did not find Him: I called to Him but He did not answer me. -Song of Songs 5:6

4/14/2006

I am thirsty. -John 19:28

4/13/2006

This is My body, which is for you. -1 Corinthians 11:24

4/12/2006

For Your sake I hear insult, and shame covers My face. -Psalm 69:8

4/11/2006

Immediately after, Satan entered his heart...No sooner had Judas eaten the morsal than he went out. It was night. -John 13:27,30

4/10/2006

Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the village of Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from the dead. -John 12:1

4/9/2006

All deserted Him and fled. -Mark 14:50

4/8/2006

If we let Him go on like this, the whole world will believe in Him. -John 11:48

4/7/2006

The Jews again reached for rocks to stone Him. -John 10:31

4/6/2006

Whom do You make Yourself out to be? -John 8:53

4/5/2006

Where I am going you cannot come. -John 8:21

4/3/2006

Jesus said, "nor do I condemn you. You may go. But from now on, avoid this sin." -Jn 8:11

4/1/2006

A shield before me is God. Who saves the upright of heart. -Psalm 7:11

3/30/2006

We must repent so as to fall in love with the personal God Who is Love. -1Jn 4:16

3/29/2006

For the Father loves the Son and everything the Father does He shows Him. -John 5:20

3/28/2006

Jesus is asking you: "Do you want to be healed?" -John 5:6

3/27/2006

Jesus told him, "Return home. Your son will live." -John 4:50

3/26/2006

God is rich in mercy: because of His great love for us He brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. -Ephesians 2:4-5

3/25/2006

Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God. -Isaiah 7:11

3/24/2006

Hear, O Isreal! The Lord our God is Lord alone! -Mark 12:29

3/23/2006

Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. -Jeremiah 7:23

3/22/2006

Of this much I assure you: until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter of the law, not the smallest part of a letter, shall be done away with until it all comes true. -Matthew 5:18

3/21/2006

Good and upright is the Lord: thus He shows sinners the way. -Psalm 25:8

3/20/2006

Your house...shall stand firm forever. -2Samuel 7:16

3/18/2006

For years now I have slaved for you. I never disobeyed one of your orders, yet you never gave me so much as a kid goat. -Luke 15:29

3/17/2006

The Stone which the builders rejected has become the Keystone of the structure. -Matthew 21:42

3/16/2006

If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if one should rise from the dead. -Luke 16:31

3/15/2006

Whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all. -Matthew 20:27

3/31/2006

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. -Matthew 23:12

3/13/2006

Give, and it shall be given to you. -Luke 6:38

3/12/2006

If God is for us, who can be against us? -Romans 8:31

3/11/2006

Oh, that I might be firm in the ways of keeping Your statutes! -Psalm 119:5

3/10/2006

Everyone who grows angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. -Matthew 5:22

3/9/2006

If you, with all your sins, know how to give your children what is good, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to anyone who asks Him! -Matthew 7:11

3/8/2006

Just as Jonah was a sign for the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be a sign for the present age. -Luke 11:30

3/7/2006

I sought the Lord, and He answered me. -Psalm 34:5

3/6/2006

These will go off to eternal punishment and the just to eternal life. -Matthew 25:46

3/5/2006

You are now saved by a baptismal bath. -1 Peter 3:21

3/4/2006

Jesus said to them, The healthy do not need a doctor; sick people do. -Luke 5:31

3/3/2006

When the day comes that the Groom is taken away, then they will fast. -Matthew 9:15

3/2/2006

I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life. -Deuteronomy 30:19

3/19/2006

Rend your hearts. -Joel 2:13

2/28/2006

Do not yield to the desires that once shaped you in your ignorance. -1Peter 1:14

2/27/2006

A man came running up, knelt down before Him and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to share in everlasting life?" -Mark 10:17

2/26/2006

It is not that we are entitled of ourselves to take credit for anything. Our sole credit is from God. -2Corinthians 3:5

2/25/2006

They in turn are to pray over him. -James 5:14

2/24/2006

Do not grumble against one another, my brothers, lest you be condemned. -James 5:9

2/23/2006

If your foot is your undoing, cut it off! -Mark 9:45

2/21/2006

Cast your care upon the Lord, and He will support you. -Psalm 55:23

2/20/2006

They saw a large crowd standing around, and scribes in lively discussion with them. -Mark 9:14

2/19/2006

See, I am doing something new! Not it springs forth, do you not perceive it? -Isaiah 43:19

2/18/2006

Not many of you should become teachers...those of us who do so will be called to the stricter account. -James 3:1

2/17/2006

Faith was both assisting his works and implemented by his works. -James 2:22

2/16/2006

Jesus said: "Who do you say that I am?" -Mark 8:29

2/15/2006

Then the second time Jesus laid hands on his eyes, and he saw perfectly; his sight was restored and he could see everything clearly. -Mark 8:25

2/22/2006

Happy the man who holds out to the end through trial! -James 1:12

2/13/2006

If any of you is without wisdom, let him ask it from the God Who gives generously and ungrudgingly to all, and it will be given him. -James 1:5

2/12/2006

Whether you eat or drink-whatever you do-you should do all for the glory of God. -1Cor 10:31

2/11/2006

The people in the crowd ate until they had their fill; then they gathered up seven wicker baskets of leftovers. Those who had eaten numbered about four thousand. -Mk 8:8-9

2/9/2006

Happy are they who observe what is right, who do always what is just. -Psalm 106:3

2/8/2006

Commit to the Lord your way; trust in Him, and He will act. -Psalm 37:5

2/7/2006

Their heart is far from Me. -Mark 7:6

2/6/2006

Advance O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your majesty. -Psalm 132:8

2/5/2006

I shall not see happiness again. -Job 7:7

2/4/2006

Blessed are You O Lord; teach me Your statutes. -Psalm 119:12

2/3/2006

With his whole being he loved his Maker and daily had His praises sung. -Sirach 47:8

2/2/2006

Be presented to the Lord. -Luke 2:22

2/1/2006

They found Him too much for them. -Mark 6:3

1/31/2006

Jesus, take my hand and lead me into a new dimension of risen life. -Mark 5:41

1/30/2006

Before long they were begging Him to go away from their district. -Mark 5:17

1/29/2006

The unclean spirit convulsed the man violently and with a loud shriek came out of him. -Mark 1:26

2/10/2006

Who can this be that the wind and the sea obey Him? -Mark 4:41

1/27/2006

He kept explaining things privately to His disciples. -Mk 4:34

1/26/2006

My purpose in leaving you in Crete was that you might accomplish what had been left undone. -Titus 1:5

1/25/2006

He is here now with authorization from the chief priests to arrest any who invoke Your name. -Acts 9:14

1/22/2006

When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way. He repented of the evil that He had threatened to do to them; He did not carry it out. -Jonah 3:10

1/21/2006

You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in ample measure. -Psalm 80:6

1/20/2006

Jesus "named twelve as His companions whom He would send to preach the good news; they were likewise to have authority to expel demons. -Mark 3:14-15

1/19/2006

A great crowd followed Him from Galilee. -Mark 3:7

1/18/2006

"You cannot..." -1 Samuel 17:33

1/17/2006

The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is Lord even of the sabbath. -Mk 2:27-28

1/16/2006

Presumption is the crime of idolatry. -1 Samuel 15:23

1/15/2006

Glorify God in your body. -1Corinthians 6:20

1/13/2006

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, My son, your sins are forgiven, Now some of the scribes were sitting there. -Mark 2:5-6

1/23/2006

Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him. -Mark 1:41

1/11/2006

Rising early the next morning, He went off to a lonely place in the desert; where He was absorbed in prayer. -Mark 1:35

1/10/2006

A completely new teaching.... -Mark 1:27

1/9/2006

He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. -Mark 1:8

1/8/2006

They were overjoyed at seeing the staar. -Matthew 2:10

1/7/2006

What you have done is keep the choice wine until now. -1John 2:10

1/6/2006

It is the Spirit Who testifies to this, and the Spirit is truth. -1John 5:6

1/5/2006

That we have passed from death to life we know because we love the brothers. The man who does not love is among the living dead. -1John 3:14

1/3/2006

Everyone who has this hope based on Him keeps himself pure, as Jesus is pure. -1 John 3:3

1/2/2006

Tell us who you are. -John 1:22

1/1/2006

The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! -Numbers 6:26

12/31/2005

Any one who did accept (Jesus) He empowered to become children of God. -John 1:12

12/29/2005

This Child...is a Sign That will be opposed. -Luke 2:34

12/28/2005

Get up, take the Child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell You otherwise. Herod is searching for the Child to destroy Him. -Matthew 2:13

12/27/2005

He did not enter but bent down to peer in, and saw the wrappings lying on the ground. -John 20:5

12/26/2005

Do not worry about what you will say or how you will say it. When the hour comes, you will be given what you are to say. -Matthew 10:19

12/25/2005

They went in hast and found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby laying in the manger; once they saw, they understood what had been told them concerning this Child. -Luke 2:16-17

12/24/2005

He, the Dayspring, shall visit us in His mercy to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. -Luke 1:78-79

12/23/2005

He will purify the sons of Levi. -Malachi 3:3

1/4/2006

My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord. -Luke 1:46

1/14/2006

Arise, My beloved, My beautiful one, and come! -Song of Songs 2:10,13

12/30/2005

Rejoice, O highly favored daughter! The Lord is with you. -Luke 1:28

12/18/2005

The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. -Luke 1:35

12/17/2005

A family record of Jesus Christ. -Matthew 1:1

12/16/2005

Observe what is right, do what is just; for My salvation is about to come, My justice, about to be revealed. -Isaiah 56:1

12/15/2005

What did you go out to see? -Luke 7:24

12/14/2005

Only in the Lord are just deeds and power. -Isaiah 45:24

12/13/2005

In the Lord she has not trusted, to her God she has not drawn near. -Zephaniah 3:2

12/12/2005

I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul. -Isaiah 61:10

12/10/2005

Elijah has already come, but they did not recognize him. -Matthew 17:12

12/9/2005

Time will prove where wisdom lies. -Matthew 11:10

12/19/2005

The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. -Luke 1:28

12/7/2005

Come to me. -Matthew 11:28

12/5/2005

A highway will be there, called the holy way. -Isaiah 35:8

12/6/2005

Prepare the way of the Lord. -Isaiah 40:3

12/3/2005

The gift you have received, give as a gift. -Matthew 10:8

12/2/2005

Son of David, have pity on us! -Matthew 9:27

12/1/2005

It did not collapse. -Matthew 7:25

11/30/2005

Jesus said to them, "Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men." -Matthew 4:19

11/29/2005

Be constantly on the watch! -Mark 13:33

11/26/2005

The day I speak of will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the earth. So be on the watch. -Luke 21:35-36

12/6/2005

The heavens and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass. -Luke 21:33

11/24/2005

Happy are those who eat thankfully at the banquet of the Lamb. -Rv 19:9

11/23/2005

I bid you resolve not to worry about your defense beforehand, for I will give you words and a wisdom which none of your adversaries can take exception or to contradict. -Luke 21:14-15

11/22/2005

But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. -Daniel 2:35

11/21/2005

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most beloved feasts. Mary appears to us today as the temple in which God has placed his salvation and as the handmaid who was totally consecrated to the Lord.

11/20/2005

Christ must reign until God has put all enemies under His feet. -1Corinthians 15:25

11/19/2005

But I now recall the evils I did in Jerusalem...these evils have overtaken me; and now I am dying, in bitter grief, in a foreign land. -1Maccabees 6:12,13

11/18/2005

Now that our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it. -1Maccabees 4:36

11/17/2005

When Mattathias saw him, he was filled with zeal; his heart was moved and his just fury was arroused; he sprang forward and killed him upon the altar. -1Maccabees 2:24

11/16/2005

Invest this. -Luke 19:13

11/15/2005

This is how he died, leaving in his death a model of courage and an unforgettable example of virtue not only for the young but for the whole nations. -2Maccabees 6:31

11/14/2005

They allied themselves with the Gentiles and sold themselves to wrongdoing. -1 Maccabees 1:15

11/13/2005

I will put you in charge of larger affairs. -Matthew 25:21

11/12/2005

Will He delay long over them, do you suppose? -Luke 18:7

11/11/2005

Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; whoever loses it will keep it. -Luke 17:33

11/10/2005

Wisdom is..."holy...unstained...purity...spotless. -Wisdom 7:22, 24, 26

11/8/2005

Say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. -Luke 17:10

11/9/2005

Zeal for Your house consumes Me. -John 2:17

11/7/2005

Scandals will inevitably arise. -Luke 17:1

11/6/2005

Respledent and unfailing is Wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her. -Wisdom 6:12

11/5/2005

What man thinks important, God holds in contempt. -Luke 16:15

11/4/2005

St. Charles advised others to meditate in order to "find the strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in others."

11/3/2005

Rejoice with me. -Luke 15:6,9

11/2/2005

No one who comes to Me will I ever reject. -John 6:37

11/1/2005

Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven. -Matthew 5:12

10/31/2005

Whenever you give a lunch or dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or wealthy neighbors. -Luke 14:12

10/30/2005

The greatest among you will be the one who serves the rest. -Matthew 23:11

10/29/2005

Go and sit in the lowest place -Luke 14:10

10/28/2005

Sts. Simon & Jude
You are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God. -Eph 2:19

10/27/2005

Is it possible that He Who did not spare His own Son but handed Him over for the sake of us all will not grant us all things besides? -Romans 8:32

10/26/2005

Try to come in through the narrow door. -Luke 13:24

10/25/2005

Hoping for what we cannot see means awaiting it with patient endurance. -Romans 8:25

10/24/2005

There was a woman there who for eighteen years had been possessed by a spirit which drained her strength. -Luke 13:11

10/23/2005

You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart. -Matthew 22:37

10/22/2005

Sir, leave it another year, while I hoe around it and manure it; then perhaps it will bear fruit. -Luke 13:8-9

10/21/2005

I know that no good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; the desire to do right is there but not the power. -Romans 7:18

10/20/2005

I have come to light a fire on the earth. -Luke 12:49

10/19/2005

When much has been given a man, much will be required of him. More will be asked of a man to whom more has been entrusted. -Luke 12:48

10/18/2005

The harvest is rich but the workers are few; therefore ask the Harvest-Master to send workers to His harvest. -Luke 10:2

10/17/2005

Then I will say to myself: You have blessings in reserve for years to come. Relax! -Luke 12:19

10/15/2005

Hence, all depends on faith, everything is grace. -Romans 4:16

10/14/2005

You are worth more than a flock of sparrows. -Luke 12:7

10/13/2005

Now the justice of God has been manifested apart from the law, even though both law and prophets bear witness to it-that justice of God which works through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. -Romans 3:21-22

10/12/2005

Woe to you! You are like hidden tombs over which men walk unawares. -Luke 11:44

10/11/2005

These men...exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator. -Romans 1:25

10/10/2005

Through Him we have been favored with apostleship, that we may spread His name. -Romans 1:5

10/9/2005

He will destroy death forever. -Isaiah 25:8

10/8/2005

The heavens and the earth quake, but the Lord is a Refuge to His people, a Stronghold to the men of Israel. -Joel 4:16

10/7/2005

When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it wanders through arid wastes. -Luke 11:24

10/6/2005

For you who fear My name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays. -Mal 3:20

10/5/2005

One day He was praying in a certain place. -Luke 11:1

10/4/2005

Mary has chosen the better portion and she shall not be deprived of it. -Luke 10:42

10/3/2005

Struck with great fear of the Lord, the men offered sacrifice and made vows to Him. -Jonah 1:16

10/2/2005

Your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise. -Phillippians 4:8

1/24/2006

For the sins of my children I am left desolate, because they turned from the law of God. -Baruch 4:12

9/30/2005

Prayer to St. Michael
Sept. 29th-Feast Day
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle;
be our safeguard against the
wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray.
And do you, O prince of the heavenly
host, by the power of God,
cast into Hell Satan and all
the evil spirits who prowl about
the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

9/29/2005

9/28/2005

Whoever puts his hand to the plow but keeps looking back is unfit for the reign of God. -Luke 9:62

9/27/2005

Feast of St. Vincent de Paul

9/26/2005

Whoever welcomes this little child on My account welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him Who sent Me. -Luke 9:48

9/25/2005

If a wicked man, turning from the wickedness he has committed, does what is right and just, he shall perserve his life. -Exekiel 18:27

9/24/2005

Intelligence may drive machines, but it is the heart that beats with life! Give your heart the vital resources that it needs-allow God to enter your life: Then your life will brighten with his divine light. -JPII 9/23/2001

9/23/2005

Do not be afraid of presenting Christ to someone who does not yet know him. Christ is the true answer, the most complete answer to all the questions which concern the human person and his destiny. Without Christ, the human person remains an unsolvable riddle. Therefore, have the courage to present Christ! -JPII Message for 1992 World Youth Day

9/22/2005

9/21/2005

9/20/2005

9/19/2005

What is the vocation of a Christian? The answer is demanding, but clear: The vocation of a Christian is holiness. It is a vocation that has its roots in baptism and is proposed anew by the other sacraments, and principally by the Eucharist. -JPII 6/7/2003

9/18/2005

9/17/2005

9/16/2005

Sometimes one has the impression that there are forces ready to do almost anything to slow down, and even put an end to, the movement toward Christian unity. But we cannot give in: Daily we must find the courage and strenth to continue on the path already undertaken. -JPII 11/12/95

9/15/2005

To Our Lady of Sorrows we entrust young people and families, nations and the whole of humanity. In a special way we invoke her for the sick and the suffering, for the innocent victims of injustice and violence, for Christians persecuted on account of their faith. -JPII 9/15/02

9/14/2005

Those who believe in Jesus, crucified and risen, carry the cross in triumph as an indisputable proof that God is love. With the total gift of himself on the cross, our Savior decisively conquered sin and death. -JPII 3/24/2000

9/13/2005

A spirit of prayer and contemplation, vital to the Christian life, must be the hallmark of all we say and do: "Nothing is equal to prayer, for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy." -St. John Chrysostom

9/12/2005

To avoid losing his way, contemporary man needs more than ever to rediscover God and to rediscover himself in God. This is possible only when the heart listens to the Lord in silence and in prolonged contemplation. -JPII

9/6/2005

Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down; he sees all mankind. -Psalm 27

9/5/2005

We are not some casual or meaningless product of evolution, each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary. -Pope Benedict XVI, homily, April 24, 2005

9/4/2005

9/3/2005

9/2/2005

9/1/2005

8/31/2005

8/29/2005

Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist is a model of faith, a model of humility, a model of uprightness and courage in defending the truth, for which he was prepared to pay in his person, even to the point of imprisonment and death. -JPII

8/27/2005

A person is made right with God through faith. -Romans 3:28

8/26/2005

I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. -Genesis 26:24

8/25/2005

Speak, Lord. I am your servant and I am listening. -1 Samuel 3:9

8/24/2005

We were eyewitnesses of his majesty. -2Peter 1:16

8/22/2005

The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. -Job 28:28

8/21/2005

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. -John 14:6

8/20/2005

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. -John 14:6

8/19/2005

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. -John 14:6

8/18/2005

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. -John 14:6

8/17/2005

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. -John 14:6

8/16/2005

Mary has been taken up to heaven; the angels rejoice. They bless the Lord and sing his praises.

8/15/2005

Mary has been taken up to heaven; the angels rejoice. They bless the Lord and sing his praises.

8/12/2005

I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6

8/11/2005

I will live in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6

8/10/2005

I will live in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6

8/9/2005

I will live in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6

8/8/2005

I will live in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6

8/5/2005