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The Red Corner of Fr. Luis

I am sending you like sheep among wolves, yet their message is always one of Peace.

 
Reading: He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Luke 10:2.
 
Good morning, happy Tuesday, and many blessings my dear family.
 
With today’s Gospel (Luke 10:1-9) we celebrate the feast day of St. Luke, one of the four evangelists. In today’s reading, Jesus sends 72 of his disciples out into the towns and villages that he intended to visit. These 72 disciples were to inform the people that he was coming. They were to prepare the way for him.

People who are suffering or are on the fringes of society may not know that they are “of more value than many sparrows.”

 
Reading: Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:7b.
 
Good morning, happy Friday, and many blessings my dear family.
 
In today’s Gospel (Luke 12:1-7) even though the crowds are pressing around, Jesus speaks to his friends. The Pharisees and Scribes seem to have backed off for a while. Jesus explains that all our secrets will one day be revealed and come out into the open. So, we need to reconcile with God and receive forgiveness now without delay.
 

God help us be prophetic in proclaiming your truth in our time

Reading: Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering. Luke 11:52.
 
Good morning, happy Thursday, and many blessings my dear family.
 

“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it”.

 
Reading: As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:27-28.
 
Good morning, Happy Wednesday, and many blessings my dear family.
 

Their religious practice lacked compassion and love

 

 Scripture: In order to find out what to accuse Jesus of, the scribes and Pharisees watched him closely to see if he healed on the Sabbath.  Luke 6:7

The kingdom that Jesus invites us into is one of unity, compassion, and love.

 
Reading: Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Luke 11:23.
 
Good morning, happy Friday, and many blessings my dear family.
 

 What takes priority in my life? 

 What takes priority in my life? 
 
Reading: Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things… Luke 10:41.
 
Good morning, happy Tuesday, and many blessings my dear family.
 

 God does not use human standards

 
Reading: And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” John 1:46.
 
Good morning, happy Thursday, and many blessings my dear family.
 
With today’s Gospel (John 1:45-51) we celebrate the feast day of the Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Now ask yourself: Is this feast meaningful to me? Do I believe in angels regardless of whether they are archangels or just regular angels?
 

Do I sometimes feel a desire for revenge on some person, or some group, with whom I cannot resolve my differences?

 
Reading: But the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them]?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. Luke 9:53-55.
 
Good morning, happy Tuesday, and many blessings my dear family.
 

Who is Jesus for me now?

 

Reading: “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” Luke 9: 20. 

Good morning, happy Friday, and many blessings my dear family. 

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Ministry at the time of Coronavirus (Covid 19): Prevent, cure and accompany

Now we have to shape what some have started calling; The Church at Home. Although I keep asking myself; What do those who do not have a home do? For this reason, at the same time, I am declaring today in our Holyrood Church a Lenten day of prayer, fasting and reading the Bible in the Time of the Coronavirus.

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