YOU ARE THE SON OF GOD
Reading 1 John
3:11-21
Our love is to be something real and active
This is the
message as you heard it from the beginning: that we are to love one another; not
to be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One and cut his brother’s throat; cut
his brother’s throat simply for this reason, that his own life was evil and his
brother lived a good life. You must not be surprised, brothers, when the world
hates you; we have passed out of death and into life, and of this we can be
sure because we love our brothers. If you refuse to love, you must remain dead;
to hate your brother is to be a murderer, and murderers, as you know, do not
have eternal life in them. Universalis
This has taught
us love – that he gave up his life for us; and we, too, ought to give up our
lives for our brothers. If a man who was rich enough in this world’s goods saw
that one of his brothers was in need, but closed his heart to him, how could
the love of God be living in him? My children, our love is not to be just words
or mere talk, but something real and active; only by this can we be certain that
we are children of the truth and be able to quieten our conscience in his
presence, whatever accusations it may raise against us, because God is greater
than our conscience and he knows everything.
My dear people, if
we cannot be condemned by our own conscience, we need not be afraid in God’s
presence.
Gospel John 1:43-51
You will see heaven laid open, and the Son of Man Evangeli
After Jesus had
decided to leave for Galilee, he met Philip and said, ‘Follow me.’ Philip came
from the same town, Bethsaida, as Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and
said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about
whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ ‘From
Nazareth?’ said Nathanael ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and
see’ replied Philip.
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming he said of him, ‘There is
an Israelite who deserves the name, incapable of deceit.’ ‘How do you know me?’
said Nathanael. ‘Before Philip came to call you,’ said Jesus ‘I saw you under
the fig tree.’ Nathanael answered, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the
King of Israel.’ Jesus replied, ‘You believe that just because I said: I saw
you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.’ And then he
added ‘I tell you most solemnly, you will see heaven laid open and, above the
Son of Man, the angels of God ascending and descending.’
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary Mother of Jesus Christ pray for us. Saint Joseph pray for us. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for us. May our Guardian Angels pray for us.
Jesus Christ Son of God Most High have pity on us. Lord as God's children we are to love one another for your Spirit dwells in us. May our expression of love not be just mere words, but something real and active. Father in heaven may we seek your face in everything we do, Change our hearts, dear Lord, that we may know your truth, and incapable of deceit. I love you Lord Jesus my Redeemer.
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