MUTUAL LOVE

Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for
by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them,
those who are being tortured. Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the
marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
Keep your lives free from love of money, and be content with what you have,
for he has said "I will never leave you or forsake you. "So we can say with
confidence, "The Lord is my helper; not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?
Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider
the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.  Jesus Christ is the
same yesterday and today and forever.Heb. 13:1-8

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ARISE

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside
every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race
that is before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake

St. Agatha 

of joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.  Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. Heb. 12:1-4

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THE TRUE LOVE

"Before I formed you in the womb knew you, and were born consecrated you;
appointed a prophet to nations." But gird up your loins; stand tell them everything that I command you....  Jer, 1:4-5, 17-19


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THE MESSENGER

See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom
you seek will suddenly come to his temple.  The messenger of the covenant in whom

THE PRESENTATION

you delight indeed, he  is coming says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver until they present offerings to the Lord as in the days of old and as in the former years.  Mal 3:1-4

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GENEROSITY

I have never held anything that the poor desire,
 or have caused the desire of the
widow fail, or eaten my morsel alone,
 and the orphan has not eaten from it... Job 31:16-20

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PAY ATTENTION

Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the
sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way
that he opened for us through the curtain, that is through his flesh,

St. John Bosco

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us approach with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean
from an evil conscience and our bodies
washed with pure water... Heb, 10:19-25

CHRIST THE HIGH PRIEST

Every priest stands daily at his ministry,

offering frequently those same sacrifices
that can never take away sins,
but this one offered one sacrifice for sins,
and took his seat forever at the right hand of God..... Heb 10:11-18

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