Friendship Ministry

Friendship Ministry FRIENDSHIP MINISTRY WHO? We are Church people. We support and love the
Catholic Church. We meet, we pray, we eat,
we share our pockets,
we do outreach.

We do our share to reach out to people, catholics and non, to extend "mercy" - the seven ways.

WORD Today05/26/251 Pt 1:10-16Mk 10:28-31In the Gospel, St. Peter reminds Jesus that the apostles had left everything to...
26/05/2026

WORD Today
05/26/25
1 Pt 1:10-16
Mk 10:28-31

In the Gospel, St. Peter reminds Jesus that the apostles had left everything to follow Him. Jesus assures them that no sacrifice made for Him is ever lost. Whatever we surrender to Him is repaid a hundredfold - not always in wealth or comfort, but in deeper joy, stronger faith, spiritual family, and eternal life.

But Jesus also mentions "persecutions." Following Him is not a path of ease. It requires holiness, and holiness requires sacrifice, courage, and perseverance.

St. Peter tells us in the 1st Reading that Old Testament prophets longed to understand the salvation that is now revealed in Christ. Even the angels are amazed at the wisdom and mercy of God's saving plan. We have received a tremendous gift, but also a great responsibility.

St. Peter calls us to holiness because God Himself is holy. Today many want the rewards of heaven without the demands of discipleship. Yet to follow Jesus means letting go of whatever keeps us from Him. What we lose for Christ is temporary. What we gain in Him is eternal.

If you find someone smarter than you, work with them. Learn from them. Don’t compete with them.This means you are secure...
26/05/2026

If you find someone smarter than you,
work with them.

Learn from them.

Don’t compete with them.

This means you are secure and smart too.

Smart people are not threats but opportunities.

It is always a privilege to learn from those who know more, see farther, and think deeper.

Mine what they know.

Refine what you learn.

Apply what will make
you better.

Add it to your arsenal
of wisdom.

Then become better,
not bitter.

~PasionPurposeProductvt

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Opportunities.
Rise&Shine!
gudAM.

WORD Today05/25/26Gn 3:9-15, 20Jn 19:25-34Today is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.When Ad...
25/05/2026

WORD Today
05/25/26
Gn 3:9-15, 20
Jn 19:25-34

Today is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.

When Adam and Eve sinned (1st Reading), God did not abandon humanity. Instead He immediately promised a savior - the son of another woman would crush the serpent. From the beginning, God planned a "new Eve" to cooperate in His plan of salvation.

From His Passion to the foot of the Cross, that woman - Mary - stood faithfully beside Jesus, feeling the pain of every whiplash and hammer blows.

Before dying (Gospel), Jesus entrusted His mother to "the disciple whom He loved," John the apostle. At that moment, Mary became the Mother of the Church - Mother of all of all disciples Jesus loved and died to save: you and me.

A mother does not replace God, she gently leads her children closer to Him. Mary's role is exactly that. She points us to Jesus, tells us to "Do whatever He tells you," and stays with us in moments of fear, sorrow, and weakness.

The Church is strongest when she remains close to Jesus and Mary. Let us pray her Rosary daily.

All trials are not a reason to give upbut a challenge to improve ourselves.Our pain is not an excuse to back out but an ...
25/05/2026

All
trials
are not
a reason
to give up
but a challenge
to improve ourselves.

Our
pain is not
an excuse to
back out but an
inspiration to
move on.

When we
are faced
with difficult
circumstances -
sickness,
family crisis,
financial trouble,
we have to place
our faith and
trust in God.

He is
with us
in everything
we face.

When faced
with difficult
circumstances
we can trust God
to be our strength.

Dear God,
thank You that
we can always
turn to You.

"Trust
in the Lord
with all your heart,
and do not lean on your
own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge
him, and he will make
straight your paths.
(Proverbs 3:5-6)

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Move On.
Rise&Shine!
Great Week Ahead.
gudAM.

WORD Today05/24/26Acts 2:1-111Cor 12:3-7, 12-13Jn 20:19-23In the Gospel, the apostles were hiding in fear when the Risen...
24/05/2026

WORD Today
05/24/26
Acts 2:1-11
1Cor 12:3-7, 12-13
Jn 20:19-23

In the Gospel, the apostles were hiding in fear when the Risen Lord came and breathed the Holy Spirit upon them. Suddenly, fearful men became fearless witnesses.

At Pentecost (1st Reading), people from many nations heard one Gospel in different languages. The Holy Spirit did not erase their differences; He united them in one faith.

Today, the Spirit still comes to frightened hearts, fractured families, and fragmented nations. The evil spirit divides through pride, anger, and selfishness. But the Holy Spirit unites through humility, forgiveness, and love.

St. Paul reminds us (2nd Reading) that we have different gifts, but the same Spirit. Some teach, some serve, some comfort, some lead. No gift is small when offered for God's glory. A body cannot function if its parts fight each other. So too, the Church becomes alive and credible when believers live in unity.

Come, let us go and claim the unity, peace, and joy found only in sharing the works, sufferings and glory of Christ Jesus our Lord!

Productivity is not about doing more. It is about doing the right things with clarity, focus, and purpose.Being busy can...
24/05/2026

Productivity is not about doing more.

It is about doing the right things with clarity, focus, and purpose.

Being busy can impress people. Being effective builds a life.

We were not made to impress people and live for the applause of others.

We were made to serve, to add value, and to be a blessing wherever we go.

~PasionPurposProductvty

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Be a Blessing.
It is the Lord's Day.
Rise&Shine!
gudAM.

WORD Today05/23/26Acts 28:16-20, 30-31Jn 21:20-25Today's Readings are the ending sections of the Gospel of John and the ...
23/05/2026

WORD Today
05/23/26
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31
Jn 21:20-25

Today's Readings are the ending sections of the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles. Both books seem to just stop abruptly. In the Gospel, Peter is following Jesus along a shore. In the 1st Reading, Paul is chained in prison and preaching. Then period, nothing else, no proper ending like a movie.

This is because the story continues to unfold today. Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit giving birth to the Church. The Church - the Body of Christ powered by the Holy Spirit - continues the story of salvation.

Not all that Jesus did is in the Bible (Jn 21:25) because His deeds through you and me are still to be written. So like Paul, let us preach the Gospel with our words and works even if we wear chains of poor health or poverty. Like Peter, let us follow Jesus wherever He needs His love delivered.

For to the hungry, He is The Bread.
To the lost, He is The Way.
To the deceived, He is The Truth.
To the dying, He is Life eternal.
And to all, He is Christ Jesus the LORD!

You do not always need a new strategy. Sometimes you just need a good night’s sleep, a clear mind, and the courage to be...
23/05/2026

You do not always need a new strategy. Sometimes you just need a good night’s sleep, a clear mind, and the courage to begin again.

Exhaustion has a way of making simple things look impossible.

The worst time to make a major life decision is at the height of emotion, stress, or fatigue.

Rest. Reset. Return.

Many problems shrink after wisdom has had coffee.

~PassionPurposProductvty

EveryGising is a Blessing.
3 R's.
Rise&Shine!
gudAM.

WORD Today05/22/26Acts 25:13-21Jn 21:15-19In today's Gospel is the very touching scene of reconciliation between master ...
21/05/2026

WORD Today
05/22/26
Acts 25:13-21
Jn 21:15-19

In today's Gospel is the very touching scene of reconciliation between master and servant, between Jesus the Lord and Peter the apostle.

Peter, on whom Jesus founded His Church, denied Him at His trial and abandoned Him at His crucifixion. But the Risen Lord forgave him then mandated him to feed and take care of His sheep, the Church. Jesus forewarned him that he too would suffer and die like Him. Still, Peter preached in Rome and there he was crucified upside down.

Paul was a fierce persecutor of the Church. Jesus converted him then mandated him to bring His name to Rome (yesterday's Reading). Today, Paul asks his Roman jailers to transfer him to Rome. There, he too preached and then beheaded.

Through Peter and Paul's sacrifice, the Roman Empire, the world's superpower was converted in 313 AD. And the killer of thousands of Christians became Church's vehicle to the world.

Wonderful are the ways of the Lord! Let us ask Him to forgive us too, then give us a mission to put purpose and meaning to our lives.

We pass through this world just once.So, any good thingwe can do, any kindness we can show, do it now.For we will not pa...
21/05/2026

We pass
through this
world just once.

So, any
good thing
we can do,
any kindness
we can show,
do it now.

For we
will not pass
this way again.

It
is hard
to walk
with God.

But
it is the
worthiest
walk we
can take.

"He has
told you,
O man, what
is good; and what
does the Lord require
of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and
to walk humbly with
your God?"
(Micah 6:8)

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Worthiest Walk.
Rise&Shine!
gudAM.

WORD Today05/21/26Acts 22:30; 23:6-11Jn 17:20-26In the Gospel, Jesus prays for His future believers, "that they may all ...
21/05/2026

WORD Today
05/21/26
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Jn 17:20-26

In the Gospel, Jesus prays for His future believers, "that they may all be one … that the world may believe that You sent Me." Jesus already saw the terrible wound disunity would bring to His followers. A divided witness weakens faith and confuses the world about the truth of God.

In the 1st Reading, St. Paul cleverly uses the disunity of beliefs between followers of the Jewish faith - the Pharisees and Sadducees - to create disagreement and so save himself. Disunity weakens any people, even those who claim to worship the same God.

Today, Christianity is fragmented into not just 2, but 45,000 denominations, many claiming different and even contradictory truths. The result is confusion, scandal, secularism, and growing atheism. Many no longer know whom to believe.

Jesus did not establish thousands of competing churches, but just one founded on the apostles. Let us pray for the grace of unity under the One, Holy, Apostolic, Catholic Church, so that the world may again clearly see and believe in Christ.

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