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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 Today10/06/26Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42St. Paul once served intensely his former Jewish beliefs. Acting on his own conv...
05/10/2026

WORD Today
10/06/26
Gal 1:13-24
Lk 10:38-42

St. Paul once served intensely his former Jewish beliefs. Acting on his own conviction, he tried to destroy the Church. But when God revealed His Son to him, everything changed. Paul learned to listen to God and allow his life to be redirected according to God’s plan. (First Reading)

In today’s Gospel, Martha did something similar. While she was busy serving Jesus, Mary chose to sit at Jesus' feet and listened to Him. Jesus said that Mary had chosen the better part while Martha was anxious and worried.

It is good and right to serve. But before we can truly serve God, we must first learn to listen to Him. Like Paul and Mary, we need to listen to Jesus in the Bible before we start our activities and give Him our undivided attention. When we listen to Jesus, He can change our priorities, transform our hearts, and show us how He wants us to serve.

Lord Jesus, convince me to open my Bible first thing in the morning. Help me listen to You before I act, so that everything I do may truly be according to Your will.

Money can buy many things, but spend it thoughtfully on what serves you every day.Comfortable shoes, reliable work tools...
05/10/2026

Money can buy many things, but spend it thoughtfully on what serves you every day.

Comfortable shoes, reliable work tools, and a good mattress may contribute far more to your daily well-being than an expensive purchase made mainly for attracting applause (and envy?).

Choose usefulness.
Choose quality.
Stay within your budget.

After all, your feet don't care how many "likes" your shoes get.

~PassionPurposProductvty

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Rise&Shine!
Choose Usefulness.
gudAM.

WORD Today10/05/26Gal 1:6-12Lk 10:25-37The Gospel says, "You shall love the Lord, your God... and your neighbor as yours...
04/10/2026

WORD Today
10/05/26
Gal 1:6-12
Lk 10:25-37

The Gospel says, "You shall love the Lord, your God... and your neighbor as yourself."

Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan as an example of how to love God through our neighbor's corporal (bodily) well-being.

In the First Reading, St. Paul admonishes some Galatian Christians for a false Gospel. Paul is giving an example of how to love God through our neighbor's spiritual well-being.

Today's culture is fine with the Corporal Works of Mercy (feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned, etc.) but tells us to keep off the Spiritual Works of Mercy (admonish sinners, instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, etc.). The world does not wants us to correct sin, or teach the faith, or advise the confused about morals.

Just watching our neighbor go to hell is worse than just watching him starve to death. Let us love truly and fully with Jesus. Like the Samaritan and St. Paul, let us care for the body and soul of our neighbor, loving him enough to heal his wounds and tell him the truth about sin.

How do you respond when you are surrounded by people who seem to get all the good stuff in life? 1. We can study them an...
04/10/2026

How do you respond when you are surrounded by people who seem to get all the good stuff in life?

1. We can study them and celebrate their success, knowing that God blesses us in different ways and we need to be thankful for what we have.

We can be inspired by them
and learn from them.

Or...

2. We can feel that life is unfair and that we deserve better.

This mindset does not
bring benefits.

In my many years of leadership training, I have seen that people with this mindset never rise to the top;

they stay where they are, forever feeling victimized and blaming everyone else for their failure to succeed.

~PassionPurposProductvty

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

WORD Today10/04/26Is 5:1-7Phil 4:6-9Mt 21:33-43God plants us where we are with much love. In the 1st Reading, God, the v...
03/10/2026

WORD Today
10/04/26
Is 5:1-7
Phil 4:6-9
Mt 21:33-43

God plants us where we are with much love. In the 1st Reading, God, the vineyard owner, cultivates the soil, plants the choicest vines, and waits for sweet grapes - but receives sour ones of hatred and violence.

In the Gospel, the tenants go further. They seize the harvest and kill the Owner's Son Jesus, forgetting that the vineyard was never theirs.

Do we also forget that everything we have is a gift? Our talents, our time, and our treasures are entrusted to us, not owned by us.

The 2nd Reading shows another way. Do not worry; pray with thanksgiving, and let God's peace guard your heart. Then fix your mind on whatever is true, honorable, just, and pure. A grateful heart produces a good harvest, while a greedy heart produces sour grapes.

Those who accept Christ Jesus as the cornerstone of their lives can pray without anxiety. Today, let us give back to God what is God's: gratitude in our prayer, justice in our work, and mercy in the way we treat others.

Remain in the Vine, and good fruit will come.

In the great trapeze act of salvation, God is the catcher, and we are the flyers. We trust. Period. We rely solely upon ...
03/10/2026

In the great trapeze act of salvation, God is the catcher, and we are the flyers.

We trust. Period.

We rely solely upon God’s ability to catch us.

As we trust him, something wonderful happens - we fly!

Your Father has never dropped anyone. He will not drop you. His grip is sturdy, and his hands are open.

Place yourself entirely in his care. As you do, you will find it is possible -yes, possible to be anxious for nothing.

~ Max Lucado

EGIAB.
R&S!
gudAM.

WORD Today10/03/26Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17Lk 10:17-24In the Old Testament, a big family, wealth and long life were blessing...
03/10/2026

WORD Today
10/03/26
Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17
Lk 10:17-24

In the Old Testament, a big family, wealth and long life were blessings for being faithful to God. Job in the 1st Reading was blessed with all these.

But it is different in the New Testament: "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. Many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it," Jesus said.

The disciples were more blessed than Job for they could see and hear the living God Himself. And faithfulness to Jesus would end in the ultimate blessing - having their names "written in heaven," or assurance of paradise when they died.

Down the centuries, Martyrs and Saints were faithful to Jesus, giving up family, wealth, and life itself. They are now fabulously blessed - living with God's family in infinite wealth and eternal health in heaven.

Today, we are truly blessed. We see Jesus in the Eucharist, we hear Him in the Bible, and we commune with Him faithfully in all His ways. We shall sing and dance with the holy Saints someday.

Life is a gift. Each one of us is unique, Known by name, and loved by the One who fashioned us.So let us use our words t...
03/10/2026

Life
is a gift.

Each
one of
us is unique,

Known
by name,
and loved
by the One
who fashioned us.

So let us
use our words
to push people
into their destiny,
to encourage them.

To pursue
their dreams,
to let them
know that we
believe in them,

So they
and we can
grow into the
persons God
has destined
us to be.

“Every
flower blooms
in its own time.”
~ Ken Petti

EveryGising is a Blessing.
Rise&Shine!
Push People.
gudAM.

WORD Today10/02/26Ex 23:20-23Mt 18:1-5, 10God does not leave us to walk through life alone. In the First Reading, He pro...
01/10/2026

WORD Today
10/02/26
Ex 23:20-23
Mt 18:1-5, 10

God does not leave us to walk through life alone. In the First Reading, He promises to send an angel before His people, to guard them along the way and lead them toward the place He has prepared for them.

In the Gospel, Jesus reminds us that the angels of the little ones continually behold the face of His Father in heaven. What a beautiful assurance this is! Each of us is precious to God, and He provides His heavenly messengers to watch over and guide us.

But Jesus also points us toward the humility and trust of a child. Our guardian angels may protect us, but we must also learn to listen to God, follow His guidance, and remain humble enough to depend on Him.

Today, the Memorial of the Guardian Angels, let us thank God for the unseen companions He has given us. May our angels protect us from evil, guide our choices, and lead us ever closer to Jesus.

Let us pray:
"Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen."

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