09/09/2026
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲:
𝟐𝟑𝐑𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄
𝐀𝐔𝐆: 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝟐:𝟏-𝟗 (𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝐂𝐨𝐫 𝟗:𝟔-𝟏𝟏) / 𝐏𝐬 𝟏𝟔 / 𝐋𝐤 𝟏𝟎:𝟏-𝟏𝟏
𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟖: 𝟏𝐛-𝟕. 𝟏𝟏-𝟏𝟑
Regarding meat from the offerings to idols, we know that all of us have knowledge, but knowledge puffs up, while love builds. If anyone thinks that he has knowledge, he does not yet know as he should know, but if someone loves (God), he has been known (by God).
Can we, then, eat meat from offerings to the idols? We know that an idol is without existence and that there is no God but one. People speak indeed of other gods in heaven and on earth and, in this sense, there are many gods and lords. Yet for us, there is but one God, the Father, from whom everything comes, and to whom we go. And there is one Lord, Christ Jesus, through whom everything exists, and through him, we exist.
Not everyone, however, has that knowledge. For some persons, who, until recently, took the idols seriously, that food remains linked to the idol, and eating of it stains their conscience, which is unformed.
Then, with your knowledge, you would have caused your weak brother or sister to perish, the one for whom Christ died. When you disturb the weak conscience of your brother or sister, and sin against them, you sin against Christ himself. Therefore, if any food will bring my brother to sin, I shall never eat this food, lest my brother or sister fall.
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦: 𝐏𝐬 𝟏𝟑𝟗: 𝟏𝐛-𝟑. 𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟒𝐚𝐛. 𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟒
Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥: 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟔: 𝟐𝟕-𝟑𝟖
But I say to you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who treat you badly. To the one who strikes you on the cheek, turn the other cheek; from the one who takes your coat, do not keep back your shirt. Give to the one who asks, and if anyone has taken something from you, do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have others do to you. If you love only those who love you, what kind of grace is yours? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do favors to those who are good to you, what kind of grace is yours? Even sinners do the same. If you lend only when you expect to receive, what kind of grace is yours? For sinners also lend to sinners, expecting to receive something in return.
But love your enemies and do good to them, and lend when there is nothing to expect in return. Then will your reward be great, and you will be sons and daughters of the Most High. For he is kind toward the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Don’t be a judge of others and you will not be judged; do not condemn and you will not be condemned; forgive and you will be forgiven; give and it will be given to you, and you will receive in your sack good measure, pressed down, full and running over. For the measure you give will be the measure you receive back.”
𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭, 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦: “𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥.
𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.