09/07/2026
September 07
Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/090726.cfm
1 Corinthians 5:1-8
Psalm 5:5-7, 12
Luke 6:6-11
Of utmost importance, do not take the sins of impurity lightly. In a society today where people enjoy many freedoms and who believe in a merciful God that only loves, people will give themselves permission to break moral laws, deny the necessity of religion, no longer need to go to Confession, think that God will forgive them for anything they do evil, and continue to sin. It is true that God is merciful to the repentant, that is, those who have admitted their sin, confessed their sin, have prayed and done penance for their sin. Indeed, God is a merciful and loving God, however, He is also the Judge, and brings justice to those who do evil. Do not forget about the existence of hellfire and the flames of purgatory. It is much better for you to do penance on earth voluntarily than do your time involuntarily in purgatory. Whoever disbelieves in either is the most likely to end up in either, and they believe this simply because of their denial of the faith, ignorance of divine revelation, indifference to search for the truth, and their blindness with the world, the flesh, and pride. No man can change what God has created and revealed. God desires the salvation of man, and man therefore must begin to follow the Lord and not seek his own interpretations and authority. The Church is the authority, and always has been of the Bible and men. God has opened the door to salvation through the Church, but man will still deny God and call Him unjust and angry when the individual themselves lies in a mire of worldly wisdom and carnal mind. Venial sin hurts a relationship with God and mortal sin separates you from God. The sins of impurity are some of the most difficult to separate from and are the most frequently committed. Acts of immorality are very grievous because spiritual pride sets in a man who lives by the flesh instead of the spirit, and pride bars you from Heaven. Whoever lives in the flesh cannot enter into the kingdom of God. It is a great crime in God’s House to commit sins that are only committed by the heathens, and this causes great scandals among the faithful and the Church. God brings to justice sins committed in the darkness, in order that some do no find themselves in hell. St. Paul does not take immorality lightly because he lives in the love of God, in that he desires your salvation. Your priority in life is to reach Heaven and live a life chastely for God, and the same is true for all those around you. The Lord does not take the sins of immorality lightly, but speaks to not even look at another individual lustfully. It is better for you to cut off one of the members of your body than find yourself whole in the eternal flames (Mk 9:42-48). When two men or women commit the homosexual act, it is no longer love, but beastly sins of the flesh that entered into their heart and veiled the eyes. Do not even for a moment think that the wicked can inherit the Kingdom of God, who is perfectly pure and Spirit. Man must repent, and neither cohabitate with another woman, and live in adultery for the rest of their lives. You cannot give yourself permission to commit evils and seek the Kingdom of God, regardless of where you have been or experienced. St. John the Baptist had his head cutoff because he admitted and spoke boldly of the sins of King Herod with his brother’s wife. “It is not lawful.” Understand that it is more important for you to enter the Kingdom than live in the wickedness of sins that lead to hell. The arrogant shall be brought to justice, those who deny will lose an eternal inheritance, and the bloodthirsty shall be cut down. The Lord is very patient and has given you much time to change because of your difficult past, however if you are living in sin, you can no longer continue in your way. Only the Lord can heal the withered hand of the flesh, and you must be made pure as gold refined by the fire. Christ has come to bring eternal life and heal even upon the Sabbath. The traditions of men matter not, God is able to heal every man’s heart wherever and whenever they open their heart to Him. Christ has not come to destroy the flesh or to cutoff the hand, nor asks anyone else to do so, however you must understand the great weight and the gravity of your sins. The Lord is able to make you clean, make you pure again so that you have an eternal peace and treasure with Him. Healing can only occur if you stretch out your withered hand and seek to be made clean once again. Only the pure in heart can see God.
