God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Homily Wednesday, April 8
Acts 3:1-10
Peter said to the crippled man, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, [rise and] walk.”
The grace of God lifts us up. Let us tell people that they are loved by God, that the joy and peace within them is God.
This guides the person to the very core of their being and to the Heart of God. Grace will accomplish its work in that person.
Luke 24:13-35
“He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”
The disciples think of Jesus, and Jesus is with them. Let us think of Jesus, the Spirit, and God more often. He is with us and within us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, April 7
Acts 2:36-41
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.”
Let us turn away from evil and receive God’s grace each day.
John 20:11-18
Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her.
Everyone can see the Lord. He is visible. It depends on whether the person welcomes the Lord’s presence. Let us begin with the joy of the child within us. God is here.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily, Monday, April 6
Acts 2:14, 22b-33
“God raised Jesus; of this we are all witnesses.”
The presence of God continues in every heart. Let us welcome the Lord who is present in our lives.
Matthew 28:8-15
“Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
Let us go and proclaim that God loves us; he is love, joy, and peace. Let us tell people that the childlike joy in their hearts is God, it is seeing God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, April 5
Easter, Resurrection
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
“He went about doing good” wherever he went.
A sign of God, goodness. Let us continue to be with people and live in the grace of the Risen One.
Colossians 3:1-4
“Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.”
Let us remain in the love of God, filled with grace.
John 20:1-9
"John saw and believed."
The Lord is risen, the Lord is alive.
The Lord is present with us even today. Let us welcome his joy and his peace. Let us live each day in his love.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, April 4
Easter Vigil
We rejoice in the Lord’s creation. Then, the Light springs forth from our hearts. This Light is the Love, joy, and peace of God. With God, there is no night. And nothing harms anyone with God’s Love.
Mt 28:1-10
Even if Jesus seems to disappear from our sight, he goes before us and is always present with us. He listens to us, he loves us with the Heart of the Father, and he inspires us with his Spirit.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, April 3
Passion
Isaiah 52:13–53:12
In this account, we recognize the effects of evil on people. As soon as a person turns away from God's love, they move toward evil.
Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9
“Christ is the source of eternal salvation.
We are free to enter eternal salvation immediately by allowing God to love us.
John 18:1–19:42
Jesus came to tell us that God loves us. He desires that God's love flow from his heart to the hearts of humanity.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, April 2
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
In the Bible, there is always the Love of God, which is real, and evil, which is the separation from Love. Let us remember that the Love of God does no harm to anyone.
In the time of Moses, a person who was not a believer was considered to be in evil. Fortunately, there has been an evolution in our understanding of God and humankind. A person’s ideal is to allow oneself to be loved by God.
1Co 11 :23-26
Paul reminds us of the grace of the Eucharist, God's meal for us.
John 13:1-15
“He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end.”
God loves each person completely, 100%.
The phrase in the present tense: God loves.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, April 1 Holy Wednesday
Isaiah 50:4-9a
“Morning after morning God wakens my ear to hear as disciples do.”
And I can keep my ear awake to listen to him all day long amid my activities and all night long while I sleep.
Matthew 26:14-25
“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
They did not know what was the Passover meal that was being prepared before them. Jesus becomes the one who offers his food for the forgiveness of sins.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, March 31 Holy Tuesday
Isaiah 49:1-6
"Before birth the Lord called me, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name."
Because life in the womb is the life of God.
John 13:21-33, 36-38
Truly, no one can fully grasp the true mission of Jesus in the world. It is also a challenge today to bring people to discover God's presence within them.
Let us reveal the joy in each person, and in doing so, we reveal God to them.
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Normand Thomas.
Made in Love we are. No one can undo that work of love. We can only reject it.
Monday, March 30 Holy Monday
Isaiah 42:1-7
“formed you, and set you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.”
This text foreshadows the presence of Jesus in the world. It can also challenge us.
The covenant God makes with us is to fill us with his grace. Let us share his grace by helping people discover joy in their lives.
John 12:1-11
“Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus.”
When a person welcomes God’s love, their heart overflows with the sweet fragrance of love.
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Normand Thomas.
Sunday, March 29 Passion
Old Testament
Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. Riding on a donkey signifies that he is king. Solomon, the son of David, also entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey before he was crowned king. This is what Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem represents.
No one truly knows Jesus. Even his closest friends and family cannot imagine the kingship Jesus possesses. He enters as a king.
New Testament
Those who joyfully wave their palm branches may think that Jesus was sent by God to dethrone the king of Israel, fight the king of Egypt, and liberate Jerusalem. They have no idea of Jesus' true divine mission.
Jesus also encounters people who do not know God.
Jesus has a mission that comes from the Father, and to gather every person in Love. Today, do we welcome the love, joy, and peace of God that is within us?
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, March 28
Ezekiel 37:21-28
“I will be their God.”
In the present tense: I am their God. Let us welcome God who is already in our hearts. God is our God.
John 11:45-57
It is difficult to realize that God is in our midst when people are campaigning against his love, his joy, and his peace.
Let us start a network of joy, so that the world may discover God’s presence in every heart.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, March 27
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Listening and talking with someone is easier than persecuting them.
Jeremiah has good intentions, but some people don't know how to listen to him, and they want to kill him.
John 10:31-42
Some people want to stone Jesus.
Learning to discover the beauty of God in people's hearts helps us avoid judging too quickly.
Thursday, March 26
Genesis 17:3-9
God said to Abram, “Between you and me I will establish my covenant.”
God makes a covenant with every person. And he sends us out on the road to share his peace.
John 8:51-59
Jesus said, “Before Abraham came to be, I AM.”
“I AM” is very clear. God is present and always with us in the present. No one can fully grasp the present. Let us welcome God’s grace in the present moment.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, March 25
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Asking for signs is seeking God.
Let us observe the joy of the child within us, and we will discover more about God.
Hebrews 10:4-10
The presence of God in our lives keeps us from sin. Glory to God, Alleluia!
Luke 1:26-38
Mary says yes and receives the presence of the child Jesus within her. Mary's joy is filled by the presence of the joy of the Child Jesus within her.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, March 24
Numbers 21:4-9
“We have sinned in complaining against the Lord.”
To grumble against God is to distance ourselves from God, and this leads to evil. Let us allow God to walk with us, and joy will be revealed more fully.
John 8:21-30
Jesus said, “You will look for me, but you will die in your sin.”
To distance oneself from God, is a sin. Sin, just like seeking (looking for), is a separation from God.
Let us allow God’s grace within us to heal and purify us.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, March 23
Daniel 13:41c-62
What is remarkable about Susanna is that she turned to the Lord.
John 8:1-11
Often, people who do evil want to condemn others to ease their conscience. This is what is happening here, with the sinful men.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, March 21
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Jeremiah speaks with the Lord: “At that time you showed me their doings.”
People who prey on others often do so openly. Jeremiah realizes he is caught in their trap.
John 7:40-43
“The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
This demonstrates how a small detail can lead uninformed people to turn away from Jesus.
By focusing too much on details, people drift away from God’s love.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, March 20
Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
Those who attack the righteous say, “He calls blest the destiny of the righteous and boasts that God is his Father.”
Being happy is for the end of our lives, but also right now.
John 7:1-2, 10, 14, 25-30
So some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill? And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities have realized that he is the Messiah”
Normally, people who hear rumors, they don’t go to the source to check. And this confuses the people. And no one knows who Jesus is.
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, March 19 Luke 2:41 or Matthew 1:16 Romans 4:13 2 Samuel 7:4
2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
God said to David, “I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will establish his kingdom.”
This is a prefiguration of the coming Messiah, God with us, Emmanuel.
Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
Grace is God’s inheritance for us.
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus.”
When the work is God’s, he clearly informs the one (Joseph) who will be with him (the Lord) in the mission (of the Lord).
Luke 2:41-51a
“Why were you looking for me?”
For parents, it’s normal to look for their child. But Jesus is already beginning to point toward heaven.
The reality of God is that it’s not necessary to look for him, since he is with us.”
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Normand Thomas.