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Twenty-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Francis Bernard, Church of the Holy Family KajangGod will live in us
We see from the first book of the bible, God’s purpose for the intimacy of man and woman becoming one ‘flesh’ together points to the reality of what God is like? In God’s image and likeness he created them; male and female he created them. In the marriage covenant, total union of mind, body, emotion and spirit is lived out.
However, in these present times, according to the statistics from the Family ministry, the number of divorce cases for all faith have shot up. This is of course a matter of concern. We know from our own community some marriages do not last a lifetime. We are quick to surrender without effort to take the bold step to reconcile.
So what is a perfect and ideal marriage? The psalm can provide us with freshness and hope. If we hold firm, be still and walk in his ways, we will prosper and see our children’s children. Length of life will be assured to see our family around the table. The letter to the Hebrews reminds us that our earthly kingdom is a foreshadowing of heaven. God ‘came down’ in Jesus and completed the work of salvation and continues to link heaven and earth.
Jesus when confronted by the pharisees in the Gospel choose to speak about what marriage is: two becoming one flesh and joined together by God. Jesus states man and woman are equal and that injustice of easy divorce is not God’s plan. Jesus insists children be included and not prevented from the kingdom of God.
Leaving father and mother and be ‘joined together’ can be challenging. Resentment, frustration, mood swings can easily creep in. If there are cracks or breakdown, in the marriage seeking support would be a necessary step and surrendering all to God for his help and mighty strength.
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Hallow Blog
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Hallow Video
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FEEDING OUR SOUL
HALLOW is an aid to recharge yourself to enter fully into a more spirit-filled engagement with the author of all life. Prayer helps us to come closer into an intimate relationship with God.
Daily seek God to enter more fully into his wonderful light so that we are ready to stand with confidence for his coming.
A refreshing video that encounters our senses of Sacred Scripture!
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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
"Be at peace with your own soul,
then heaven and earth will be at peace
with you."
.............. St Jerome
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PSALM OF PRAISE
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
Psalm 19: 9
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News from the Vatican
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Several of the new cardinal-designates announced by Pope Francis have applauded the increased diversity of those getting a red hat, saying the appointments signal a shift in center of Catholicism...
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In his meeting with his brother Jesuits in Belgium, Pope Francis call secularization a “complex phenomenon” and noted sometimes the Church must “confront forms of paganism.”
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Participants in the ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality have said that while questions surrounding the role of women in the Church are important, they can be distracting from other key issues on...
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