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#CatholicChurch #CatholicTwitter #Catholic #Catholics #catholicdailyreadings #CatholicX The Lord immediately asked, ‘Who will be our messenger?’, in the hope, no doubt, that Isaiah would respond to that question in the way that he did, “Here I am, send me”. That is really what the Lord wants to hear from us, not so much Peter’s ‘depart from me’, but Isaiah’s, “here I am”. The Lord’s goodness is not so much a harsh light that exposes all our weaknesses and frailties, but a warm light that restores and renews us. He comes not to remind us of our sins but to take them away. As the Lord said to Isaiah, ‘your sin is taken away, your iniquity is purged’. Beloved in Christ, every time we celebrate or actively participate in the Eucharistic celebration, we proclaim the Lord’s death; that same Christ who died for our sins is present among us, asking us, ‘Who will be our messenger?’, waiting for us to respond, “Here I am, send me”. Indeed, the saying is true, "whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies". This is put beautifully by Rick Yancey: "God doesn't call the equipped, Son, God equips..." As we journey each day, there will always be countless reasons to avoid the good, God's call, His work and plan for our lives like Isaiah, Paul, and Peter. We may find many reasons and excuses not to help the poor, not to do good, not to pray or join the community for prayer, not to make good use of His sacraments, perhaps not to have quality time for His Divine Word. Nevertheless, God stands at my door and yours each day, waiting for "A YES TO HIS CALL" OR "A YES TO RENEW THE CALL", for He believes in each and every one of us, and He knows what we are capable of. The Lord called and I responded may be, my efforts may seem not to bear much fruit but only lead me into disappointments and frustrations. But like Peter, Jesus invites me never to be afraid to try again, never to give up or quit, but to "keep lowering my net" each day, for He is always with me for I am not alone.

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#CatholicX #CatholicTwitter #Catholic #CatholicChurch John the Baptist was the innocent victim of the irresponsible use of power or what we call in our recent political climate, “literal abuse of power” by political leaders. The gospel reading this morning suggests that Herod had John executed because he wanted to save face. Having made a reckless promise to his step daughter, he would not go back on it, as to do so would have meant a loss of honour. Let’s note and learn something their friends in Christ from Herod’s impulsive behaviour thus “Don't promise when you're happy, Don't reply when you're angry, and don't decide when you're sad”. There have always been and still are innocent victims of the irresponsible use of power, literal abuse of power or victim of circumstances like John the Baptist in our communities, workplace,etc. Jesus was the supreme example of a victim of the irresponsible use of power. It was the religiously and politically powerful who had Jesus crucified. Whenever anyone is victimized in this way, it is always a terrible tragedy. Such a travesty of justice is never God’s will. Yet, both the death of John the Baptist and of Jesus show us that God can bring good out of such tragedies, out of such travesties of justice. God can work powerfully through the weakness of such innocent victims, even though it is never God’s will that such victimization should ever happen. It is Jesus and John, not Pilate or Caiaphas or Herod, who continue to shine as a light for all who seek the path of life today. Nevertheless, today, more than in the past, we need a courageous faith. We need the courage of the Holy Spirit to witness to the values of the gospel, as John and Jesus did, we might experience or have seen the rot in our countries, workplace, communities, Church, let us strive to be the voice for the voiceless, speak truth with charity to leadership or those in authority. Let’s get this for once a courageous faith is not an arrogant faith, but it is a firm faith, an enduring faith, a faith that holds firm when the storms come because its roots are deep. We pray this morning for the gift of such a faith, the kind of faithfulness that shaped John’s life and death. Peace be with you

#CatholicX #CatholicChurch #CatholicTwitter #Catholics #Freemasonry PRESS STATEMENT BY THE GHANA CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE ON THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF FREEMASONRY WITH THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

#CatholicSchoolsWeek #CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #Catholics Celebrating the Climax of Catholic Education Week on the theme: “The School Teacher, a Good Shepherd in our contemporary time” We have this amazing poem from one of our pupils in titled “I am special” kindly pay a little attention to her poem.

#CatholicTwitter #CatholicSchoolsWeek #CatholicX #Catholics #CatholicChurch Beloved in Christ, in our relationship with the Lord, there is always a time to act and a time to step back and allow the Lord to do the rest. When Jesus says the kingdom of God is like that, Perhaps He may be saying that the coming of God’s kingdom into our lives and into our world isn’t all down to us. Even though we will have our work to do, as the farmer has to sow and harvest.Nevertheless , the real work of spiritual growth within ourselves and in our world is God’s doing. So there are times also when we will need the humility to recognize that the Lord can work better in some situations when we do nothing but wait upon Him. We are all called today to use all of our God-given abilities to do the best we can wholeheartedly and allow God to do the rest. But at what point do I allow God to do the rest? When I'm exhausted? When I'm injured or incapacitated? Big No - for we allow God to work from the very beginning: Hence, we need to commit our efforts to the Lord before we do our best. The good work we have done in the past can be bearing fruit in ways that we might never suspect. God’s good work continues, even when we seem to have little to show for our efforts. What the Lord asks of us is perseverance, not to lose heart. We are to keep faithful, especially when times are lean and difficult. Let us pray for the wisdom to play our part well by knowing when to act thus, when to sow and to reap, and when to refrain from acting - leaving room for the Lord to do the rest.

#CatholicX #Catholics #CatholicChurch #CatholicSchoolsWeek There is always Joy when Children of God come together to celebrate. The word of God is the source of this joy. This word is alive and is living among us in the person of Jesus Christ. The people of Poposo an outstation of the main parish could not hide their joy even though they have no church building to enter. They celebrated and danced to the glory of God. This shows that God is not found only within church buildings, but wherever people gather in his name. May God fill your heart with Peace, Love, Happiness and Joy.

@FlanaganOnFaith We pray for you and the entire team for Good work you do too🕊️🙏🏽

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@FlanaganOnFaith Wow, congratulations 🙌 Happy Anniversary

#CatholicChurch #Catholic #CatholicX #CatholicTwitter What is the Catholic Church's official position on Freemasonry? Are Catholics free to become Freemasons? Freemasonry is incompatible with the Catholic faith. Freemasonry teaches a naturalistic religion that espouses indifferentism, the position that a person can be equally pleasing to God while remaining in any religion. Masonry is a parallel religion to Christianity. The New Catholic Encyclopedia states, “Freemasonry displays all the elements of religion, and as such it becomes a rival to the religion of the Gospel. It includes temples and altars, prayers, a moral code, worship, vestments, feast days, the promise of reward or punishment in the afterlife, a hierarchy, and initiation and burial rites.” Masonry is also a secret society. Its initiates subscribe to secret blood oaths that are contrary to Christian morals. The prospective Mason swears that if he ever reveals the secrets of Masonry – secrets which are trivial and already well-known – he wills to be subject to self-mutilation or to gruesome execution. (Most Masons, admittedly, never would dream of carrying out these punishments on themselves or on an errant member). Historically, one of Masonry’s primary objectives has been the destruction of the Catholic Church; this is especially true of Freemasonry as it has existed in certain European countries. In the United States, Freemasonry is often little more than a social club, but it still espouses a naturalistic religion that contradicts orthodox Christianity. (Those interested in joining a men’s club should consider the Knights of Columbus instead.) The Church has imposed the penalty of excommunication on Catholics who become Freemasons. The penalty of excommunication for joining the Masonic Lodge was explicit in the 1917 code of canon law (canon 2335), and it is implicit in the 1983 code (canon 1374). Because the revised code of canon law is not explicit on this point, some drew the mistaken conclusion that the Church’s prohibition of Freemasonry had been dropped. As a result of this confusion, shortly before the 1983 code was promulgated, the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a statement indicating that the penalty was still in force. This statement was dated November 26, 1983 and may be found in Origins 13/27 (Nov. 15, 1983), 450. The Church has more recently reaffirmed its stand on Freemasonry and membership of Catholics in the Masons. In a November 8, 2023, doctrinal note, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith reaffirmed the Church’s position in response to a request from a Filipino bishop. In addition, in February 2024, following a meeting between some Church leaders and Masons in Milan, Italy, one cardinal stated that “an evolution in mutual understanding” had taken place between the Church and the Masons in the last fifty years and called for a “permanent” dialogue between the entities. However, within several days, the president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology left no ambiguity in reaffirming the Church’s longstanding position. NB: copied

#CatholicX #CatholicChurch #Catholic #CatholicTwitter Keep up the good work, For your efforts are like Seeds sown in fertile soil. It will one day grow and be rewarded. Yes, keep doing good. It doesn't matter who is watching, It doesn't matter whom you are working for! Your good deed will surely pay off. ☝🏽🕊️🙏🏽🙌

#CatholicTwitter #CatholicChurch #CatholicX #catholicdailyreadings In today's gospel, the disciples taught they had little or nothing and could not feed the multitude and this made them helpless and hopeless. Just like the disciples, there will be times when we feel that we have very little, even nothing, to offer to the Lord. But God accepts whatever we can offer to Him with love, even our nothingness. However small it may be, our little is much with God and able to feed a multitude. We are called to turn to the Lord in our every helpless and hopeless situation, for He can change our "nothingness and littleness into somethingness". Jesus invites us in this New Year to unfailingly and willingly offer the Little that We Have at all times with love - for "our smallest act of Charity can bring about an abundance of grace if done out of love for God and neighbor"-St. Therese of Lisieux.

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#CatholicX #CatholicChurch #CatholicTwitter #Catholics #EpiphanyOfTheLord #Vaticano "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him." Matt. 2: 2 Mother Church today celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The solemnity of the Epiphany is a commemoration of God's revelation of himself to all of humanity, unhindered by culture, race, nationality, skin colour, language, etc. The Magi came from the east. They are said not to be Jews. They would have come probably through their knowledge of either some Old Testament prophesy (Micah 5:2), or the prohecy of Balaam abot the star (Num 24:17). It could be through their knowledge of astrology, etc. Whatever the case, it is seen that God desired that all should come to know his son, so he caused them to go out searching for him. It also means that God can reveal himself to us through any means or person he chooses. This calls us to guard against discrimination of any kind in our Christian living. God is for all of us and reveals himself to all in different ways. Pay attention to the events around you; God could be talking to you through them. When it becomes difficult for you to understand, God will provide you with a star to direct you. He did not fail the Magi; he will not fail you. The wise men were divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and so they obediently returned to their homes by another route. No one who meets Christ with a sincere heart ever returns the same way. When we encounter Jesus in the right way, he directs us on ways that will lead us to avoid evil. As Christ reveals himself to us sinners, may we too be attracted to him so that our eyes of faith be opened to comprehend him better so that we will become another light, who will reveal him to all those around us. Let us, like St Paul, have the sense of urgency to announce Christ to all by our words and deeds. The manifestation of Jesus to the Gentiles represented by the Magi presented gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh symbolises Jesus' kingship, divinity and death respectively. We are also called upon to offer ourselves to Christ so as to become like that star to guide others to him. True encounter with him transforms all of life. May God help us to search him daily in our lives and to find him.

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