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Journal Entries



What did we hear in the Gospel?

Each week we will list some of your comments about the Gospel:
Mark 1:7-11

*I have Baptized you with water, he'll Baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

*John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus.

*A voice came from the heavens, "You are my beloved son, with you I am well pleased."

Mt 2:1-12

*Lord every nation on earth will adore you.

*Herod told the people to search for him.

*Three wisemen came to Jesus and gave him gifts.


Luke 2:22-40

*They took Jesus to Jerusalem to present him.

*Let the peace of Christ control your heart.

*The favor of God was upon him

John 1:6-8, 19-28

*"The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the Child will be holy, the Son of God"

*Mary was approached by an Angel.

*Mary willingly accepted trusting God's plan

John 1:6-8, 19-28

*John the Baptist to his followers to Baptize them. They questioned who he was.

*"One mightier than I is coming after me, I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen his sandals"

People kept asking John who he was?

Mark 1:1-8

*Prepare the way of the Lord.

*"One mightier than I is coming after me" John the Baptist

*Jesus sent his messenger before him


Mark 13:33-37
*Jesus was telling his disciples to always be ready for the Lord to come.

*We have to watch and not be caught by surprise when the Lord comes.

Matthew 25:31 - 46
* God is everyone and everywhere. When you help others, you help God.

*When God comes he will separate the assembled before him, like a shepherd separates the sheep and the goats.  If you did good to others you did good to me.



Matthew 25:14- 30
*Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who entrusts "talents" to his  servants. Two servants doubled their talents. The Third who received a single talent buried it in the ground.  The rich master returned and was pleased with his servants who multiplied their talents and was angry with the lazy servant who hid his talent.
 


Matthew 25:1-13

*Stay awake because you don't know the day or the hour

*Always be prepar5ed to meet the Lord




Matthew 5:1-12
*Jesus went before the crowd and delivered The Sermon on the Mount, it was about the beatitudes


Matthew 22:34-40

*The greatest and First Commandment is you must love the Lord God with all your heart, with all you soul, and with all your mind.  The second commandment is you must love your neighbor as yourself


*Do not take our love for granted

*you should love the Lord with everything you have because it is the greatest and you should love your neighbor the same.

*They were trying to test Jesus, Again!

*Which commandment was the most important?


Matthew 22:15-21

*Give to God What Belongs to God

*A trap was set on Jesus by the Pharisees asking if a Jewish person should pay taxes to Caesar.  Give to Caesar what belongs to and Give to God what belongs to God.






Matthew 22:1-14
*A king invites people to his son's banquet but only certain people choose to go and everyone can go.  Similar to how all people are invited to church but only certain people go.

*Jesus shared a story about the kingdom of heaven being like a wedding feast.

*No one came to the wedding because they were to busy.


*Many were invited , but not all attended








Sunday January 10


What did we hear in the Homily?


Each week we will list some of your comments about the Homily:
Sunday January 10
*He loves us unconditionally.

*We get Baptized as a promise to God.

*We must pray to God and humbly ask that he help learn to forgive and for the wisdom to be better.


Sunday January 3
*Herod wanted to find Jesus because he felt threatened.

*My gifts are kindness, helping others, and love.

*Embracing the gifts Jesus Jesus gave us by loving our neighbor.


Sunday December 27
*Family is very important to our society, for our New Years resolution we need to help a little more.

*Children are the gift of God

*We are all God's Children


Sunday December 20
*Mary shows us how to wait and trust in the goodness of God.

*Mary said yes, God asks us to do the same.

*Nothing is impossible for God


Sunday December 13
*Blindness cannot overcome your faith in Jesus.

*The more you pray, the more you become holy.

*John led the way preparing for Jesus. John was waiting for Jesus to arrive like we are in Advent.


Sunday December 6
*John the Baptist is getting ready for the coming of Christ

*Isaiah foretold the the coming of John the Baptist. "A voice crying out in the dessert" and that is exactly what John the Baptist did.


*Prepare for Jesus' birthday.  He will remind us that he will always be with us.

*In order to be ready for Jesus we must repent our sins.



Sunday November 29
*We have to learn to be patient and wait for God to come.

*We have to focus on getting prepared in our faith for Christmas.


Sunday November 22
*When you do good to to others you do good for God.

*We are all excited to be together. Celebrate your family.

*Letting God take the wheel in your life. To allow God to lead you, your life will be paradise.



Sunday November 15
*Purgatory is one of God's greatest gifts.

*The servants were us, and the Master is God

*God wants us to focus on what talents we have been given. To be grateful, thankful and rejoiceful.

* Embrace, use your talents




Sunday November 8 *Having patience. Physical presence is important

*Those who are unprepared for Jesus' second coming might be locked out of heaven or have to spend some time in purgatory.

*The groom represents Jesus' second coming

Sunday November 1
All Saints Day


*Mother Theresa said" We can all become saints by living the Beatitudes"

*Adore God and the people around us

*We have to work hard to become a saint, but with God's grace we can do it!



Sunday October 25

*you cannot love God without loving your neighbor.


*It Starts with us!

*We have to put the commandments (guidelines of how to live a good life) into practice so we can express love and shoe God's love.

*Love your neighbor for who they are.

*To love your neighbor you must follow the golden rule

*Christ now has no body but yours.





Sunday October 18
*Respect and honor Other Humans

* Tell the truth.

*Be loyal to God

*Being a good citizen as well as a faithful Catholic.

*Care for each other so we can give back to God

*We carry the image of God in our lives.  God wants us to recognize him in everything.

*When God created the world  there was nn explosion of Love!


Sunday October 11
*Take time to honor God and others

* In order to gain eternal life you have to do good works while you are here on earth.

*Christ has many titles


*Bride = Church
Jesus = Groom

*Hard work is to give  honor, glory, and praise to God.

*A covenant is where one gives ones self to another

*Mass is like entering into a marriage feast with his people.

*Making Mass and God a priority in your life.

*no one is ever refused God's love.











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