MATTHEW 8:7-8, 10, 13-15 (2025)

MATTHEW 8:7-8, 10, 13-15

7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 The captain answered, “I am not worthy to have you under my roof. Just give an order and my boy will be healed.

10 When Jesus heard this, he was astonished; and said to those who were following him, “I tell you, I have not found such faith in Israel.

13 Then Jesus said to the Centurion, “Go home now. As you believed, so let it be.” And at that moment, his servant was healed.

14 Jesus went to Peter’s house and found Peter’s mother-in-law in bed with fever. 15 He took her by the hand and the fever left her; she got up and began to wait on him.

---- mine,

Do you have the faith of the Centurion, you who are a cradle Catholic, who have been raised in the faith from your infancy, who have always remained in the arms and bosom of Holy Mother Church, as a member of My Body and as the Bridegroom of your soul? Can you, ---- my own, claim to have the robust conviction of the Centurion who only heard of Me and believed? Make a brief examination of your conscience, go through your memories over the years, confess honestly, in times of uncertainty, when you or your loved ones suffered trials, some of them really difficult. You could only stand by helplessly and watch how it all unfolded. Were you steadfast in faith and hope? Did you wait with a glad heart and a confident spirit, certain that in the end I would work all things for good? Having confided the difficulties to Me did you then rest with tranquility on your trust in Me? Did you believe that, having heard your prayers, I would reward your faith in Me just as I rewarded the Centurion for his faith? I entered Peter's house, was informed that his mother-in-law was in bed with a high fever, I took her hand, raised her up, and the fever left her immediately - what was her response? She got up and began to serve. What about you? How have you responded to all the times I heard and answered your prayers? Have you served? Is your faith still smaller than even the size of a mustard seed? You know how easily you become disturbed, discouraged, and weary of soul and spirit when you and your loved ones experience trials. You lose your calm, peace, and serenity of soul. Ask and you will receive the gifts of a greater, more robust faith, greater patience, and greater confidence in the power of My Word. Remember that on every occasion when your faith has been tested, I have heard and answered your prayers; let the memories of past blessings increase and strengthen your faith. Doubt no longer that I AM God and I always keep My Word. Believe your son will live. Your son will live. Your loved ones will live, and your heart will rejoice and be glad forever.

HOSEA 14:5, 8-9 (2025)

HOSEA 14:5, 8-9

I will heal their disloyalty
and love them with all my heart,
for my anger has turned from them. 6 I shall be like dew to Israel,
like the lily will he blossom.
Like a cedar, he will send down his roots;

They will dwell in my shade again,
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like a vine,
and their fame will be like Lebanon wine.

What would Ephraim do with idols,
when it is I who hear and make him prosper?
I am like an ever-green cypress tree;
all your fruitfulness comes from me.

---- mine,

All that I have said to you repeatedly, day after day, I will do. Have faith and confidence in My Word. I do not desire the death of the sinner, for I came to give life and give it in abundance. There is no prayer, no sigh, no sorrow, no wound, no illness so grave that I cannot touch and heal by the power of My Word. Do not be afraid, ---- my own, it pleases My Father to give the Kingdom to all who believe in Me, hope in Me, and trust Me. Those you pray for, plead before My throne, cry to Me incessantly for their restoration, healing, and return, I have heard. Believe Me when I say to you, at a time of My choosing, at the appointed hour, their hearts will be filled with My Holy Spirit and filled with compunction and sorrow for their rejection of Me, they will know that apart from Me, life is meaningless. They will return with joy, contrition, and true repentance, and I will give them healing, I will forgive, I will restore in full measure and more all that they turned their backs from during the time of their wandering. They will put down roots deep into Me and they will bear fruit, good fruit in abundance, and you will rejoice and be glad and your joy no one will steal from you. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, I have overcome the world.