For thus said the Lord of hosts:
Sunday, February 2, 2025
ZECHARIAH 2:8 (2025)
For thus said the Lord of hosts:
Saturday, February 1, 2025
ISAIAH 25:4, 8-9 (2025)
4 For you have been a refuge to the poor,
a refuge to the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.
When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm,
8 he will swallow up death for ever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Friday, January 31, 2025
MATTHEW 15:32 (2025)
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.’
Thursday, January 30, 2025
MATTHEW 10:37-39 (2025)
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
PSALM 46:10 (2025)
‘Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.’
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
PROVERBS 31:20, 25-27 (2025)
She reaches out her hand to the helpless and gives to the poor.
Monday, January 27, 2025
PROVERBS 6:27-28
Can fire be carried in the bosom
without burning one’s clothes?
Or can one walk on hot coals
without scorching the feet?
Sunday, January 26, 2025
LUKE 18:27 (2025)
Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.’
Saturday, January 25, 2025
SONG OF SONGS 3:1-4 (2025)
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The sentinels found me, as they went about in the city. ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’ Scarcely had I passed them, |
---- mine,
If you seek Me you will find Me if you seek Me with all your heart. You must hunger and thirst for Me. You must desire Me more than food or drink. You must yearn for Me like a deer yearns for running water and having found Me who am closer to you than your breath, ---- my own, you will find the pearl of great price, the treasure hidden in the field, you will find Living Water and you will never be thirsty again. Unless you desire Me with every fiber of your being just as the saints did, you will never experience the abundance of joy from possessing Me in fullness and in truth. Leave the world behind, overcome the cravings of your flesh. Every day you master concupiscence by denying yourself, taking up the cross designed just for you, and follow Me. The Way to the Kingdom is narrow and few choose it and only if you choose it will you find Me, and having found Me, you will cling to Me and never let Me go. Those who seek Me ardently will discover that I delight in being found. Seek Me who seeks you and you will find Me. Cling to Me and I in turn will not let you go. I will not leave you or forsake you, I will espouse you and you will be Mine forever.
Friday, January 24, 2025
ZECHARIAH 13:9 (2025)
“I shall refine them, as silver is refined; I shall test them, as gold is tested. They shall call upon my name and I will hear them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they shall say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”
Thursday, January 23, 2025
1 KINGS 17:21-23 (2025)
21Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, ‘O Lord my God, let this child’s life come into him again.’ 22The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; then Elijah said, ‘See, your son is alive.’
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
ISAIAH 41:10, 13-14 (2025)
Do not fear, for I am with you,
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, ‘Do not fear,
I will help you.’
I will help you, says the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
LUKE 18:7-8 (2025)
‘And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
Monday, January 20, 2025
WISDOM 10:17 (2025)
She gave to holy people the reward of their labours;
she guided them along a marvellous way,
and became a shelter to them by day,
and a starry flame through the night.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
PSALM 138:6-8 (2025)
6 From above, Yahweh watches over the lowly; from afar, he marks down the haughty.7 If I walk in the midst of trouble, you give me life. With outstretched arm, you save me from the wrath of my foes, with your right hand, you deliver me. 8 How Yahweh cares for me! Your kindness, O Yahweh, endures forever. Forsake not the work of your hands.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
PSALM 138:7-8 (2025)
Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies;
you stretch out your hand,
and your right hand delivers me.
The Lord will fulfil his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Friday, January 17, 2025
SONG OF SONGS 2:14 (2025)
O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the covert of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
PSALM 139:13-14 (2025)
For it was you who formed my inward parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
that I know very well.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
ISAIAH 35:3-7 (2025)
ISAIAH 35:3-7 Strengthen the weak hands,
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Then the eyes of the blind shall
be opened, |
Take heart. Do not lose courage. Be not afraid. Am I not here? Am I not the Bridegroom of your soul? Aren't you mine, my very own? Trust Me! It is I, the Son of the Living God who says to you this day – I will strengthen you, I will steady you, I will fill your heart with courage. I will fight for you and assist you to overcome your weaknesses, your frailties, your flesh and all that renders you easy prey to the enemy. I Am the Lord your God, nothing is impossible for Me. I will open the eyes, the ears, and I will strengthen the limbs of everyone you pray for daily. Each one whom you lay on My Altar at daily Mass, All whose troubles you bring before Me and before heaven I will hear and I will answer. I will make a way where there is no way. I will open streams of living water in arid hearts, souls, and lives. I will destroy all trace of evil and I will root out all that hinders the work of My Spirit in these souls that you pray for and plead for daily. I AM the Lord your God and all that I have said I will do. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, I have overcome the world.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
MATTHEW 13:16 (2025)
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Monday, January 13, 2025
EZEKIEL 18:31-32 (2025)
Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
JOB 22:25-30 (2025)
---- mine,
Saturday, January 11, 2025
BARUCH 5:5-6 (2025)
Arise, O Jerusalem, stand upon the height;
look towards the east,
and see your children gathered from west and east
at the word of the Holy One,
rejoicing that God has remembered them.
For they went out from you on foot,
led away by their enemies;
but God will bring them back to you,
carried in glory, as on a royal throne.
Friday, January 10, 2025
1 MACCABEES 3:60 (2025)
Thursday, January 9, 2025
DANIEL 14:38 (2025)
DANIEL 14:38
"You have remembered me, O God,and have not forsaken those who love you."
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
DANIEL 14:38 (2025)
“You have remembered me, O God,
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
ISAIAH 27:2-3 (2025)
On that day:
A pleasant vineyard, sing about it!
I, the Lord, am its keeper;
every moment I water it.
I guard it night and day
so that no one can harm it.
Monday, January 6, 2025
LAMENTATIONS 3:21-24 (2025)
But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
‘therefore I will hope in him.’
Saturday, January 4, 2025
SONG OF SONGS 8:6-7 (2025)
Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
a raging flame.
Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If one offered for love
all the wealth of one’s house,
it would be utterly scorned.
Friday, January 3, 2025
SIRACH 26:1-3 (2025)
Happy is the husband of a good wife;
the number of his days will be doubled.
A loyal wife brings joy to her husband,
and he will complete his years in peace.
A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
Thursday, January 2, 2025
NEHEMIAH 2:2, 6A, 8B
NEHEMIAH 2:2, 6A, 8B
So, the king said to me, “Why do you look sad? You don’t look sick. Is there something that bothers you?”
The queen was sitting beside the king, and the king asked me, “How long will you be gone? When will you be back?”
The good hand of God was supporting me, so that the king gave me what I asked.
---- mine,
In this year of grace and favor, a Jubilee Year 2025 this is what I require of you, do not look sad, do not allow yourself to grow despondent it is a sign of lack of faith in Me whom you say you know, love, and trust. Show it by always having a cheerful heart and a joyful spirit it is by your faith in all circumstances that you witness effectively to the power of God at work in you. Continue to love your Queen who is My Mother and yours as well. She is always beside Me pleading incessantly for you and your loved ones just as she did at the Wedding Feast in Cana. Run to her, make all your needs and requests known to her, and place all in her immaculate heart for her heart is enclosed in Mine. Love My Mother and defend her fiercely with all who blaspheme her for all who speak evil of her can never truly know or love Me. My hand will always be around you, above you, supporting you and filling you and your loved ones with every grace and blessing you need in this life both spiritually and temporally until at last each of you is with Me eternally.