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Franklin Graham Tells Trump Watch His Language

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> You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

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Excess Love - Mercy Chinwo (Official Video)

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BGospel.com EN · Excess Love - Mercy Chinwo (Official Video)Excess Love - Mercy Chinwo (Official Video) Official Video of massive hit single 'Excess Love' by @mercychinwo from the stables of EeZee CONCEPTZ..

Excess Love - Mercy Chinwo (Official Video)

Official Video of massive hit single 'Excess Love' by @mercychinwo from the stables of EeZee CONCEPTZ..

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Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video)

EeZee Conceptz presents the Official Video for "Obinasom" by Mercy Chinwo.
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BGospel.com EN · Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video)Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video) EeZee Conceptz presents the Official Video for "Obinasom" by Mercy Chinwo. Video directed by Avalon Okpe.

Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video)

EeZee Conceptz presents the Official Video for "Obinasom" by Mercy Chinwo.
Video directed by Avalon Okpe.

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BGospel.com EN · Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video)Mercy Chinwo - Obinasom (Official Video) EeZee Conceptz presents the Official Video for "Obinasom" by Mercy Chinwo. Video directed by Avalon Okpe.

The Third Sunday in Lent, Cycle C Readings

Today’s readings

God is extremely patient when it comes to extending mercy. That’s what Jesus is talking about in this rather odd parable. I have to admit that I’m no gardener: I’m just not patient enough for that! So I needed to do a little digging (no pun intended) to get a real sense of where this parable is going. I discovered that there are a couple of things we should all know before we get into this little story. First of all, fig trees actually did take three years to bear fruit. During those three years, of course, they would need to be nourished and watered and pruned and tended. It was a lot of work, so when those three years of hard work were up, you better believe the farmer certainly wanted fig newtons on his table! And the second piece of background is that, since the days of the prophet Micah, the fig tree has been a symbol for the nation of Israel, and Jesus’ hearers would have known that. So when they hear of a fruitless fig tree, it was a little bit of an accusation. Maybe more than a little bit.

Conventional wisdom is that if the tree doesn’t bear fruit after three years of labor and throwing resources at it, you cut it down and plant a new one; why exhaust the nutrients of the soil? And if you’re an impatient gardener like me, why exhaust the gardener?! But this gardener is a patient one; he plans to give it another year and some extra TLC in hopes that it will bear fruit.

So here’s the important take-away: God is not like Father Pat; he’s the patient gardener! And we, the heirs to the promise to Israel, if we are found unfruitful, our Lord gives us extra time and TLC in order that we might have time to repent, take up the Gospel, and bear fruit for the kingdom of God. That’s kind of what Lent is all about.

But we have to remember: we don’t get forever; if we still don’t bear fruit when the end comes, then we will have lost the opportunity to be friends of God, and once cut down in death, we don’t have time to get serious about it. The time for repentance is now. As Saint Paul told the Corinthians, and us, on Ash Wednesday: “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” The time for us to receive and share God’s grace is now. The time for us to live justly and work for the kingdom is now. The time for us to stop bickering and be kind to one another is now. The time to work on our prayer life is now. Because we don’t know that there will be tomorrow; we can never be presumptuous of God’s mercy and grace.

The consolation, though is this: we don’t have to do it alone. The Psalmist today sings that our God is kind and merciful: We get the TLC that our Gardener offers; the grace of God and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We can trust in the Lord God, our great “I AM,” to come to us and lead us out of captivity to sin just as he was preparing to do for the Israelites in the first reading today. We can put our trust in God’s mercy. We are always offered the grace of exodus, all we have to do is get started on the journey and begin once again to bear the fruit of our relationship with Christ.

St. Joseph Novena 2025, Day 9: Mercy

SCRIPTURE READING
Isaiah 11:3-4

He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
    or decide by what his ears hear;
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.

READING
RP 6 9r–9v

If this present life should last forever, you’d have some reason to accumulate wealth. But this life that flashes by like a bolt of lightning must be followed by an eternity of happiness for those who have served God faithfully during their passing exile. Then, this God of goodness and mercy will magnificently reward not only the striking things done for Him, but also the simple desires to serve Him and love Him, because He sees everything; His eye pierces to the depths of hearts, the most secret thoughts are not hidden from Him and, as the prophet Isaiah says: “The Lord shall not judge by what His eyes see, or condemn by what His ears hear; but He will judge the poor with justice, and He will set Himself up as the just avenger of the humble oppressed on earth. God will Himself come and He will save them.

NOVENA PRAYER

Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had recourse to your protection,
or implored your aid without obtaining relief.
Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you.
Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer,
but graciously receive them.

(Mention your prayer requests)

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…

V./ Pray for us, holy Father St. Joseph
R./ That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.

Father,
you entrusted our Savior and his holy Mother
to the care of St. Joseph.
By the help of his prayers
may your Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.

All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.

of Lisieux, T 2008, The Plays of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Pious Recreations”, translated from the French by Conroy S and Dwyer D J, ICS Publications, Washington, DC.

Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.

Let us unite in prayer

Judikay - Mercy of The Lord (Official Video)

The official video for "Mercy of the Lord" by Judikay off the album, All Things New.

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