For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Does God belong to Jews alone? Does he not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles, for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith. (Rom 3:21-30)
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Faith is the key. Paul doesn’t mean that works don’t matter, but rather through faith God’s salvation is freely available to all, Jews and Gentiles. Paul wants the community to be one in Christ. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) fostered devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and is responsible for the feast of the Sacred Heart, the devotion of the First Fridays, the Thursday Holy Hour devotion, and the Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, make our hearts like unto yours! https://youtu.be/CsfA219bYFQ?si=zm7Q7W4_wYFjo-hi
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin, October 16
