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As a Church we pray that God might stir up our wills to receive in greater measure God's healing remedies. No matter how many times we fail, God is always ready to heal us so that we can rejoin the work of preaching the Good News.

Jesus tells us that troubles will come, but they are just signs of the good things that will follow—the Kingdom of God.

From the graveside of the venerable Fr. Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, OP, our own Fr. Samuel speaks of how Mazzuchelli was a shining example of a good shepherd, laying down his life for his sheep in the upper midwest.

On this Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, we are reminded about the second greatest commandment, to love our neighbor as ourself, and how St. Martin did that by noticing the needs of everyone around him, caring for those despised or unnoticed by others, the outcasts, and the poor.

The prophet Jonah knew what God wanted him to do, but he did not want to do it and ran the other direction. Our prayer today could be not only kto now what God wants, but to have the courage to do it as well.

In his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul tells us, "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God." Living in an era of anxiety, do we really believe that God can answer our prayers, easing our worries? Give it a try.

St. Augustine's "Confessions" is a classic on the Christian journey through life, admitting that he was so caught up with "things" that he missed what was most important—God.

Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, and on that sure faith Jesus built the church that still stands today.

Jesus challenges us to follow God's plan rather than our own plan. Can we accept this challenge?

Christian martyrs are not simply a relic of our past. Modern martyrs like Edith Stein, who gave their life for the faith, show us what is means to be a Christian in the modern world,

On the Feast of Mary Magdalen, Fr. Samuel Hakeem, OP extolls how here close friendship with Jesus allowed her to endure his crucifixion and to be the first to experience his resurrection and receive the instruction to go out and preach about it. She can be a model for all of us, who are similarly empowered by our friendship with Jesus to go out and speak about his resurrection to those who need to hear the Good News.

Moses did not feel himself worthy of the task God called him to, but God gave him the grace to do it. In the same way, Fr. Samuel Hakeem, OP reminds us that God calls each of us, sinners though we might be, and provides us with the grace to do the task God needs us to do.