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    Friday, October 7, 2022, Our Lady of the Rosary

    Galatians 3:7-14
    Psalm 111:1-6
    Luke 11:15-26
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    NO VACANCY?
    “When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it wanders through arid wastes searching for a resting-place.” —Luke 11:24

    Many demons are homeless because Christians, using their God-given authority, have evicted them from people and neighborhoods where demons had made their homes. One might think that there are many other places for these demons. Yet sometimes demons fail to find a resting-place (Lk 11:24). Then they check their former residences or any other person or place which is “swept and tidied,” but hasn’t yet been filled with the things of God (Lk 11:25-26).

    Would demons consider your life inhabitable or even ideal for occupancy? Is there a “No Vacancy” sign on your life, or do demons see your life as a prime location?  Most Christians admit that they have some things wrong in their lives. Yet they hardly consider themselves so bad that demons would love to dwell in them. Nonetheless, this perception of ourselves may itself be a work of the devil, “the father of lies” (Jn 8:44).

    Just as an interior decorator may see an old, ramshackle house as having potential to become beautiful, so the devil may see a somewhat good person as having the potential to become evil. Thus, the devil may try to possess that person or at least harass him. The only way to be safe from potentially severe demonic activity is to be filled with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of holiness, from Whom all evil spirits flee (see 1 Cor 12:3; Gal 5:17). Therefore, be holy and offer no vacancy for demonic occupation.



    Prayer: Father, may more and more demons become homeless — and stay that way.

    Promise: “This has happened so that through Christ Jesus the blessing bestowed on Abraham might descend on the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, thereby making it possible for us to receive the promised Spirit through faith.” —Gal 3:14

    Praise: Our Lady of the Rosary was established as a feast day by Pope St. Pius V in 1573.

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    Thursday, October 6, 2022, St. Bruno
    Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher

    Galatians 3:1-5
    Luke 1:69-75
    Luke 11:5-13
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    WILL YOU DIE IN THE SPIRIT?
    “God lavishes the Spirit on you and works wonders in your midst.” —Galatians 3:5

    When we were baptized, we began a new life in the Holy Spirit. “After beginning in the Spirit” (Gal 3:3), will we grow in the Spirit and end in the Spirit? Or will we begin in the Spirit but later quench the Spirit (1 Thes 5:19) and even “end in the flesh”? (Gal 3:3)

    We will end in the Spirit if we:

    • repent of our sins (see Acts 2:38),
    • overcome the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil (see Mt 4:1ff),
    • live our Baptisms by faith (see Acts 2:38),
    • witness in the Spirit for the risen Christ (see Acts 1:8),
    • become holy in every aspect of our conduct (1 Pt 1:15),
    • love the Church (Eph 5:25) and submit to her authority (see Acts 15:2), and
    • love God, our neighbors, and our enemies.

    Obviously, it is humanly impossible to persevere in the Holy Spirit, as it is humanly impossible even to begin in the Spirit. Nevertheless, “nothing is impossible with God,” the Holy Spirit (Lk 1:37). He will complete what He has begun in us (Phil 1:6). All we need do is to cooperate with His grace. Live and die in the Holy Spirit. Come, Holy Spirit! Remain, Holy Spirit!



    Prayer: Father, may I crucify my “flesh with its passions and desires” (Gal 5:24) so that I don’t stifle the Holy Spirit.

    Promise: “If you, with all your sins, know how to give your children good things, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.” —Lk 11:13

    Praise: Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher, a native of Canada, was recruited by her bishop to help start a religious order, the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.

    (The Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Matthew is the topic of our Oct. 21-23 retreat. There is still time to register. Call 513-373-2397 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..)

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