26/07/2025
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ โจ
Gospel: Luke 11:1โ13
1 He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, โLord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.โ
2 He said to them, โWhen you pray, say:
โFather, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread
4 and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,
and do not subject us to the final test.โโ
5 And he said to them, โSuppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, โFriend, lend me three loaves of bread,
6 for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,โ
7 and he says in reply from within, โDo not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.โ
8 I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.
9 โAnd I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
10 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish?
12 Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
13 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him?โ
๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
This Gospel teaches us two powerful truths:
๐ Prayโlike how Jesus prayed.
๐ Persistโbecause your Father listens.
Sometimes, we pray once and give up when nothing happens. But Jesus reminds us: Ask. Seek. Knock. Keep showing up. Keep praying. Donโt stop.
God may not answer right away, but He always hears. He knows what you truly needโmore than you do. He gives not just whatโs good, but whatโs best.
๐ฌ Your unanswered prayer is not ignoredโitโs being prepared.
๐ Keep praying. Keep trusting. Keep knocking. The Father sees your heart.
Donโt forget to go to Mass todayโHeโs waiting for you.
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๐ฃJust a friendly reminder: don't forget to go to mass today!
