LEARN TRUSTING IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE FROM THESE WIDOWS.

THE WIDOWS SUNDAY. 

"He [Jesus] sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury.

Many rich people put in large sums.

A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.

Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. 

For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.”  (Mark 12: 38 - 44).

Sunday 10th November 2024 in the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time.

Our Scriptures, the Widow's Mite and the first Reading from the first Book of Kings teach us lessons on trusting God's Providence and Protection with all our heart. It also teaches us how to make an acceptable gift to God.

Before you give, know that God owns everything and needs absolutely nothing.

Giving to God actually is a test of how much you trust God.

Then consider all that God has given to you: life, health, family, job, food, etc.

Then respond to what your heart tells you to give to God knowing that you can not out do God in generosity.

To summarize the lessons of today:

1. The widow does not think that offering her obligatory tithe to God will impoverish her. 

2. She understands that God's gracious and sufficient grace is enough for her. 

3. She knows that tomorrow belongs to God. 

4. This is not her first time of trusting God and receiving all she needs. 

"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose, near restful waters he leads me." (Psalm 23:1 - 2).

"So much time and energy is wasted in futile worrying and in endless discussions about what is needed and how to go about getting it. Simply present your needs to Me with a trusting heart and I will show you that I am a lavish provider for those who let Me take charge of their needs. The obstinate desire to control all things and to obtain by purely human means the things necessary to My work is an affront both to My merciful love and to My infinite generosity. Has this not been My message all through sacred history: “Trust Me, and you shall see wonders”?  (IN SINU JESU, Tuesday, February 3, 2009). 

November is the Month dedicated to praying for the Poor Souls in Purgatory. 

"If during life, we have been kind to the suffering souls in purgatory, God will see that help be not denied us after death.” (St Paul of the Cross).

Remember the Poor Souls in Purgatory daily in your prayers.

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