BE VIGILANT. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE SON OF MAN WILL COME.

WHOEVER SEEKS TO PRESERVE HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT.  

"Jesus said to his disciples: 

“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;

 they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

 Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot:

 they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; 

on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. 

So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

 On that day, someone who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, 

and likewise one in the field must not return to what was left behind. 

Remember the wife of Lot. 

Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.

 I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.

 And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.”

 They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?”

 He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17: 26 - 37).

Our key Scripture for today from Luke 17: 26 - 37 is a sobering message from Jesus. In one word, History Repeats Itself. 

In the times of Noah, people lived with abandon. The world is ours. No fear, no worry, no doubt about tomorrow. 

But the truth is that this world is not our home. We are pilgrims passing by. 

What is your attitude? A permanent resident in the world or a temporary resident? 

As temporary residents, we must be in a Waiting mode. 

How do we wait? "Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come." (Mark 13: 33).

In order to be fully awake and take full advantage of all the blessings that God has prepared for those who wait for His time and season, we must be vigilant about our daily devotions:

Prayer, Word of God, Eucharist, Adoration, Penance, etc.

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap." (Luke 21: 34). 

November is the Month we pray for the Souls in PURGATORY. 

Origen:

 “If a man departs this life with lighter faults, he is condemned to fire which burns away the lighter materials, and prepares the soul for the…" 

For Catholic Church teaching on the Souls in PURGATORY and how to help them, click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/10/10-ways-to-assist-poor-souls-in.html