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22 October 2026 (29th Week, Thursday) Mass Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102226.cfm (English) Chinese Mass Readings below. Saints’ Commentaries: Summaries below. Ephesians 3:14-21 (wallpaper) by Saint John Chrysostom. https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-726.shtml#_Toc390304073 Epistle to the Ephesians [audiobook with text English [>3:16:19], Chinese, movie] What the Saints and Church Fathers say about the Love God has for each of us. 8-) 聖保祿宗徒致厄弗所人書 3:14-21 14因此，我在天父面前屈膝── 15上天下地的一切家族都是由祂而得名── 16求祂依照祂豐富的光榮，藉着祂的聖神，以大能堅固你們內在的人， 17並使基督因着你們的信德，住在你們心中，叫你們在愛德上根深蒂固，奠定基礎， 18為使你們能夠同眾聖徒領悟基督的愛是怎樣的廣、闊、高、深， 19並知道基督的愛是遠超人所能知的，為叫你們充滿天主的一切富裕。 20願光榮歸於天主，祂能照他在我們身上所發揮的德能，成就一切，遠超我們所求所想的。 21願祂在教會內並在基督耶穌內，獲享光榮，至於萬世萬代！阿們。
Summary of Saint John Chrysostom’s commentary on Ephesians 3:14–21 Main theme: God’s immeasurable love strengthens us through the Holy Spirit, fills us with His fullness, and teaches us to love even our enemies. 1. Prayer for spiritual strength (verses 14–17) Paul kneels before God in earnest prayer, acknowledging God as the Father of every family in heaven and on earth. He asks God to strengthen believers inwardly through the Holy Spirit so that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith. This inner strength is essential because Christians will face trials, temptations, and challenges to their faith. Christ dwells in hearts that trust Him and remain firmly rooted in His love. Key lesson: Our spiritual strength comes not from human wisdom or willpower alone, but from the Holy Spirit working within us. 2. Knowing the immeasurable love of Christ (verses 18–19) Paul prays that believers will be rooted and grounded in love, like a firmly established tree or a solid foundation that cannot easily be shaken. He wants them to understand the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ’s love. Although this love surpasses human understanding, we can increasingly experience and appreciate its greatness through Christ and the Holy Spirit. Paul also prays that believers may be filled with all the fullness of God, growing in holiness, virtue, and knowledge of Him. Key lesson: Knowing about God’s love is not enough. We must experience it personally, become established in it, and allow it to transform our lives. 3. God can do far more than we ask (verses 20–21) Paul declares that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond anything we ask or imagine, through His power working within us. God’s grace exceeds our expectations because His blessings do not depend merely on what we can think of or request. Therefore, all glory belongs to God in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout every generation. Key lesson: We should trust God’s power, remain hopeful in difficulties, and give Him glory for His abundant grace. 4. The practical application: Love your enemies Saint John Chrysostom’s commentary concludes by applying Paul’s teaching to everyday Christian life. If we have received such immeasurable love from God, we must also show love to others, including those who hurt, reject, or mistreat us. Saint John Chrysostom gives three powerful examples: - Moses loved the Israelites despite their ingratitude and repeated rebellion. He even pleaded with God to forgive them, expressing his willingness to suffer for their sake. - Paul continued to desire the salvation of those who opposed and persecuted him. - Jesus Christ is the supreme example. Though rejected, insulted, and crucified, He continued to show mercy and prayed, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). True love is not merely loving those who love us in return. It means seeking the good of those who oppose us, enduring patiently, showing kindness, praying for them, and desiring their salvation. As Jesus teaches in Matthew 5:44–45, we are to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, imitating our heavenly Father, who shows kindness to both the evil and the good. Key lesson: Loving our enemies is one of the clearest ways to imitate God. We do not love them because they deserve it, but because God commands it and has first loved us. The central message This passage presents a progression in the Christian life: - Be strengthened inwardly by the Holy Spirit. - Allow Christ to dwell in your heart through faith. - Become deeply rooted in God’s love, so that trials cannot easily shake you. - Grow in the knowledge and experience of Christ’s immeasurable love. - Be filled with God’s fullness, growing in holiness and virtue. - Imitate Christ by loving your enemies, showing mercy even to those who mistreat you. - Give all glory to God, trusting that He can do far more than we ask or imagine. Final takeaway The deepest evidence that we understand God’s love is not simply our knowledge of Scripture or our words of faith, but the way we treat others, especially those who hurt us. God loved us without our first deserving His love. In the same way, we are called to show kindness without waiting for others to earn it. The more deeply we experience Christ’s love, the more we should become people who forgive, endure patiently, do good to our enemies, and seek the salvation and well-being of others. Our strength to live this way comes from Christ dwelling within us through the Holy Spirit. And as we grow in His love, our lives become a testimony to His grace and bring glory to God.
Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 (wallpaper) by Saint Augustine. https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-686.shtml#_Toc390303533 Psalms [audiobook with text English, Chinese Psalms 1-50, 51-100, 101-150] 答唱詠 聖詠33篇1-2,4-5,11-12,18-19 【答】：上主的慈愛瀰漫大地。 1義人，你們應向上主踴躍歡呼，因為正直的人，理應讚美上主。 2你們該彈琴，稱謝上主，彈奏十絃琴，讚頌上主。 4因為上主的言語是正直的，祂的一切作為都是忠實的； 5祂愛護正義和公理，祂的慈愛瀰漫大地。 11上主的計劃卻永恒不變，祂心中的謀略萬世常傳。 12尊上主為自己天主的民族，真是有福！上主選為自己產業的百姓，真是有福！ 18請看，上主的眼睛常關注敬畏他的人，他的雙目常眷顧靠他仁慈的人， 19為使他們的性命，脫免死亡，使他們在饑饉時，生活如常。
Saint Augustine’s commentary on Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 1. “Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous:” rejoice, O ye righteous, not in yourselves, for that is not safe; but in the Lord. “For praise is comely to the upright” (ver. 1): these praise the Lord, who submit themselves unto the Lord; for else they are distorted and perverse. 2. “Praise the Lord with harp:” praise the Lord, presenting unto Him your bodies a living sacrifice. “Sing unto Him with the psaltery for ten strings” (ver. 2): let your members be servants to the love of God, and of your neighbour, in which are kept both the three and the seven commandments. 4. “For the Word of the Lord is right:” for the Word of the Lord is right, to make you that which of yourselves ye cannot be. “And all His works are done in faith” (ver. 4): lest any think that by the merit of works he hath arrived at faith, when in faith are done all the works which God Himself loveth. 5. “He loveth Mercy and Judgment:” for He loveth Mercy, which now He showeth first; and Judgment, wherewith He exacteth that which He hath first shown. “The earth is full of the Mercy of the Lord” (ver. 5): throughout the whole world are sins forgiven unto men by the Mercy of the Lord. 11. “But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever;” but the counsel of the Lord, whereby He maketh none blessed but him that submitteth unto Himself, standeth for ever. “The thoughts of His Heart to all generations” (ver. 11): the thoughts of His Wisdom are not mutable, but endure to all generations. 12. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord:” one nation is blessed, belonging to the heavenly city, which hath not chosen save the Lord for their God: “And the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance” (ver. 12): and which not of itself, but by the gift of God, hath been chosen, that He by possessing it may not suffer it to be uncared for and miserable. 18. “Behold, the Eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear Him:” because if thou seek salvation, behold, the love of the Lord is upon them that fear Him. “Upon them that hope in His mercy” (ver. 18): that hope not in their own strength, but in His mercy. 19. “To deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine” (ver. 19). To give them the nourishment of the Word, and of Everlasting Truth, which they lost while presuming on their own strength, and therefore have not even their own strength, from lack of righteousness.
Luke 12:49-53 (wallpaper) from Catena Aurea (Saints’ Commentaries) https://www.ecatholic2000.com/catena/untitled-73.shtml The Gospel of Luke [audiobook with text English, Chinese, movie] 聖路加福音 12:49-53 49「我來是為把火投在地上，我是多麼切望它已經燃燒起來！ 50我有一種應受的洗禮，我是如何焦急，直到它得以完成！ 51你們以為我來是給地上送和平嗎？不，我告訴你們：而是來送分裂。 52因為從今以後，一家五口的，將要分裂：三個反對兩個，兩個反對三個。 53他們將要分裂：父親反對兒子，兒子反對父親；母親反對女兒，女兒反對母親；婆母反對兒媳，兒媳反對婆母。」
Summary the Church Fathers’ commentaries of Luke 12:49–53 The central message is that Jesus came to purify hearts, awaken spiritual life, and call people to wholehearted commitment to God. This commitment may bring division, even within families, when some accept Christ’s teaching and others reject it. 1. “I am come to send fire on the earth” (v. 49) According to Saint Ambrose of Milan, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Gregory the Great, the fire represents the purifying and transforming work of God through the Gospel and the Holy Spirit. Like fire refining gold and removing impurities, Christ cleanses the hearts of those who believe in Him. The fire consumes sin and awakens a love for God, leading people to repentance and holiness. It brings spiritual life to those who were cold or dead in sin. Lesson: Christ does not merely call us to change outwardly; He desires to purify our hearts and renew our lives from within. 2. “I have a baptism to be baptized with” (v. 50) Jesus is referring to His coming suffering and death on the Cross. He knows that His sacrifice must take place before His saving mission can be fully accomplished. Saint Bede the Venerable explains that Jesus’ anguish reflects His deep concern for the redemption of humanity, rather than simply fear of death. He longs for the work of salvation to be completed. His death and Resurrection would open the way for the Gospel to spread throughout the world and for the Holy Spirit to transform believers. Lesson: Our salvation was accomplished through Christ’s suffering and sacrifice. His love for humanity moved Him to endure the Cross for our redemption. 3. “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? … Nay; but rather division” (v. 51) This does not mean that Jesus contradicts His promise of peace. Christ truly brings peace with God and teaches us to live in love and reconciliation. However, His truth also demands a decision. Not everyone will accept Him or His teaching. Therefore, the Gospel can create division between those who follow Christ and those who reject Him. As Saint Cyril of Alexandria explains, earthly peace can sometimes become harmful when maintaining it requires us to compromise our faith or separate ourselves from God. Lesson: We should seek peace and love others, but never at the expense of faithfulness to Christ and His truth. 4. “Five in one house divided” (vv. 52–53) Jesus describes the painful consequences of these differing responses to the Gospel. Even close family members may find themselves divided because some believe in Christ while others oppose Him. Saint John Chrysostom observes that this prophecy was fulfilled when people embraced the Christian faith despite opposition from their own parents and relatives. The division is not because Christ commands hatred within families. Rather, it arises when people make different choices about faith, obedience and allegiance to God. The Church Fathers also offer various spiritual interpretations: Saint Ambrose of Milan: The division can represent the struggle within a person between reason and spiritual discipline on one side, and bodily desires and sinful passions on the other. Christ’s purifying work separates us from our former sinful habits. Saint Bede the Venerable: The division can represent the separation between believers and unbelievers, and the conflict between the early Church and those who opposed its faith. Lesson: Following Christ may be costly, but our loyalty to God must remain firm, even when others close to us do not share our faith. The main spiritual lessons - Allow Christ to purify your heart. The fire of God’s work removes sin and awakens love, repentance and holiness. - Remember the cost of salvation. Jesus willingly endured suffering and death to accomplish our redemption. - Do not confuse peace with compromise. True peace is found in God, but preserving human relationships must not require us to abandon the truth. - Remain faithful amid opposition. Following Christ may bring misunderstanding or conflict, even within a family. - Reject sin and grow in holiness. The division described by Saint Ambrose of Milan also reminds us that the Christian life involves separating ourselves from sinful desires and old habits. Conclusion Luke 12:49–53 calls us to recognise the transforming power of Christ. His fire purifies the heart, His Cross accomplishes our redemption, and His Gospel demands a clear response. While His coming brings peace with God, it may also expose divisions between those who accept His truth and those who reject it. The essential message is this: Let Christ's fire purify your heart, remain grateful for His sacrifice, and be faithful to Him even when that faithfulness comes at a personal cost. We should continue to love our families and seek reconciliation, while placing our obedience to God above every competing allegiance. Sending Peace, Love & Joy to you from Singapore!
22 October 2026 Saints Feast Day Feast of Pope Saint ?? John Paul II (webpage, videos), his Homilies and Angelus at bottom of each page: Year A (now), Year B and Year C which we had compiled. See below and you decide if he has passed on a legacy of neglect after his death. He was fully aware of the Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (videos), the daughter of the Pope’s employee. Vatican is such a small country, is it possible that after the Vatican Government put in real effort to investigate and search, NO useful result could be found? From the brother of the disappeared victim: The Vatican Sacrificed My Sister to Fund a Secret War (Here's Why) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqOWKq3Wc0 & other videos. Feast of Saint Donatus of Fiesole, Bishop (videos, quotes) & other Saints. Please pray for us & help us; especially the Sick & Needy. Many Thanks. See how God will turn the Good Things into Bad for the Wicked and vice versa! Does God treat an evil intention to harm/kill the SAME as MURDER? The Judgements for those who harm/kill Human Beings (including these in Singapore) especially the Righteous (without repentance and making reparation) as pronounced by Jesus Christ: 2 Esdras 7:1-35 [>51:40-1:02:14], 2 Esdras 7:36-105, Apocalypse of Peter & Book of Revelation (Saints’ commentaries with summaries). Thank You Lord Jesus.
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