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23 October 2026 (29th Week, Friday) Mass Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102326.cfm (English) Chinese Mass Readings below. Saints’ Commentaries: Summaries below. Ephesians 4:1-6 (wallpaper) by Saint John Chrysostom. https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-726.shtml#_Toc390304075 https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-726.shtml#_Toc390304076 https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-726.shtml#_Toc390304077 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 4:1-6 1所以我這在主內為囚犯的懇求你們，行動務要與你們所受的寵召相稱， 2凡事要謙遜、溫和、忍耐，在愛德中彼此擔待， 3盡力以和平的聯繫，保持心神的合一， 4因為只有一個身體和一個聖神，正如你們蒙召，同有一個希望一樣。 5只有一個主，一個信德，一個洗禮； 6只有一個天主和眾人之父，他超越眾人，貫通眾人，且在眾人之內。
Summary of Saint John Chrysostom’s commentary on Ephesians 4:1–3 — Walking Worthy of Our Calling The central message of this passage, as explained by St John Chrysostom, is that Christians are called to live humbly, patiently, and lovingly, preserving the unity of the Church through the bond of peace. 1. Live Worthy of Your Calling Saint Paul appeals to believers as a prisoner for Christ, showing that suffering for the Lord is an honour rather than a disgrace. His chains testify to his faithfulness and love for Christ. Our calling is also a great privilege: through God's grace, we have been brought near to Him and made members of Christ's body. Therefore, we should live in a manner that reflects this calling, remembering that everything we have received is a gift of God's grace, not something to boast about. 2. Practise Humility and Meekness Saint Paul identifies humility and meekness as essential Christian virtues. - Humility: Recognise that all our blessings come from God. Do not become proud of our achievements, good deeds, knowledge, or spiritual privileges. - Meekness: Be gentle and self-controlled, rather than quick-tempered or easily offended. - Long-suffering: Be patient with others, even when they are difficult, weak, or different from us. True humility is not merely speaking modestly; it must be reflected in our attitudes, behaviour, and treatment of everyone, whether great or small, friend or enemy. 3. Bear With One Another in Love Living together in Christian fellowship requires patience, forgiveness, and understanding. Love enables us to endure one another's weaknesses without becoming harsh, resentful, or judgmental. As God is patient and merciful towards us, we should extend the same patience to others. Rather than constantly criticising or holding grudges, we should seek reconciliation and help one another grow in goodness. 4. Preserve the Unity of the Spirit Through Peace The Holy Spirit unites believers into one spiritual body, despite differences in age, background, status, or circumstances. However, this unity must be carefully maintained through love and peace. It does not happen automatically; it requires effort, self-denial, and a willingness to put aside selfish ambitions. Chrysostom warns that greed, pride, the desire for power and glory, anger, and sin weaken love and divide people. In contrast, virtue and love strengthen relationships and enable the community to remain united. Peace is not simply the absence of arguments. It is the positive effort to live in harmony, support one another, forgive injuries, and work for one another's good. 5. Love Is the Foundation of Christian Life Chrysostom concludes that love and virtue strengthen one another. A person who truly loves will seek to do good, avoid harming others, forgive offences, and value friendship above material gain. Love must therefore be actively pursued and guarded, because selfishness, wrongdoing, suspicion, and resentment can gradually destroy it. God Himself has shown us the greatest example of love through Jesus Christ, who humbled Himself and gave Himself for those who were undeserving. Having received such love, we should respond with gratitude and practise the same love towards others. Practical Lessons for Our Daily Lives - Remain humble, remembering that everything comes from God's grace. - Be gentle and patient, especially when dealing with difficult people. - Forgive others instead of keeping a record of their mistakes. - Avoid gossip, resentment, jealousy, and unnecessary criticism. - Do not allow money, pride, ambition, or the desire for recognition to damage relationships. - Make a conscious effort to reconcile differences and preserve peace. - Show love through actions, not merely through words. In essence: Ephesians 4:1–3 calls us to live according to the grace we have received from God. Through humility, meekness, patience, mutual forbearance, and active love, we preserve the unity given by the Holy Spirit and become a living witness to Christ. The ultimate lesson is this: We preserve Christian unity not by insisting on our own way, but by humbling ourselves, bearing with one another in love, and working diligently for peace.
Summary of Saint John Chrysostom’s commentary on Ephesians 4:4–6 The central message of this passage is that Christ calls all believers to live in unity, humility, and love because they share one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. 1. The Church is one body The Church consists of all God's faithful people, united under Christ as their Head. Just as the human body has many members with different functions, the Church has believers with different gifts, abilities, and responsibilities. No member should despise another, and no member should envy another. Every part is necessary for the well-being of the whole. When one member suffers, the whole body is affected; when each member serves faithfully, the whole body grows stronger. 2. Unity requires humility and love Saint Paul's teaching calls believers to a love that binds them inseparably together, like the members of a body. True Christian love means rejoicing in the good of others rather than opposing it, competing with them, or becoming jealous of their success. Differences in wealth, position, ability, or recognition should never become reasons for pride or division. In God's sight, all believers share the same spiritual blessings and the same hope of eternal life. 3. The desire for human glory destroys the Church Saint John Chrysostom warns that vainglory, pride, and the craving for honor are among the greatest dangers to Christian unity. When people seek praise and status, they become jealous, quarrelsome, and unwilling to correct wrongdoing in themselves or others. He compares this destructive desire to a fire consuming a magnificent house. The Church, built from the souls of its members, is damaged when believers pursue their own glory instead of God's glory. Even those appointed to guide and heal others can become part of the problem when they are overcome by the same sins. 4. Spiritual renewal requires repentance Saint John Chrysostom urges the Church to awaken from its spiritual complacency and turn back to God. Like the people of Nineveh, believers must demonstrate genuine repentance through changed lives, humility, prayer, and the abandonment of sinful desires. Rather than merely lamenting the Church's troubles, Christians must actively seek healing by renouncing greed, pride, and the love of worldly honor. Only through sincere repentance and God's mercy can the Church be restored. 5. All believers share the same spiritual privileges Saint Paul emphasizes the repeated word one:
One body — all believers belong to Christ. One Spirit — believers are united by the Holy Spirit. One hope — all are called to the same eternal inheritance. One Lord — Jesus Christ is Lord of all. One faith — believers share the same faith in Christ. One baptism — all share the same Christian initiation. One God and Father of all — God is sovereign over all, works through all, and dwells in His people. Since God has freely offered His spiritual blessings to all believers, no one has grounds for boasting over another. Their common calling should inspire gratitude, mutual respect, and unity. Main lesson The passage teaches that Christian unity is not merely outward agreement; it is a deep spiritual bond expressed through love, humility, mutual care, and a shared commitment to God. Pride and jealousy tear the Church apart, while repentance and selfless love strengthen it. The practical challenge is to stop seeking personal honor and begin seeking the good of the whole body of Christ. Every believer, whatever their position or ability, has a place in God's Church and a responsibility to preserve its unity. In one sentence: Because we share one Lord, one faith, one Spirit, and one Father, we must reject pride and jealousy, repent of our sins, and love one another as members of the same body.
Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 (wallpaper) by Saint Augustine. https://www.ecatholic2000.com/fathers/untitled-686.shtml#_Toc390303524 Psalms [audiobook with text English, Chinese Psalms 1-50, 51-100, 101-150] 答唱詠 聖詠24篇1-2,3-4,5-6 【答】：上主！這是尋求見到你聖容的子民。 1達味詩歌。大地和其中的萬物，屬於上主，世界和其間的居民，屬於上主。 2是他在海洋上奠定了大地，是他在江河上建立了全世。 3誰能登上上主的聖山？誰能居留在他的聖殿？ 4是那手潔心清，不慕虛幻的人，是那不發假誓，不行欺騙的人。 5他必獲得上主的祝福；和拯救者天主的報酬。 6這樣的人是尋求上主的苖裔，追求雅各伯天主儀容的子息。（休止）
Saint Augustine’s commentary on Psalm 24:1-6 A psalm of David himself, on the first day of the week. 1. A Psalm of David himself, touching the glorifying and resurrection of the Lord, which took place early in the morning on the first day of the week, which is now called the Lord’s Day. 2. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof, the compass of the world, and all they that dwell therein” (ver. 1); when the Lord, being glorified, is announced for the believing of all nations; and the whole compass of the world becomes His Church. “He hath founded it above the seas.” He hath most firmly established it above all the waves of this world, that they should be subdued by it, and should not hurt it. “And hath prepared it above the rivers” (ver. 2). The rivers flow into the sea, and men of lust lapse into the world: these also the Church, which, when worldly lusts have been conquered by the grace of God, hath been prepared by love for the reception of immortality, subdues. 3. “Who shall ascend into the mount of the Lord?” Who shall ascend to the height of the righteousness of the Lord? “Or who shall stand in His holy place?” (ver. 3). Or who shall abide in that place, whither He shall ascend, founded above the seas, and prepared above the rivers? 4. “The innocent of hand, and the pure in heart” (ver. 4). Who then shall ascend thither, and abide there, but the guiltless in deed, and pure in thought? “Who hath not received his soul in vain.” Who hath not reckoned his soul among things that pass away, but feeling it to be immortal, hath longed for an eternity steadfast and unchangeable. “And hath not sworn in deceit to his neighbour.” And therefore without deceit, as things eternal are simple and undeceiving, hath so behaved himself to his neighbour. 5. “This man shall receive blessing from the Lord, and mercy from the God of his salvation” (ver. 5). 6. “This is the generation of them that seek the Lord” (ver. 6). For thus are they born that seek Him. “Of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob. Diapsalma.” Now they seek the face of God, who gave the pre-eminence to the younger born. Note: The 1st born is Israel, the younger born is the Gentile.
Luke 12:54-59 (wallpaper) from Catena Aurea (Saints’ Commentaries) https://www.ecatholic2000.com/catena/untitled-73.shtml The Gospel of Luke [audiobook with text English, Chinese, movie] Lord Jesus instructs us to interpret the present times. This is the present time: https://www.youtube.com/@DisasterToday @wildweatherus @XtremeTV24 @WhenTheEarthIsStillAngry @Nature_Damage @aboutnature87 @UnderSphere @SevereWeatherinfo @UnstoppableWeather01 @STORMORA-n3h @GlobalWeather-Network Am I prepared to meet my Creator (Lord Jesus) now? 聖路加福音 12:54-59 54耶穌又向群眾說：「幾時你們看見雲彩由西方升起，立刻就說：要下大雨了；果然是這樣。 55幾時南風吹來，就說：天要熱了；果然是這樣。 56假善人哪！你們知道觀察地上及天上的氣象，怎麼不能觀察這個時機呢？ 57你們為什麼不能由自己來辨別正義的事呢？ 58當你同你的對頭去見官長時，尚在路上，你得設法與他了結，怕他拉你到法官前，法官把你交給刑役，而刑役把你押在獄中。 59我告訴你：非等你還清最後的一分錢，斷不能從那裏出來。」
Summary the Church Fathers’ commentaries on Luke 12:54–57 Jesus teaches that just as people can read the signs of the weather, they should also recognise the spiritual signs of the times. Although the people could predict rain and heat by observing the clouds and wind, they failed to recognise that God’s promised Saviour had come among them. The Church Fathers explain that the prophets had foretold Christ’s coming, and Jesus’ words and miraculous works provided further evidence of His divine identity. The people should have used their understanding and natural ability to recognise the truth and respond rightly. Key lessons Recognise the signs of the times: Just as we observe the weather, we must pay attention to what God is revealing through His Word and His works. Do not neglect spiritual understanding: Knowing everyday things is useful, but recognising God’s presence and purpose is far more important. Use the understanding God has given us: We are responsible for discerning what is right, even when we lack extensive knowledge or education. Respond to the truth: Recognising Jesus is not merely an intellectual exercise; it calls us to repentance, faith and righteous living. Remember God’s judgment: Saint Cyril of Alexandria and Saint Bede the Venerable remind us that Christ’s coming brings salvation, but those who reject the truth must also face God’s just judgment. Main message Jesus challenges us not merely to understand the world around us, but to recognise God’s truth and respond to it. It is inconsistent to be wise in worldly matters yet spiritually blind to what God is doing. Personal application We should ask ourselves: Am I paying more attention to the things of this world than to God’s Word? Am I willing to recognise what is right and act upon it? True wisdom is not simply knowing what is happening around us; it is discerning God’s will and living accordingly.
Summary of the Church Fathers’ commentaries on Luke 12:58–59 Jesus teaches the importance of seeking reconciliation and making things right before it is too late. Just as a person should settle a dispute with an adversary before reaching the court, we should address our sins and turn back to God while we still have time in this life. Otherwise, we may face judgment and its consequences. Summary of the Church Fathers’ interpretations - Saint Theophylact of Ohrid: We should make every effort to reconcile with our adversary before the matter reaches judgment. This calls for urgency and a willingness to do whatever is necessary to settle the debt. - Saint Cyril of Alexandria: The passage warns that a person may remain under punishment until the debt has been fully paid. - Saint John Chrysostom: Jesus uses the familiar example of earthly courts and prisons to teach people about the serious consequences of their actions, helping them understand the importance of repentance. - Saint Ambrose of Milan: The adversary can represent the devil or sinful habits, who lays his baits for sin, that he may have his accomplices in crime send to Eternal Punishment! Lastly, our adversary is an evil conscience, which affects us both in this world, and will accuse and betray us in the next. The magistrate, judge (Jesus Christ), and officer (Angel) illustrate the process of divine judgment and punishment. The Judge delivers to the officer, and the officer casts into prison, for He says, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into outer darkness. (Matthew 22:12.) And he shews that His officers are the angels, of whom he says, The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; (Matthew 13:49.) but it is added, I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence till thou hast paid the very last mite. For as they who pay money on interest do not get rid of the debt of interest before that the amount of the whole principal is paid even up to the least sum in every kind of payment, so by the compensation of love and the other acts, or by each particular kind of satisfaction the punishment of sin is cancelled. We should therefore repent, abandon evil, and make amends through love and acts of repentance while we are still alive. - Origen of Alexandria: The passage warns us to resist evil and practise virtue. He emphasises that sins differ in seriousness, and even seemingly small sins matter. We should strive to owe nothing through wrongdoing and live with a clear conscience before God. - Saint Bede the Venerable: The adversary represents God's Word when it challenges our sinful desires. If we reject God's Word, we risk condemnation and eternal punishment. We should therefore obey God's commandments rather than wait until judgment comes. Main spiritual lesson Act now: Do not postpone repentance or reconciliation. Make peace with those offended by you: Settle disputes, seek forgiveness, and make amends wherever possible. Resist sin: Examine your conscience and turn away from evil, including seemingly minor sins. Prepare for judgment: God’s Mercy to forgive immediately upon repentance will not last forever; we must take God's Word seriously while we are alive. In essence: Jesus calls us to repent and be reconciled with God and others before we face judgment. The image of paying the very last mite emphasises the seriousness of accountability for our actions. The Church Fathers share a common warning: do not delay repentance, because the time to put things right is now. Sending Peace, Love & Joy to you from Singapore!
23 October 2026 Saints Feast Day Feast of Saint John of Capistrano, Priest and Confessor. His writings (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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