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TODAY’S WORD…

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Jesus said,

“I am the vine, you are the branches.

Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit,

because apart from me you can do nothing.

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Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers;

such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.”

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– John 15:5-6 (NRSV)

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REFLECTION…

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A life of intimate union with Christ

through reading Scripture, prayer and participation in the Sacraments

will help us

as we go about meeting our human obligations

in the ordinary conditions of life;

in our daily work;

in our family life;

in our socialising.

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As true and faithful Christians,

we must not separate our union with Christ from our ordinary life.

By always acting in accordance to God’s will,

we will be strengthening our union with Him.

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If we do not stay united to Christ by means of grace,

we will ultimately meet the same fate as those dead branches.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Jesus, You are the Vine, I am a branch.

Lord, You are Life – without You I die.

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