God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Homily Sunday, July 5, 2026
Zechariah 9:9-10
“Behold: your king is coming to you, a just savior is he.”
Thank you, Lord, Savior, for living in us.
Romans 8:9, 11-13
“The Spirit of God dwells in you.”
Let us discover the Holy Spirit by welcoming God’s peace and joy.
Matthew 11:25-30
Jesus said, “Come to me.”
Accepting Jesus as our Lord means accepting to live in God’s love.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, July 4, 26
Amos 9:11-15
“I will restore my people Israel, they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities.”
Let us turn away from evil and return to the Heart of God.
Matthew 9:14-17
“They pour new wine into fresh wineskins.”
The fresh wineskin is the one purified by the joyful Love of God when it is received within us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, July 3, 2026
Ephesians 2:19-22
“You are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God.”
We are brothers and sisters.
John 20:24-29
Jesus said to Thomas, “Bring your hand and put it into my side.”
The Apostle Thomas discovers the Love that is in the Heart of Jesus.
“Then Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’”
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, July 2, 2026
Amos 7:10-17
“Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”
What is best to teach is what is most real.
Matthew 9:1-8
“Your sins are forgiven.”
It is worthwhile to reflect on the present tense aspect of this statement. God forgives us. Do we forgive ourselves?
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wedneday 1st July 26
Amos 5:14-15, 21-24
“Seek good and not evil.”
Loving good helps us turn away from evil.
Matthew 8:28-34
“Two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him.”
Jesus comes to eliminate aggression, and humanity is set free. Jesus is the Way that opens the door of the heart.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12
“The Lord God reveals his plan to his servants the prophets.”
The Lord reveals himself to everyone who listens to him and receives him. Let us move forward with God’s grace within us and for humanity.
Matthew 8:23-27
“Jesus stood and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm.”
Jesus is peace and joy himself.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, June 29, 2026
Acts 12:1-11
“A light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists.’”
Here, the Spirit delivers Peter from prison; it is the same Spirit who delivers us from our inner prisons.
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18
“To God be be glory forever and ever.”
God is with us; he loves us and saves us. Let us remain in God and invite others to allow themselves to be loved by God.
Matthew 16:13-19
“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.”
Jesus created the Church; he is the Church, but on earth, he entrusted the keys of both the Church and the Kingdom to Peter. Jesus remains the one who guides and leads the Church, so that the world may find ways to remain with God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, June 28, 2026
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a
“The one who stops at our house to dine is a holy man of God.”
Elisha, like Elijah, is a man who simply radiates God’s blessings.
Romans 6:3-4, 8-11
“Through baptism, we are dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.”
Baptism is entering into a relationship with God’s love.
Matthew 10:37-42
“Whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones…”
We present the cup of water, but it is the Lord who offers it.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, June 27, 2026
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19
“Cry out to the Lord from your heart.”
The Lord knows everything. It is best to trust in God.
Matthew 8:5-17
We are all worthy of God’s Love! Because he’s the one who created us.
Homily Friday, June 26
2 Kings 25:1-12
War is not from God. Evil is a separation from God's love.
Matthew 8:1-4
Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will do it. Be made clean.”
He who is pure, through his love, purifies the person.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 Kings 24:8-17
War is part of the lives of many kings. But war is never from God. God is peace, joy, and love.
Matthew 7:21-29
"The house built on rock and the house built on sand."
The rock is the Heart of God, the sand is the separation of the Love from the Heart of God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Isaiah 49:1-6
“In you, I show my glory.”
It remains for each person to desire to abide in God’s splendor.
Acts 13:22-26
John the Baptist called for conversion, inviting people to turn away from evil and welcome Jesus’ Love.
Luke 1:57-66, 80
“The hand of the Lord was with John the Baptist.”
John the Baptist’s spirit was enlightened by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, June 23, 2026
2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36
“Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you.”
We still hear this today. Someone has been hurt by people who are walking with the Lord. And he will tell himself that it’s the Lord who causes evil.
People can hurt us, but it’s never the Lord.
Matthew 7:6, 12-14
“How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life.”
That is to say, there is only one way: Love, which leads to the Heart of God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, June 22, 2026
2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18
In the time these writings were written, people believed that God is good, but also that he can do harm.
However, God does not harm anyone, nor does he encourage evil.
Matthew 7:1-5
"Remove the wooden beam from your eye first."
An interesting method for removing the plank from our eye is to identify the negative things we think and say, as well as what others say to us, and transform them into positive for the future.
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Normand Thomas.
LOL!
And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Are you a Catholic?
Homily Sunday, June 21, 2026
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Jeremiah said to the Lord, “Lord of hosts, let me see the vengeance you take on them.”
Knowing the Lord, he liberates the persecuted.
Romans 5:12-15
“The grace of God and the gracious gift,”
it is the Love of God that radiates from His Heart to the hearts of others.
Matthew 10:26-33
To deny God is, ultimately, to distance us from His Love. This harms us and others.
Let us remain in the Love of God, and He will help us to remain far from evil.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, June 20, 2026
2 Chronicles 24:17-25
“Thus says God: Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands?”
All the commandments can be summed up in this: Abide in God and turn away from evil.
Matthew 6:24-34
The birds of the air are light; they live in the present moment.
The bird's mind is not cluttered; it lives in spontaneity.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, June 19, 2026
2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20
Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown and the testimony upon him. They proclaimed him king and anointed him, clapping their hands and shouting, “Long live the king!”
The anointing and the covenant charter are signs of God's presence in the new king. Long live God and his presence in the king!
Matthew 6:19-23
Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”
Lord, the pearl in our hearts is your Love; the joy of the child within us. The treasure is your Kingdom. Glory to you, Lord God!
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, June 18, 2026
Sirach 48:1-14
"The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha."
Elisha receives the Spirit of mission and evangelization from the One who Works, God.
Matthew 6:7-15
The Lord's Prayer is a masterpiece.
The name of God is holy, but we want to improve ourselves and remain in God's holiness.
The reign of God is now, since Christ is King and He lives in the Kingdom. We want to live in the Kingdom, in God, now.
Allowing ourselves to be loved by God draws us away from sin and evil. The joy of the child within us is a guiding light to lead us into the Heart of God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, June 17, 2026
2 Kings 2:1, 6-14
"Elijah went up to heaven."
Elisha desires as much graces as Elijah.
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving.
Jesus invites us to pray, fast, and give alms, beginning with our hearts turned to God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 Kings 21:17-29
The harm one person does to another is harm they do to themselves.
What we say to others is always a lesson for them and for ourselves. Hence, a good reason to improve our language, to spread positivity and joy. This keeps us away from evil.
Matthew 5:43-48
Jesus said, “Pray for those who persecute you.”
Prayer unites us with the Lord and allows him to spread his love, peace, and joy in our hearts. And his wisdom will help us find just solutions.
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Normand Thomas.