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reading of the book of the prophet
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Isaiah on that day they will sing this
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song in Judah a fortified city is our
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security the Lord has surrounded it with
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walls and walls open its Gates so that a
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righteous people may enter in doers of
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the word firm in their purpose and you
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will preserve his peace because he
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trusts in you wait for the Lord forever
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the Lord is the Eternal Rock he will
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bring down those who dwell on high he
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will humble the proud City even bringing
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it down to the ground make it kiss the
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ground their feet will trample on it the
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feet of the poor the footsteps of the
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humble word of the Lord thank
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God proclam of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Matthew Glory To
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You Lord at that time Jesus said to his
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disciples not everyone who says to me
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Lord Lord will enter the kingdom of
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heaven but he who does the will of my
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father who is in heaven therefore
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whoever hears these my words and puts
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them into practice is like a wise man
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who built his house on the rock the rain
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fell the floods came the winds hit the
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house but the the house did not fall
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because it was built on the Rock on the
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other hand whoever hears these words of
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mine and does not put them into practice
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is like a man without sense who built
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his house on the sand the rain fell the
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floods came the winds blew and beat
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against the house and the house fell and
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the house fell his ruin was complete
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word of Salvation Glory To You Lord
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dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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imagine yourself in front of two
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buildings one built on a solid firm and
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unshakable rock the other stood on the
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sand unstable unstable at any time a
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storm can reveal the true strength or
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fragility of these buildings this image
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so vivid in today's Gospel leads us to a
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deep reflection on the foundation of our
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spiritual lives but before we dive into
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that let's contemplate the first reading
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from Isaiah which offers us a
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complimentary perspective on strength
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security and hope Isaiah presents us
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with a strong City with walls and
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bastions we have a strong City proclaims
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the prophet God himself places salvation
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in walls and fortresses what a powerful
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image of divine protection it is not the
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walls built by human hands that protect
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us but the very presence of God let us
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notice how Isaiah describes the city its
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doors are open to the righteous those
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who remain faithful let in a righteous
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people he says a people who keep
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faithfulness here is a fundamental truth
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true security comes not from walls
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technology or human power but from
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faithfulness to God and what is the
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attitude of those who trust in God
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always trust in the Lord exclaims Isaiah
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for the Lord is the Everlasting Rock
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Eternal Rock what an extraordinary
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metaphor something that doesn't move
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doesn't shake doesn't wear out unlike
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everything that is transitory in our
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lives God remains constant and reliable
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now let us turn to the gospel of Matthew
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where Jesus uses the same building image
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to teach a vital lesson about faith and
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obedience not everyone who says to me
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Lord Lord will enter the Kingdom of
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Heaven warns Jesus but only he who does
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the will of My Father Strong and
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challenging words Jesus is not
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interested in empty Declarations of
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faith it is not enough to say Lord Lord
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we must live this declaration transform
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it into concrete action into true
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obedience and then comes the parable of
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the two Builders a wise man who build
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builds his house on the rock another
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fool who lifts her onto the sand when
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the storms come and they always come the
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difference becomes crystal clear the
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house built on the Rock resists the
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waters may rise the winds may blow with
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all their might but it remains firm why
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because its foundation is solid deep
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anchored in something that goes beyond
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the surface the house built on sand on
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the other hand collapses a moment of
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apparent stability is quickly replaced
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by total devastation everything that was
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built is lost in an instant but what
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does this rock represent what does it
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mean to build our lives on a solid
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foundation Jesus is clear these are not
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just words but actions these are not
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passing emotions or superficial
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statements but a life of genuine
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Obedience of consistent practice of
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divine teachings think about it with me
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how many times do we build our lives on
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quicksand professional success social
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recognition accumulation of material
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Goods all of this can quickly crumble in
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the face of Life storms illness loss
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disappointment these are winds that can
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sweep away everything we have built on
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fragile foundations true wisdom says
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Jesus is in hearing his words and doing
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them it is not enough to know the path
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you have to walk it it is not enough to
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agree intellectually with the teachings
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of Christ it is necessary to incorporate
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them into our daily existence returning
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to Isaiah this means cultivating a
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faithfulness that allows us to enter
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God's Strong City it means trusting not
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in our own strength but in the Eternal
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rock it means keeping the doors of our
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hearts open to God's justice and truth
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so how do we build our lives on this
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rock through constant prayer from
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meditation on the word of God from the
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practice of compassion of forgiveness
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the pursuit of Justice of the courage to
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live differently against the current of
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a world that often values the ephemeral
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every decision we make every action we
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take is like a brick in this
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construction are they sand bricks
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fragile and unstable or will they be
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bricks of rock firmly said on the rock
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of faithfulness and obedience to God
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Isaiah's promise resonates God himself
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puts salvation in walls when we build
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our lives on God we are not alone his
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presence is our protection his grace our
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sustenance my beloved ones the storm
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will come problems Temptations losses
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they are inevitable on this Earthly
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Journey the question is not whether the
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storm will come but whether we will be
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prepared when it arrives build on the
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Rock listen and practice the words of
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Christ trust in the Eternal Rock and
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when the winds blow you will stand firm
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safe in God's loving Embrace may the
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Lord bless you and keep you
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amen s Michael the AR Angel defend Us in
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battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
