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Aug 12, 2026
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What do you do when life seems silent, doors remain closed, people ignore you, and your purpose feels rejected?
In today’s Gospel, a Canaanite woman cries out to Jesus for her daughter. At first, Jesus does not answer her. The disciples want her sent away. But she refuses to give up. She keeps believing. She keeps asking. She keeps pushing with faith.
And Jesus finally says, “O woman, great is your faith!”
Today’s message is clear: do not let rejection, silence, or delay stop the purpose God placed in you.
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My good people, what do you do when life
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seems silent? Doors remain closed,
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people ignore you, and your purpose
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feels rejected.
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Yeah. In today's gospel, a Canonite
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woman cries out to Jesus for her
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daughter and her daughter had been
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possessed by a demon. At first Jesus
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does not answer her and the disciples
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also want to send her away. But she
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refuses to give up. She keeps believing.
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She keeps asking and she keeps pushing
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with faith.
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And Jesus finally says to her, "Oh
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woman, how great is your faith?
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Today's message is very clear.
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Do not let rejection, silence, or delay
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stop the purpose God placed in you. Uh
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my good people, you can get today's
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message uh or today's gospel at our
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website catholic readings.org and have
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put the link in the description. Now in
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Matthew 15 21-28,
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Jesus meets a Canonite woman who comes
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out crying, "Have pity on me, Lord. Son
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of David, my daughter is tormented by a
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demon." This woman is not from her inner
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circles. This woman is not an Israelite.
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This woman is a canonite. And she is
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also not one of Jesus disciples. She is
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not someone who people expected to be
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praised for anything. But she has
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something powerful in her persistence.
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She comes to Jesus with pain, with love,
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humility, and faith. She's carrying the
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burden of her daughter, but she refuses
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to let that burden destroy her hope. At
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first, Jesus does not answer her. That
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silence could have broken her. That uh
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rejection by the disciples saying send
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her away could have embarrassed her.
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Then the conversation
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uh gets even more difficult with Jesus.
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But she does not walk away. She kneels
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before Jesus and says, "Lord, help me."
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That is faith with backbone. That is
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faith that does not collapse because of
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delay. That is faith that does not quit
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because people do not understand.
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That is faith that knows even a cramp
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from the table of Jesus is enough to
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change my situation.
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Uh and this connects directly with your
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talents, your gifts, your skills,
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passions and knowledge. You know many
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people abandon their purpose because
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they face silence. They say something
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but nobody supports them. They post a
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video and only a few people watch. They
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begin a business and only a few
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customers come. Business is slow. They
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try to serve God and some people
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criticize them.
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They apply their skills and all the
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doors or some of the doors close. They
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use their knowledge and others ignore
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them. They say maybe I'm not called.
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Maybe I'm not gifted.
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Maybe it's not for me.
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But this caret woman teaches us
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something today. Delay is not denial.
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Silence is not always rejection.
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Difficulty is not always a sign that God
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has abandoned you.
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You know sometimes
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faith must persist before purpose
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becomes fruitful. Your gift may be real
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but it will be tested.
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Your talent may be from God but it will
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need discipline. Your passion may be
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holy but it will face discouragement.
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Your knowledge may be useful, but you
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must learn how to serve with humility
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and consistency.
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My good people, uh God did not create
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you empty. He created you with a meaning
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for a meaning and to do something good
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to this world. He gave you something
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that can bless others. Maybe your gift
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is teaching. Maybe it is counseling.
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Maybe it is farming or leadership,
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business, writing, singing, nursing,
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parenting, public speaking, in
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technology, hospitality,
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encouragement, or even in prayer life.
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But your purpose will not grow if every
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silence makes you quit. The modern
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lesson is this. When you know God and
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you know what he has placed in you, do
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not stop because because the beginning
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is hard. Um, a student who fails once
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must not conclude I'm useless. A young
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entrepreneur who loses money must not
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conclude I have no future. A parent
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struggling with children must not
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conclude my effort is wasted. A content
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creator with a few views in social media
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must not conclude my voice has no value.
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A worker in a company trying to do the
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right thing must not conclude that
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integrity does not matter. My good
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people, keep going, keep learning, keep
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praying, keep improving and keep
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knocking on every door that you meet or
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you come across.
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You know this Canonite woman did not
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demand with pride. She persisted with
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humility. That is very important.
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Purpose is not arrogance. Purpose is not
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saying people must recognize me. Purpose
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is saying Lord help me use what you give
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me for your glory and for the good of
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others.
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Yeah.
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And also
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know this, before you can effectively
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serve God, you must first identify and
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know why God created you and for what
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purpose.
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Uh it's only after you discover that can
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you be able to serve God using your
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specific God-given talents, passions,
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skills, and knowledge. Because if you do
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not know your purpose,
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rejection will confuse you. Silence will
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discourage you. Delay will make you turn
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back. Yeah. But when you know why God
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created you, you can endure the testing
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of any season. You can say,
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"I may not be fully understood yet, but
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God knows what he placed in me."
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You can also say my beginning may be
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small but I will remain faithful. You
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can also say even if I receive today a
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crumb in the hands of Jesus that cramp
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is enough.
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And maybe you're listening to me today
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and you are saying this to yourself. I
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know God created me for something but I
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do not know how to identify it.
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You say, "I have gifts, but I need
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clarity." Then hear this clearly. I can
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help you get clarity and identify your
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God-given talents.
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The only thing you need to do just DM me
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and in that DM just write, "I want to
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discover my purpose." And I will get
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back to you.
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So today, learn from the Canonite woman.
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Do not let silence stop you. Do not let
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delay stop you. Do not let rejection
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stop you. Do not let people's opinions
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bury your calling. Come to Jesus with
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humility.
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Hold on with faith. Keep your eyes on
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him. Keep using what he placed in you
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because persistent faith can unlock the
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purpose that fear is trying to bury in
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you.
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Also finally my good people every day,
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every day serve with humility, speak
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with kindness and carry your
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responsibilities with faith. do your
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work so well and with such excellence
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that the people you encounter can say,
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"Thank you." And may the God you worship
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be praised and glorified.
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Let your life become a living testimony
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that God is real, God is good, and God
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is at work in you. And never forget to
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attribute all your success to God.
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Never say I made it by myself. say it is
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by the strength, grace, providence and
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purpose that God gives me. If this
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message has blessed you, like, comment
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God bless you and may you have a
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fruitful week ahead.
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Thank you.
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