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In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us that John the Baptist is Elijah, calling people to repentance so that the Messiah could arrive, and we could build a universal brotherhood.

Jesus tells us "Come to me all who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest." The prophet Isaiah proclaims that with God's help "they will run and not grow weary." Let us welcome God's healing, renewing grace into our lives so that we can extend this grace to others.

Jesus told his disciples the parable of the unjust judge who nonetheless rendered justice for the persistent widow out of fear. Is our image of God even worse than that of the unjust judge? What king of faith do we have in God?

Jesus told parables about the Kingdom of Heaven to get people to put their lives in context. Are we living a life that is leading us to heaven?

Jesus tells us that sins against him will be forgiven, but not blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit unites in love, and to sin against it would be to divide with hate.

In this Halloween season, when we see scary masks, we are reminded by Jesus that we should not fear the dead, but instead should fear wearing masks ourselves—that is, being hypocrites.

Jesus gave the twelve the ability to cure all diseases. This continues to be the work of the church, a great saints like Vincent de Paul understood that to heal someone we need to deal with everything that tears away at human flourishing.

In the parable of the vineyard, Jesus raises an important question: do we begrudge God's generosity to others? Do we think that God should love us more than others, or that we deserve more?

Jesus tells us that married life is not for everyone, but it is a path to holiness for those called to it.

Jesus tells us that we should forgive others 70 times 7 times, which signifies infinity. Thus, we should join with others to create a society of mercy and forgiveness.

Commenting on the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price, Fr. Yamil Samalot Rivera, OP asks us to think about what we would be willing to give up everything else for to build a life based on love?

Martha, Mary, and Lazarus became such close friends of Jesus that their home was a refuge for him and set a context for one of his greatest miracles, the raising of Lazarus. Pointing to this reality, Fr. Yamil Samalot Rivera, OP encourages us to try to create such a close friendship with Jesus so that we might be able to be witnesses to the resurrection to a society that is so easily marred by death.