https://sanctusmario.com Inspiration and Bible Reflections Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:31:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-logo2-32x32.png https://sanctusmario.com 32 32 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-power-of-hospitality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-hospitality https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-power-of-hospitality/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:18:59 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=1392 What we do for God must not revolve around those we love but beyond our relatives and loved ones...]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-power-of-hospitality/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-saturday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breakfast-with-the-word-saturday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-saturday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:37:17 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=10038 Breakfast With the Word Saturday 12th Week Ordinary Time of the Year shorter version   Matthew 8:5–17   Today’s Gospel presents the Centurion whose faith, humility, and love for others deeply move Jesus. He asks Jesus to heal his servant, showing genuine love and concern for someone under his care. This teaches us to love […]]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-saturday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-centurion-teaches-us-six-things-that-gladdens-the-heart-of-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-centurion-teaches-us-six-things-that-gladdens-the-heart-of-god https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-centurion-teaches-us-six-things-that-gladdens-the-heart-of-god/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:41 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=1384 Today's gospel is one of those gospel readings that can have some inspiring impact on us. The Centurion exhibits those attitudes that gladden the heart of God especially, in the journey of our Christian faith.]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-centurion-teaches-us-six-things-that-gladdens-the-heart-of-god/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breakfast-with-the-word-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:16:42 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=10032 Breakfast With the Word Friday 12th Week Ordinary Time of the Year Shorter Version   Matthew 8:1–4   This reflection reminds us that there are times we feel unworthy of God’s mercy because of our past sins, mistakes, or present struggles. Like the leper in the Gospel, we may feel abandoned, rejected, or beyond forgiveness. […]]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/jesus-is-willing-to-make-us-clean-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jesus-is-willing-to-make-us-clean-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/jesus-is-willing-to-make-us-clean-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:20:43 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=1388 There are times when we feel like God can never forgive us again. There are moments when you remember your pasts, and you think that what God is keeping for you is nothing but punishment. ]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/jesus-is-willing-to-make-us-clean-friday-12th-week-ordinary-time/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/10026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10026 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/10026/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:05:44 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=10026 Breakfast With the Word Thursday 12th Week Ordinary Time of the Year Shorter Version    Matthew 7:21–29   When We Do His Will   Doing God’s will means choosing His Word above our personal desires and letting it guide our decisions, even when it is difficult. It is not enough to pray, prophesy, or call […]]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/10026/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/when-we-do-his-will-thursday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-we-do-his-will-thursday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/when-we-do-his-will-thursday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:04:10 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=8735 When We do His Will. Thursday 12th Week Ordinary Time of the Year]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/when-we-do-his-will-thursday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/nativity-of-saint-john-the-baptist-you-are-born-for-a-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nativity-of-saint-john-the-baptist-you-are-born-for-a-mission https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/nativity-of-saint-john-the-baptist-you-are-born-for-a-mission/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:54:40 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=8722   In Jeremiah 1:5, God says to Jeremiah ‘before I formed you in the womb, I know you, I have set you apart before you were born, I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/nativity-of-saint-john-the-baptist-you-are-born-for-a-mission/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-tuesday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breakfast-with-the-word-tuesday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-tuesday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:42:47 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=10020 Breakfast with the Word Tuesday 12th Week Ordinary Time of The Year Shorter Version   Matthew 7:6, 12–14   In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives three key principles for living a meaningful and faithful life.   1. Be careful who you invest in Jesus warns not to “give what is holy to dogs or pearls to […]]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-tuesday-12th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year-shorter-version/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/how-to-live-three-essential-guides-to-living-a-well-meaning-life-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-live-three-essential-guides-to-living-a-well-meaning-life-2 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/how-to-live-three-essential-guides-to-living-a-well-meaning-life-2/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:45:03 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=6856 In today's gospel, Jesus teaches us how to live especially in our daily interaction with one another. So, in today's gospel, we can find the three most essential guides to living a well-meaning life ]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/how-to-live-three-essential-guides-to-living-a-well-meaning-life-2/feed/ 0