Gospel: Lk 11:47-54
A curse is on you, for you build monuments to the prophets your ancestors killed. So you approve and agree with what your ancestors
did. Is it not so? They got rid of the prophets, and you build monuments to them! ”For that reason the Wisdom of God also said: “I will

Gospel: Lk 11:42-46
A curse is on you, Pharisees; To the temple you give a tenth of all, including mint and rue and the other herbs, but you
neglect justice and the love of God. These ought to be practiced, without neglecting the other obligations. A curse is on you,

Gospel: Lk 11:37-41
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to have a meal with him. So he went and sat at table. The Pharisee then
wondered why Jesus did not first wash his hands before dinner. But the Lord said to him, “So then, you Pharisees, you clean

Gospel: Lk 11:29-32
As the crowd increased, Jesus spoke the following words: “People of the present time are troubled people. They ask for a sign,
but no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.“ As Jonah became a sign for the people of Nineveh, so will the Son

Gospel: Mk 10:17-30
Just as Jesus was setting out on his journey again, a man ran up, knelt before him and asked, “Good Master, what must I do to have
eternal life?” Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: Do not kill,

Gospel: Lk 11:27-28

Gospel: Lk 11:27-28As Jesus was speaking, a woman spokefrom the crowd and said to him, “Blessed isthe
one who gave you birth and nursedyou!” Jesus replied, “Surely blessed arethose who hear the word of God and keepit as well.”

Gospel: Lk 11:15-26*
Yet some of them said, “He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons.” So others wanted to put him
to the test by asking him for a heavenly sign. But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided by civil war

Gospel: Lk 11:5-13
Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to his house in the middle of the night and says: ‘Friend,
lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived and I have nothing to offer him.’ Maybe your friend
will answer from inside: ‘Don’t bother me now; the door is locked and my children and I are in bed, so I can’t get up and give
you anything.’ But I tell you, even though he will not get up and attend to you because you are a friend, yet he will get up because
you are a bother to him, and he will give you all you need. And so I say to you, ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and
it will be opened to you. For the one who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to him who knocks the door will be opened. If your
child asks for a fish, will you give a snake instead? And if your child asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion? Even you evil people know how to
give good gifts to your children, how much more then will the Father in heaven give Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” OCT 07 Thu

Reflection

We certainly should pray hard and often.
It is our lifeline to heaven. However, what should
we pray for? This is very important. God will not
give us what we pray for, no matter how long and hard
we pray for it, if it is not part of His perfect will. Thus, we
need a dose of sensitivity to know whether what we ask
for conforms to God’s will or not. And then we can
adjust our prayer or allow Him to take over and do
what He wills. It is not a matter of begging God
until we convince Him to do what we want, as a child
may do to a parent. Rather, we must pray for one thing
and one thing only, that is, we must pray for the
will of God to be done. Prayer is not offered to
change God’s mind, it’s to transform us, strengthen us
and enable us to embrace all that God calls us to do.

Gospel: Lk 11:1-4
One day, Jesus was praying in a certainplace and when he had finished, one of hisdisciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray,
just as John taught his disciples.” And Jesussaid to them,“When you pray, say this: Father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom