GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to John
JN 12:44-50

Jesus cried out and said,
"Whoever believes in me believes not only in me
but also in the one who sent me,
and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.
I came into the world as light,
so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them,
I do not condemn him,
for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.
Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words
has something to judge him: the word that I spoke,
it will condemn him on the last day,
because I did not speak on my own,
but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.
And I know that his commandment is eternal life.
So what I say, I say as the Father told me."


READING OF THE DAY
A reading from the Book of the Acts of the Apostles
ACTS 12:24-13:5A

The word of God continued to spread and grow.

After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission,
they returned to Jerusalem,
taking with them John, who is called Mark.

Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,
"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called them."
Then, completing their fasting and prayer,
they laid hands on them and sent them off.

So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit,
went down to Seleucia
and from there sailed to Cyprus.
When they arrived in Salamis,
they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.


usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

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God bless, any good passages you have read in the bible lately?

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it always feels weird when I get my daily reading off Jow Forums

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What do if priest abuses mass for liberal propaganda?

I like jerking off to twinks farting, burping and pissing.

Sometimes I can't comprehend what God did for us on the cross. It's so unbelievable, there's nothing greater that ever happened in this universe.

Please support my thread fellow Christians: Report him to the Bishop.

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I wish the xtians and mudslimes would kill eachother

Nothing outside the readings recently, but a verse from yesterday stood out.

The first part of John 15:16:
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you

Along with this one from Sunday, John 10:27:
My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Both of these gave me a new perspective. I think these are not the common ways of thinking about who knows who and who chooses who.

bishop is a liberal cunt too.

Nice post today fren, doing the lords work as always

yea I bet you do you fuggin degenerate

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The best thread on the board.
Keep them coming user.

bump for my savior

Archbishop, if that fails the cardinal, if that fails go to the media, like Church Militant;

Thanks user, I too often neglect my bible studies and end up falling. Thanks for reminding me to read God's word.

I struggle with keeping up a consistent bible study and I really want to read gods word daily. Di you have any tips?

Thanks user, I too often neglect my bible studies and end up falling. Thanks for reminding me to read God's word.

I struggle with keeping up a consistent bible study and I really want to read gods word daily. Do you have any tips for me user?

What is your opinion on jesuits fellas?

Literally just start going to AA or any 12 step groups, I'd you're not an addict of any sort, choose what they call "open meetings" out of respect for groups who hold closed meetings (for the alky or addict only). When asked to introduce yourself or share, just say "I'm user, I'm not an alcoholic but I have a need to let God back into my life and I need help/community to do it.". They'll either welcome you in or help you find a more appropriate group. 12 strep was originally christian , now its unofficially but necessarily gnostic. Some are practically denominational.
You would be surprised there are few as devout as recovered addicts who have faith and a years long sober streak. They get constsnt affirmation through living another day free of their former hell and by helping others escape their own on the daily. Anyone serious about 12 step, doing the step work etc knows its really got nothing tondo with addiction its just a christian based blueprint for how to live a better life, period. It just also happens to be one of the only ways addicts succeed at recovery too.

Thanks! Come to think of it, I think my christian life started once I began to question whether or not it was ok for me to masturbate. I grew up in a christian home and went to church every sunday, but I never really thought about my faith after I walked out the doors on sunday.

Once I began to masturbate I began to question whether or not I should continue. I've grown addicted now, but I am making progress on my own to stop. It's a long road ahead of me, but I'm sure that whatever the outcome is, things will go according to God's plan

You can do the steps to address masturbatiin addiction but it may be slightly complicated as the 100% abstinence needed for recovery from chemical vice might not be as healthy in your case.
You could approach it as an addiction to "vice" in general, porn, or fapping but if you were to join a group, get a sponsor and receive help working the steps (that's all a sponsor is supposed to do, help guide you through the steps--no more, no less). You might want to phrase it another way...

There will be people there willing and happy to offer you help and or community though, its a guarantee. One thing about it is everyone thinks theyre the worst person in the room or has done the worst deeds but nobody is, you can count on the likelihood that someone has outdone your wicked deed, been more out of control, or had worse things happen by their own hand or otherwise than you, and that someone's lived through what you think is the worst of yourself as well.
The main thing is identifying that you are powerless. Powerless to whatever is controlling your life and making it unmanageable. Accepting that, relinquishing the effort to control and yield power over that substance, that vice, or that sin. Admitting that you are constitutionally incapable of having power over it.
Then finding in yourself the capacity to believe in a power greater than you, be it god, the "group consciousness", karma, whatever (personally I am of the abrahamic monotheistic faith) and that, if given the chance, would help you to re claim manageability of your life. That's essentially steps 1, 2, and ,3.
After that comes a searching and fearless inventory of all your transgressions, making amends, and praying only for a better understanding of gods will for you and the strength to carry it out. Finally, it's helping others.

The steps are pretty based desu

no him but ty for the advice I have problems with masturbation addiction myself

What do you mean when you say that 100% abstinence may not be as healthy?

I agree. Like how Kevin Costner used his pee to make drinking water in waterworld

>masturbation problems
I feel you user. I wish I never discovered it. I think it has really messed up my libido and sex drive. Trying to do better and some weeks I do. Others like this one are more challenging.

Is i the porn or the masturbation though? To me it feels like masturbation every other day is ok but more than that or if you watch porn you get the negative effects

There's only so much an individual can do. Take all the suggested steps and more, but ultimately pray. Pray that the Mass will return to a respectful form free of abuse, pray that it is still efficacious despite the abuse, pray that people will not be led astray, pray that the priest committing the abuse will stop, and pray for your own patience and soul.
If you can't stomach the Mass there and have nowhere else to go, focus only during the Eucharist and at other points just pray privately.

It's so tiring how these modernist faggots have taken over nearly the entire church in the western world.

sorry didn't mean to swear o

For me there are three kinds of masturbation.

>Masturbating to porn
>Masturbating to fantasy
>Masturbation via physical stimulation

I certainly know that the first one is wrong, and I'm almost certain that number two is wrong as well. Number three is still up in the air for me though.

It's so tiring how these modernists have taken over nearly the entire church in the western world.

Christianity is a joke, how can God die, and how can homosexuality be wrong?

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