God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Homily Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
"Who is a God like you?"
"Only God is human." – Bernard Bro
Matthew 12:46-50
" Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father."
Lord, we enter into your Love for all.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, July 20, 2026
Micah 6:1-4, 6-8
“Listen to what the Lord says.”
Let us listen to the Lord in our hearts.
Matthew 12:38-42
“There is something greater than Solomon here.”
Exactly, Jesus is right.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, July 19, 2026
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19
"You taught your people that those who are righteous must be kind."
To be in the image of God is to be human with everyone.
Romans 8:26-27
"The Spirit intercedes for the faithful."
God's love is with us when we remain far from evil.
Matthew 13:24-43
"He who sows good seed is the Son of Man."
God is the good seed; we are the field. Let us welcome God's love, joy, and peace.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, July 18, 2026
Micah 2:1-5
Let us restore peace within ourselves and around us. Humanity will then be able to enter it as well.
Matthew 12:14-21
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight.”
This message is also for us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, July 17, 2026
Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8
“Ah! Lord, remember!”
God knows. It is up to us to remember that God loves us and that he is with us.
Matthew 12:1-8
“I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”
Being with everyone.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, July 16, 2026
Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19
“Lord, you will decree peace for us.”
Excellent discovery. God is peace.
Matthew 11:28-30
“I will give you rest.”
Rest in the Spirit is now. May we receive it.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16
"Will the ax boast against the one who hews with it?"
Let us give thanks to God for the marvel that we are.
Matthew 11:25-27
Jesus said, "All things have been handed over to me by my Father."
The love of God is in God and in us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Isaiah 7:1-9
"Take care you remain calm and do not fear."
Even in the face of difficulties, let us remain in the joy and peace of God.
Matthew 11:20-24
"Woe to you!"
Sadness and misfortune usually arise when we stray or others stray from the Love… of God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, July 13, 2026
Isaiah 1:10-17
“What do I care for the multitude of your sacrifices?”
Let us rather welcome the presence of God within us, He who is Love.
Matthew 10:34–11:1
“A righteous man.”
Let us welcome God’s Love, and He will lead us away from evil.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, July 12, 2026
Isaiah 55:10-11
“The rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful.”
The Word of God is the Love that gives peace and joy when we receive it.
Romans 8:18-23
“The glory to be revealed to us.”
The glory, the radiance of God, is revealed within us; let us welcome him.
Matthew 13:1-23
“The one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit.”
The Word, which is the Love of God in our lives, allows us to bear fruit within us and for others.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, July 11, 2026
Isaiah 6:1-8
"Here I am."
God loves us.
"What is essential is invisible to the eyes." (The Little Prince: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Matthew 10:24-33
"Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known."
Let us welcome God's wisdom and understanding through the joy of the child.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, July 10, 2026
Hosea 14:2-10
“Return to the Lord.”
Let us return to peace; the Lord is here.
Matthew 10:16-23
“It will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
To make God’s love known is to sow the seeds of God’s presence, his joy, in people’s hearts.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, July 9, 2026
Hosea 11:1-4, 8c-9
“I am God, and not a man.”
God has loved us since our childhood; whoever we are, God loves us.
Matthew 10:7-15
“The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
The kingdom of God is Love within us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12
“Israel was a luxuriant vine whose fruit matches its growth.”
Let us return to God in his peace.
Matthew 10:1-7
“Make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Jesus encountered peoples other than Israel. The joy of God is in all the hearts of humanity.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13
"They sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind."
Let us sow the joy of God and receive the joy of hearts.
Matthew 9:32-38
"The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few."
Master of the mission, please send people to evangelize.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, July 6, 2026
Hosea 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22
“I will allure her now; I will lead her into the wilderness.”
The desert is peace, the moment when we return to ourselves. Let us welcome God’s joy.
Matthew 9:18-26
“Courage, daughter!”
The Lord tells us: I am with you.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, July 5, 2026
Zechariah 9:9-10
“Behold: your king is coming to you, a just savior is he.”
Thank you, Lord, Savior, for living in us.
Romans 8:9, 11-13
“The Spirit of God dwells in you.”
Let us discover the Holy Spirit by welcoming God’s peace and joy.
Matthew 11:25-30
Jesus said, “Come to me.”
Accepting Jesus as our Lord means accepting to live in God’s love.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, July 4, 26
Amos 9:11-15
“I will restore my people Israel, they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities.”
Let us turn away from evil and return to the Heart of God.
Matthew 9:14-17
“They pour new wine into fresh wineskins.”
The fresh wineskin is the one purified by the joyful Love of God when it is received within us.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, July 3, 2026
Ephesians 2:19-22
“You are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God.”
We are brothers and sisters.
John 20:24-29
Jesus said to Thomas, “Bring your hand and put it into my side.”
The Apostle Thomas discovers the Love that is in the Heart of Jesus.
“Then Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’”
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, July 2, 2026
Amos 7:10-17
“Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”
What is best to teach is what is most real.
Matthew 9:1-8
“Your sins are forgiven.”
It is worthwhile to reflect on the present tense aspect of this statement. God forgives us. Do we forgive ourselves?
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Normand Thomas.