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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Thursday, Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 01 October 2026 Memorial, St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of Church
Praise and glory to you, God our loving Father for this month of October! Thank you for calling and sending us like the 72 others sent forth by Jesus in today's gospel:
Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest” (Luke 10:1-2).
Thank you, dear Jesus for those you have called and sent to comfort me in times of crises, those you sent to encourage me in times of doubts, those you sent to bring me peace when everything was in chaos and disorder; send me too, O Lord, to bring your love and mercy to those down and wearied, to bring your warmth and life to those losing energy and will to forge on in life, to bring healing for those bruised and sick physically and emotionally.
Teach me to be like St. Therese of the Child Jesus whom we celebrate today to be love in the midst of the Church; let me not be like those visitors of Job who disturbed him, instead of bringing him peace they destabilized him; the world is so sick these days, Lord; send us to bring you and your peace and love and joy to everyone. Amen.
