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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Wednesday in the First Week of Advent, Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, 30 November 2022 Romans 10:9-18 ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*> Matthew 4:18-22
Brothers and sisters: If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
If Advent is the preparation for your coming, Lord Jesus Christ, then Advent is also the preparation for the coming of your Cross! As St. Paul had taught us in all his writings, there can be no proclamation of of your salvation for us without preaching your Cross, O Lord Jesus Christ!
Without your Cross, O Lord, all your words and deeds would be empty; that is why, there is no saint without a love for your Cross!
Teach us to love the cross you have assigned each of us because it is on the Cross where you are found, Lord Jesus; like St. Andrew, make us realize that our own crosses can only have value if we consider and accept them as part of your own Cross; though our crosses may be of different shapes or colors, each one is always a reflection of your eternal light, dear Jesus, that ennobles our sufferings and pains. Amen.
