Friday -- Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28:

Every family has baggage from the past. Have you done all that you could to reconcile with your estranged family? Reach out to a difficult family member today.

Greed – Faith:

Greed is a form of “self-centredness” that “grabs” things and “uses people and situations” for our selfish needs. Today’s Gospel account of the parable of the “Vineyard Tenants” demonstrated an extreme form of greed. Jesus reminds us to put Christ and not “self” at the centre of our lives.

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Whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of Passion; fifth, mindfulness of one's own death; sixth, remembrance of God's glory; seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert.

- Saint Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)