Tuesday July 29, 2025

SS MARTHA, MARY & LAZARUS

(MEMORIAL)

Office: Memorial, Psalter week 1

Mass and preface of the Memorial

Vestment: White

Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mystery

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Lk 10: 38

Jesus entered a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

COLLECT

Almighty ever-living God, whose Son was pleased to be welcomed in Saint Martha’s house as a guest, grant, we pray, that through her intercession, serving Christ faithfully in our brothers and sisters, we may merit to be received by you in the halls of heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ…..

-FIRST READING-

The Lord spoke to Moses face to face.

A reading from the Book of Exodus (Exodus 33:7-11:34:5b-9.28)

In those days: Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp; and he called it the tent of meeting. And every one who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose up, and every man stood at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he had gone into the tent. When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the door of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses. And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the door of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, every man at his tent door. Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tent. And Moses proclaimed the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy and faithfulness, keeping merciful love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” And Moses made haste to bow his head towards the earth, and worshipped. And he said, “If now I have found favour in your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I beg you, go in the midst of us, although it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 103:6-7.8-9.10-11.12-13 (R. 8a)

R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.

The Lord does just deeds,
Gives full justice to all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
And his deeds to the children of Israel. R/.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and rich in mercy.
He will not always find fault;
Nor persist in his anger forever. R/.

R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.

He does not treat us according to our sins,
Nor repay us according to our faults.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So strong his mercy for those who fear him. R/.

As far as the east is from the west,
So far from us does he remove our transgressions.
As a father has compassion on his children,
The Lord’s compassion is on those who fear him. R/.

ALLELUIA

Alleluia. The seed is the word of God, and the sower is Christ; all who find him will abide forever. Alleluia.

-GOSPEL

A Reading from the holy Gospel according from John (John 11:19-27)

At that time: many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

The kingdom of God is at hand. The message of the coming of the kingdom of God bears some sense of urgency. But Jesus never forces anyone to accept the message. He speaks the message and allows it to take root in people, each according to the size of his/her faith. Thus, at the end of the message, he says, ‘Whoever has ears, let them hear’. God created us freely and bestows on us freedom that he doesn’t tamper with. What this means is that we will be judged according to the law of freedom. In a world that is filled with so much noise, are we able to hear the message?

PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL

Begin by making a redeemable vow to God. Do it with thanksgiving in your heart. Praise and worship him whole-heartedly.

Father, forgive me, in any way or in any form I may have brought barrenness upon my life and marriage, and heal me, in the name of Jesus.

Eternal God, I come before you today to receive the power to be fruitful in the name of Jesus.

Let Us Pray,

I thank you father because you are not man that you should lie, neither a son of man that you should change your mind. LORD, I believe you will fulfill every word you have spoken concerning my life in the name of Jesus.

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PRAYER FOR NIGERIA IN DISTRESS

All powerful and merciful Father,
You are the God of justice, love and peace.
You rule over the nations of the earth.
Power and might are in your hands and no one can withstand you.
We present our country Nigeria before you.
We praise and thank you for you are the source of all we have and are.
We are sorry for all the sins we have committed
and for the good deeds we have failed to do.
In your loving forgiveness,
keep us safe from the punishment we deserve.
Lord, we are weighed down not only by uncertainties,
but also by moral, economic and political problems.
Listen to the cries of your people who confidently turn to you,
Our God of infinite goodness,
our strength in adversity,
our health in weakness,
our comfort in sorrow;
be merciful to us your people.
Spare this nation Nigeria from chaos, anarchy and doom.
Bless us with your kingdom of justice, love and peace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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- Stomach (gastric ulcer)
- Small intestine (duodenal ulcer)
- Esophagus (esophageal ulcer)

The most common causes of ulcers include:

- Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
- Overuse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Smoking
- Stress

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- Abdominal pain or discomfort
- Nausea and vomiting
- Bloating and gas
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss

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On July 22, 2025, the Nigerian Senate approved an additional $21 billion, €2.2 billion, ¥15 billion of external borrowing for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle. It also approved a N750.98 billion domestic bond issuance and a €65 65million grant. With an already existing public debt of about N149.39 trillion as at the first quarter of 2025, adding the approved loans of about N37.2 trillion) brings our current total debt to about N187 trillion with concerns that our debt might likely be over N200 trillion by the end of 2025.

As our GDP before rebasing was about N269.2 trillion (about $180 billion), the government has borrowed the equivalent of nearly 70% of our previous GDP. Even after the rebasing, which pushed our GDP to about N372.8 trillion (about $243. 7billion), the government would have borrowed about 50.16 % of the new GDP (with the approved loans), the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in our history as a nation.

While the year-on-year increase is about N27.72 trillion and the quarter-on-quarter increase is about N4.72 trillion, we are accumulating very exponential levels of unsustainable debt with little or nothing to show for it in critical areas such as education, healthcare, electricity generation, security of lives and property, and pulling people out of poverty.

We still rank low in all major human development indicators. While education is underfunded and standard in continuous decline, healthcare remains inaccessible to millions of Nigerians particularly the poor. Security of lives and property has deteriorated with over 10,217 people killed and 672 villages sacked between May 29th 2023, and May 29th 2025, even when security spending has significantly increased from N2.98 trillion in 2023 to N4.91 trillion in 2025. Infrastructure decay persists across the country, with about 135,000km of our 195,000km of roads remaining unpaved, largely unmotorable, and unusable. It is the same depressing situation in almost all sectors of the economy, with the power sector an unquestionable example, with less than 5,000 MW supplied for over 200 million Nigerians.

Today, over two years after the present government took over and with all the humongous borrowing, we are still confronted with negative reports of worsening poverty with about 133 million (63%) Nigerians classified as multi-dimensionally poor, increasing unemployment and disheartening news like 652 children dead as the malnutrition crisis worsens in Northern Nigeria.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has just sounded the alarm over an escalating malnutrition crisis in Northern Nigeria, with Katsina State emerging as one of the worst-hit areas.

This is a country blessed with enormous resources, yet nobody should go to bed hungry. Still, a persistent deficiency in leadership has thrown the majority of our citizens into increasing multi-dimensional poverty.

Borrowing is not inherently bad if it is sustainable and tied to productive investments with measurable outcomes. Unfortunately, this current pattern of borrowing without accountability, without transparency, and without transformational impact is simply mortgaging the future of our children. The government should consider the inter-generational consequences of their unsustainable borrowings and show at least a minimum consideration and interest in future of young and unborn Nigerians.

We must return to a disciplined and prudent economic management culture, cutting the cost of governance, blocking leakages, investing in human capital, and building a productive economy. Nigeria cannot continue to borrow recklessly while poverty deepens and public trust erodes.

It is time to stop this fiscal indiscipline. We must build a New Nigeria, where leadership is responsible, development is people-centred, and every kobo borrowed or spent delivers a measurable impact to achieve sustainable and inclusive development and growth.

A new Nigeria is POssible.

-PO

Your Pëñīs Is Not an Iron Rod, Treat It With Respect.

Some men treat their pëñīs like it’s a tool meant for bãttlë.

Too much rough sëx, aggressive måstürbãtiøñ, tight jeans, or even ignoring infëctions can damage it permanently.

Pëñīs care is part of your total health.

Don’t wait until it bends, swells, or fails you before you pay attention.

Keep it clean.
Wear free boxers.
Get help early if something feels off.

Your wife won’t tell you this, but she deserves a healthy man.

Our Marriages must work.

Stella Justice.

> *Back to the Source*

Whatever situation you find yourself in, the safest place is always with your Lord.

Wealth is the lowest form of blessing — true blessings are sound health, a pure heart, and a firm Iman.

We weren’t created to make excuses; we were created to worship.

In all we do, no matter how little, no matter how distracted we get, we should strive to live a life of purpose — focused on pleasing the Giver of life after lifelessness.

May Allah grant us clarity and acceptance.
> Grateful to every silent hand and sincere heart that helps this message reach further

This is the man that African so-called presidents are having meetings with, rolling out red carpets for, and handing our nutritional sovereignty over to.

He says cows’ farts destroy the planet, so they need to change cows—by “change” he actually means they need to end cows so you don’t eat cow meat anymore but eat artificial meat instead.

He tells you to your face that artificial meat is already out there and that you can actually hop into a Burger King and eat some.

A man who thinks there are too many people on earth and that global population needs to be reduced through vaccines, reproductive health (reproductive terrorism), genetic engineering like the GMO ones, and so on, is the person you trust to help Africans with a healthy food supply?

Something is fundamentally wrong with some Africans. We are being decolonized!!! Wake up! #SayNOtoGMO #RejecttheGATESofHell and all his works. Wake up!

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I think social media has ruined healthy relationships.
Let me explain why.
Temptation is all over our phones these days and we have been programmed to “swipe left” because we believe there is always someone better.
The constant need to look elsewhere will leave people in a never-ending circle of unhappiness with their significant other.
I honestly think the opposite gender is way too accessible in the 21st century to each other within our mobile devices and men and women talk way too freely where boundaries are crossed blurring the lines of inappropriateness.
So unfortunately, the inappropriate conversations lead to affairs, and they cheat on the one they supposedly love.
People need to take a step back, put their phones down and focus on what’s in front of them, because some people don’t realize how lucky they truly are, to have what they currently have in a relationship.
We should stop giving people the attention who don't deserve it and start focusing on the ones that do.
Do me a favor and appreciate what you have before it becomes what you had.
~ Cody Bret