< <  

Friday, November 13, 2026

  > >

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini


2 John 4-9
Psalm 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18
Luke 17:26-37

View Readings
Similar Reflections

Actualmente, este contenido solo está disponible en inglés.

the end

“They ate and drank, they took husbands and wives, right up to the day Noah entered the ark — and when the flood came, it destroyed them all.” —Luke 17:27

Would you have been playing shuffleboard on the Titanic as it sank? Will you be watching a movie when the world ends?

Many will be doing unnecessary things when the end comes. “It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed” (Lk 17:30). Will you be in touch with the final reality? Will you be planning for things that will never exist?

No one knows the day or the hour (Mt 25:13), but God will prepare us if we let Him. “Look out that you yourselves do not lose what you have worked for; you must receive your reward in full” (2 Jn 8). At the very end, many false teachers will cause a mass apostasy (2 Thes 2:3). “Therefore God is sending upon them a perverse spirit which leads them to give credence to falsehood, so that all who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evildoing will be condemned” (2 Thes 2:11-12).

Hold on to the truth; be always ready for His coming. Look “for the coming of the day of God and [try] to hasten it!” (2 Pt 3:12) Lead others to Christ up to the last moment. “Pray constantly for the strength to escape whatever is in prospect, and to stand secure before the Son of Man” (Lk 21:36).

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus! (Rv 22:20)

Prayer:  Jesus, may I get ready before this day is over.

Promise:  “Anyone who is so ‘progressive’ that he does not remain rooted in the teaching of Christ does not possess God, while anyone who remains rooted in the teaching possesses both the Father and the Son.” —2 Jn 9

Praise:  Mother Cabrini’s motto was: “I can do all things through Him Who strengthens me” (see Phil 4:13).

Reference:  (For a related teaching on Living in Reality, view, download or order our booklet on our website.)

Rescript:  "In accord with the Code of Canon Law, I hereby grant the Nihil Obstat for One Bread, One Body covering the period October 1, 2026, through November 30, 2026, by Presentation Ministries. Reverend Steve J. Angi, Chancellor, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio April 1, 2026"

The Nihil Obstat ("Permission to Publish") is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.