Sunday, September 15, 2024

Sunday, September 15, 2024:
Jesus said: “My people, today’s Gospel (Mk 8:27-37) is when I asked My disciples ‘Who do you say that I am?’ Then St. Peter said I am the Christ. I told the apostles that I must suffer on the cross and be crucified, and I will rise on the third day. St. Peter did not want to see Me get killed, but I rebuked him: ‘Get behind Me satan for you are thinking like man and not like God.’ Then I told them that My followers need to take up their cross and deny themselves. ‘For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, but suffers the loss of his own soul?’ So it is important to acknowledge Me before men so you can show your belief in Me. Make Me the center of your lives, and you will be on the right path to heaven.”