October 13, Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Luke 11:15-26
It would be futile to deny the reality of evil. A glance at the newspaper or a few minutes of watching the news is enough to convince us that evil continues to hold sway in the world. Only God is capable of defeating evil entirely. Through his death and Resurrection, Jesus broke the power of death and evil, once and for all, though vestiges remain as long as sin exists. As followers of Christ, we are called to join him in removing these last vestiges of evil from our world.
Joel calls us to prepare for the day of the Lord when evil will disappear and God will reign supreme forever. We can prepare for this day and help to remove evil from our mist by living a life of virtue, following God’s commands and doing penance for our own sins and the sins of the world. Evil’s days are numbered. Christ Jesus, Victor!
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