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We also may experience at times a sense of uncertainty concerning the words of Jesus Christ. There are such tremendous mysteries in the Christian religion. But a religion which contained no mysteries could scarcely be true. There are mysteries of nature surrounding us and within us. How can we imagine that there are no mysteries in God, the supreme and most perfect Being? Could it be possible for our petty intellects fully to comprehend God in Himself and in His revelation? Let us bow our heads, therefore, before the mysteries of the Divinity. Let us adore God and repeat with St. Peter: We cannot go away from You, O God, because You have the words of everlasting life.
2. The Apostles did not wish to abandon Jesus in theory, but in practice they did so. Remember the tragic scene in Gethsemane. One Apostle had gone to betray Jesus as if He were a criminal, and to sell Him as if He were a slave. The others were asleep. Jesus, alone and deserted, was praying for ungrateful humanity. He perspired blood and prepared to drink the bitter chalice of humiliation and of the most ignominious form of death. The hired soldiers arrived and arrested Him as a seducer of the people. What was the reaction of the Apostles who had so often promised to be faithful to their Master until death? The Evangelist tells us, “Then all the disciples left him and fled.” (Mt. 26:56)
3. Let us examine ourselves. Are we faithful to Jesus only when everything is going well, when the cross is not too heavy, and when we are not too strongly tempted to sin? There is not much credit in being faithful when everything is easy. We must remain so at all times, even when fidelity requires some great sacrifice. Did not Jesus sacrifice Himself completely for our sakes? Is it not just that we should continue to be generous to our Saviour until death?
If we go away from Jesus, Who is the way, the truth, and the life, our minds will be in darkness and our hearts will grow lifeless. Perhaps we have sometimes wandered away from Jesus and have experienced this darkness and remorse. Only when we are with Jesus is there any purpose and goal in our lives. Only with Him can we hope to have the strength to reach that goal. Only He can dry our tears and assuage our suffering. Only when we are with Jesus have the little joys of this life any meaning, for they are a foretaste of the everlasting happiness of Heaven. (Antonio Card. Bacci)
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F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli - Today we filed a lawsuit to strike down California’s unconstitutional law aimed at unmasking the faces of our federal agents, which will allow criminals to dox them.
Assaults against federal agents have exploded over the last few months, thanks in part to recklessness political rhetoric aiming to delegitimize our brave agents.
Unconstitutional laws such as this one further endanger our brave men and women protecting our community. Our immigration enforcement will continue unabated and unhindered by unconstitutional state laws enacted by irresponsible politicians.
https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/1990515135837048883
FBI @FBI - The FBI seeks the public’s assistance in locating missing 10-year-old Gabrielle Patricia Terrelonge. She was reported missing in late October of 2025, after it was discovered that the girl's mother had been incarcerated in Florida. Law enforcement authorities are seeking any information about Gabrielle’s current location or condition:
https://fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/gabrielle-patricia-terrelonge
https://x.com/FBI/status/1990450331436618150
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