October 5. 27th Sunday of Year C.  Our Faith. Fr Peter held up the biggest sunflower he had been able to find.  Pulling off the petals one by one he said, “instead of ‘she loves me, she loves me not,’ I’m saying ‘good news, bad news, good news, bad news.’  If I was talking about faith where should it end, good news, or bad news?”  “Good news” most of the congregation said. “You are right of course. We have been conditioned to think of the gospel as Good News but if you read scripture carefully, and the prophets like Habakkuk, you would probably be able to identify quite well with his struggle in a society that seemed full of ‘outrage and violence.’  How different is that to today?  Should we not also follow his advice? Reflect, share, act. Scripture:  ‘Write the vision down, to be easily read. See how he tires, he whose soul is not at rights, but the upright man will live by his faithfulness.’ From Habakkuk 2:2-4.  Go and consider this question with your families. Is the gospel good or bad news for you today? Ask why and what could be done in your family?   Pope Francis:  The word and the concept of ‘mercy’ seem to cause uneasiness in man who, thanks to the enormous development of science and technology has become the master of the earth and has subdued and dominated it. This dominion over the earth seems to have no room for mercy. This is why in the situation of the Church and the world today many individuals and groups guided by a lively sense of faith are turning almost spontaneously to the mercy of God.  MV 11.  JUBILEE: We are speaking of a judgement unlike any handed down by human, earthly tribunals; it should be understood as a rapport of truth with the God who is love and with oneself, within the unfathomable mystery of divine mercy. Sacred Scripture states: “You have taught your people that the righteous must be kind, and you have filled your children with good hope, because you give repentance for sins, so that… when we are judged, we may expect mercy” ( Wis 12:19.22)  SNC 22. .  DAILY PRAYER.  God of love show us as families how to be channels of Your love for all Your creatures.  Pour out Your Spirit upon us as we pray and work together to tend the garden and foster peace with creation.  

THE DAY FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. on this day we should ask ourselves does our faith not call us to be more welcoming to the strangers in our country. There are those who prevent foreigners from hospital care and education in public schools which is against the law and the Constitution. What action can we take? .