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As members of St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, we are a multicultural community guided by the Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church. Our family of faith leads a Christ-centered life to enrich our world through sacrament, worship, service, and hospitality.

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7th Sunday Ordinary Time

 This Sunday's liturgy challenges us to set aside our old mindset of retribution, embodied in the saying “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” Instead of calculating actions to judge our brothers and their behaviors, we are called to embrace the logic of love. Only then can we truly be considered children of our Father who is in heaven.

The first reading introduces us to David, a man with a magnanimous heart. When given the chance to eliminate Saul—his enemy who was trying to kill him—David chose not to harm the “Lord's anointed.” He believed that life belongs to God and that only God has the authority to take a life.

In the second reading, Paul of Tarsus encourages us to view physical death as a passage to a new life alongside God. In this new existence, we will remain ourselves but free from the limitations that our physical bodies impose. We are destined for communion with God, to share in His table. If this is our ultimate destiny, does it make sense for us to harbor hatred for our brothers as we journey toward the Father’s house?

In the Gospel, Jesus outlines the fundamental traits that define a true disciple. According to Him, “love”—free, unconditional, unlimited, and borderless—is central to this identity. Jesus invites His disciples to forgive, love their enemies, and pray for the violent and the wicked, because they are children of a God who is love. As God's children, we are called to demonstrate His goodness, tenderness, and mercy through our lives and our love. 

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