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Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about raising us on the last day. Our faith is that God will clothe the soul in a new and higher body, what Paul calls a “spiritual body.” Here we might rely on the musings of John Polkinghorne, the Christian physicist, who appreciates the soul as the “form” or pattern of the person. God remembers this “form” and then reconstitutes it at a higher level during the resurrection, much as the pattern of an article or a photograph could be preserved in a computer’s memory and then reproduced in a new way.

Listen again to the words of Jesus in our Gospel today: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me . . .” As you pray for the souls of your beloved dead, take comfort in those words. They will be raised again.

Gospel Reflections

Meditate on Daily Gospel Reflections from Bishop Robert Barron

31st week of Ordinary Time

Wednesday

November 2

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All Souls

Tuesday

November 1

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All Saints

Monday

October 31

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Sunday

October 30

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30th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

October 29

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Friday

October 28

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Thursday

October 27

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Wednesday

October 26

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Tuesday

October 25

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Monday

October 24

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Sunday

October 23

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29th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

October 22

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Friday

October 21

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Thursday

October 20

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Wednesday

October 19

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Tuesday

October 18

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Monday

October 17

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Sunday

October 16

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28th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

October 15

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Friday

October 14

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Thursday

October 13

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Wednesday

October 12

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Tuesday

October 11

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Monday

October 10

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Sunday

October 9

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27th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

October 8

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Friday

October 7

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Thursday

October 6

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Wednesday

October 5

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Tuesday

October 4

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Monday

October 3

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Sunday

October 2

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26th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

October 1

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Friday

September 30

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Thursday

September 29

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Wednesday

September 28

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Tuesday

September 27

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Monday

September 26

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Sunday

September 25

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25th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

September 24

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Friday

September 23

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Thursday

September 22

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Wednesday

September 21

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Tuesday

September 20

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Monday

September 19

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Sunday

September 18

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24th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

September 17

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Friday

September 16

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