Prayer Prompt before reading LK 11:29-32: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray well, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am.
“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” LK 11:29-32
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jesus continues to explain to the crowds gathered around him that He must die and rise to save us. The wisdom of Solomon was powerful, the preaching of repentance by Jonah to the Ninevites helped save a huge city, but Jesus teaches us today that He is God and through His death and resurrection He will set us free from our sin, conquer death, and defeat Satan.
Today, Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. Listen in prayer. Invite Him into your daily struggles, suffering, prayer, and joys. We are a distracted people and we look in all of the wrong places for happiness. God alone is pure joy, much greater than happiness. He alone gives us what our hearts long for, Himself. Love, Truth, purpose, a direction each day we wake. May He see our belief in Him by the way we treat others, in our prayer, and by fasting.
Today’s challenge: Stop searching for happiness in all of the wrong places. Christ alone gives us what we are looking for. Learn to be still and listen to Christ in your heart. “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you.” MT 7:7
Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says that this generation is evil and that we will be condemned for the evil deeds of the generation
Jesus continues to explain to the crowds gathered around him that He must die and rise to save us. The wisdom of Solomon was powerful, the preaching of repentance by Jonah to the Ninevites helped save a huge city, but Jesus teaches us today that He is God and through His death and resurrection He will set us free from our sin, conquer death, and defeat Satan. This stood out to me because I never knew that Jesus had openly told everyone himself that he has to die I thought it was only his disciples.
Jesus is the official sign, we don’t need further signs when we have Jesus. We are always looking for more signs and some of us give up because we don’t think that one sign is enough.
Jesus wants all of us to stop demanding miracles because He is the miracle. God is the miracle and we don’t need any other miracles because He is enough!
‘”because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”’
This part stuck out to me the most because Jesus gave an entire speech on how many opportunities he gave them, yet they didn’t listen. So he tells them (in my own words) that, You kinda listened to Jonah, so why are you not listening to me? For i am much greater than Jonah. This can correspond with us too, because we listen to others more than we listen to Jesus, our God. We go to others for advice on how to pray, what to do with our lives. But we never ask the one who knows our fate, who is the master of prayer. Why do we listen to others, but not our one true God?
In today’s Gospel, we hear that the crowd wants entertainment, not transformation. The passage tells us not to pray about Jesus granting our wishes and dreams, but to trust in what He has planned for us. Getting to Heaven is what we should be wishing for, not getting things on this Earth. We need to trust in Him! And, hopefully we can get to Heaven and have eternal life with Him.
think the phrase ¨ Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers.¨ is very important because throughout life we seek different feelings like thrill, peace, and happiness, and we may find it through everyday activities but not on the level that we will receive if we praise the lord, and yet most people know that but they choose not too pray.
we will not find peace, mercy , love, and forgives in earthy things. Are phones are not going to give us peace God will. food will not give us love God will. God gives us everything we need. we should not worship things on this earth. earth is just a place we can do are journey to heaven.
“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” LK 11:29-32. Something that stood out to me about this is that Jesus is saying that there is something greater than Jonah. After he got out of the whale he preached for 3 days for repentance.
In today’s Gospel the Lord is saying that He is the sign to come to the world. He also said that the queen of the south will come and rise with the generation of the men, that she will condemn them and we should repent just like Jonah’s and the people of Nineveh.
This is saying that we need to repent and believe even if we do not see a sign because the fact that the Eucharist is a sign in itself which comes directly from Jesus and is Jesus.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.”
In the Gospel today Jesus is telling us that because we don’t repent and because we don’t seek for God nor do his will, we are an “evil generation.” Jesus is telling us that we won’t receive a sign because he wants us to praise God with unending love by ourselves, he shouldn’t have to prove it to us by sending a sign. We should praise God by ourselves and believe what we have been told about Jesus in the Gospels, Jesus unending, Jesus is loving, all we have to do is listen because he will come our way no matter what. Why? Because he loves us and he won’t ever stop.
It was telling me to stop looking for things in the wrong places, and look in the right places!
Jesus says to his disciples they are looking for a sign, and I feel like I am looking for a sign a lot and telling myself, just if I get a sign, I’ll believe and have a full devotion to God. I know this won’t happen from just one sign so I need to just seek God.
What really stuck out to me in the Gospel was “because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.” This reminds us that God is greater than everything and we should not put anything before him.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given, except the sign of Jonah.” Everyone seeks a sign, something to show them that God is there. But, Jesus says you won’t find a sign. That is why you need faith and works. Faith, to believe to know there is something bigger than this world, and works to strive to be like your heavenly father.
It really stuck out to me when at the beginning it said that God has to die and rise from the dead to save us. Today, God teaches us that through his death and resurrection, he has set us free, conquered sin, and defeated Satan. All his life has been able to save us from evil. Stop looking in other places for peace, happiness, love,and care. Because Jesus is the only one who can make all of these feelings possible. Listen to Jesus, listen to everything he has to tell you. We should invite him into our daily struggles, our prayers, and our peace. I really love how it said we look in the wrong places when looking for happiness, Jesus is pure joy and happiness, he is the only one who can make us happy. He is much greater than any other kind of happiness in this world. Our hearts should be open and ready to receive the power of the Holy Spirit. Our hearts long for things like happiness, joy, truth and salvation, our hearts long for Jesus. Jesus has a purpose in our lives, and God leads in a pathway into heaven. When we go into the wrong direction, God will be there to catch you for your sin. We should treat others the way Jesus treated his people. Have a good rest of your day!!! God loves you so much!!! God Bless!! ¡Viva Cristo Rey!
Jesus is telling the people to stop demanding more proof and instead respond with faith and repentance to the miracles and teaching he gave him his death and resurrection was the last sign to show that he is our savior. The Men of Nineveh repent at the preaching of Jonah yet the people listening to Jesus refuse to repent despite someone greater than Jonah preaching right to them someone greater and someone more powerful he has gave them miracle after miracle but yet no one believes he is the prophet. Jesus warns that the Ninevites and the queen will witness against this generation at the final judgment, because their faith was greater than that of his current audience.the queen of Sheba came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon’s wisdom, yet the generation listening to Jesus refuses to accept someone greater than Solomon.
This Gospel passage in Luke 11:29-32 offers a profound call to repentance and highlights the sufficient signs God has already provided for us to believe in Jesus.
Jesus said to the people, this generation is evil, they have been waiting on the messiah to come, but no one has come causing them to believe in false Gods. But now he’s here to save them from eternal damnation when the queen of the world comes down from heaven.
Jesus is calling out the crowd for being stubborn because they keep asking for proof instead of just listening to Him. He points out that people in the past changed their lives for way less, yet this generation won’t listen to someone even greater. Basically, He’s saying they have the ultimate answer right in front of them and are still missing it.
Jesus is talking about how our generation is seeking signs that don’t exist. Often times people ask God for a sign that something is going to happen to them, but God will not grant that to them. Instead of seeking signs we should seek God for help and to stay on our journey back to Him.
This generation is evil, we need a sign to believe and proof to have faith. The son of God, Jesus, is our sign. He is our proof that God is real and that we have a father in heaven. If we do not believe, we will be condemned by God. Sometimes our generation sees things as signs that aren’t actually signs.
In the Gospel today its saying how God is the Miracle, and he wants us to stop asking for things and just accept the he is everything that we will ever need in the world and during our life this one and the next and I Think that is something we need all need to realize.
Jesus talks about how this generation is broken and evil. How it needs someone to help them become more holy and like him. Jesus compares Jonah to the Son of Man. Just as Jonah helped the Ninevites Jesus will help this generation of people in turning to God and making good choices. He talks about how though the prophets such as Jonah were effective, there is something better here.
God said if we are looking for a sign, we most likely will not get it. Jonah was their sign. They repented at his preaching. We need to stop asking for signs from God and just listen to what he is telling us
We will not find peace, mercy , love, and forgiveness in earthly things. But always love Jesus above all things on earth. And only be on electronics for one hour. Spend time with your family.
Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel that we will not find joy in other things in this world, and that he is the solution to our problem.
In today’s gospel, Jesus talks to the people about how Jonah talks to the people of Nineveh to repent. Jonah preaches to the people of Nineveh and they repent to him. Jesus loves us and he wanted us to be able to receive the body of Jesus because he loves us that much.
In todays Gospel Jesus says “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.” In this situation Jesus is talking about the Jews wanting proof that Jesus is God. While he is not talking about our generation I think this can be applied to our generation too. So many people need proof to know that God is real and even when the proof is right in front of their face they still deny it. It is so sad that so many people don’t believe in God without proof or sometimes even with proof.
What stood out to me was this “At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. ” It stood out to me because I wonder who the woman of the south is.
Jesus said that this generation is evil. He said that we cant be saved unless we repent. And when we repent we will Find that there is something greater.
what stood out to me wasfor us to stop searching for happiness the wrong ways but find it the right way and that right way is god.God will help us christ is searcing for us and he needs us up in heaven with him.we will be with god forever if we stay with him and be by gods side forever and ever
I know that God wanted Jonah to go to the Ninovites and tell them to repent and turn away from their sin so that they can go to the kingdom of God
In today’s Gospel, I learned that we have to be patient for a sign from God. If we are not patient enough to wait for the sign, we will most likely start leaving Jesus’ side and start worshiping false Gods instead of Jesus Christ.
In today’s gospel it is telling us to repent in satin by asking God for help and it also says to believe in him. It means to me that I need to ask God to help me to love and forgive.
What stuck out to me was jonah he was trying to be holy unlike the others. He was trying to be a sign to the ninevites so he could be the son of the generation. This helps me because I can pray to god and go preach to the homeless so they could get off the street and i can help get on their feet. If we make bad choices god will always forgive that is why he loves us so much.
I think what the Gospel was saying is that Jesus was using the story Jonah as an example for what he’s about to do on the cross. And when Jonah preached, the men repented similar to when Jesus preached, He gained crowds and 12 disciples.
“This generation is an evil generation” stuck out to me this is saying how when we spend all of our time on our phone we are not getting closer to God and are phones are pulling us away from God and how we have to make time for him but most people are to busy on their phones they don’t take the time out of their day to be with God, and we should all spend as much time with God as we do on our Phones.
For me that means that God always finds a way to influence people to the right way of heaven and grace.
Not just is Jesus talking about that generation he is also talking about about all the generations that wait for something other than God and his Son.
True happiness and joy is in God. He is the embodiment of love and joy. God is most present during mass and in Heaven. That is why we must try our best to get into heaven with God. He will guide us on our way there and we must follow God’s word if we want to make it into Heaven. Avoid sinning as much as you can and when you eventually do, repent to God and ask for forgiveness. He is always willing to forgive us.
“Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation,” Jonah went to the Ninevites to preach repentance and they obeyed. God spared them from his wrath and all was well. Jesus is a sign of repentance for us, especially in this time of Lent. God will judge us at the end of this time of repentance and we will either be sheep or goats. Which one are you?
In this Gospel it says “This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given” I think this shows that us as humans with many flaws are blinded. We need living proof and even then we still tend to not believe. We deny Him day after day even when His loving grace is with us. He loves us no matter what even if you push Him away. For Jesus looks at the cross then at you “You’re worth it “.
Today, Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. Listen in prayer. Invite Him into your daily struggles, suffering, prayer, and joys. this line really sticks out to me because we are called to look for Jesus and to find Him in everything so why do we look for other places that will make us happy or other things materialistic things that have no value in the kingdom of God. When we could be looking in the church, the Tabernacle, the Eucharist we could be looking there where Jesus Christ is present. He alone answers, He alone is enough, and He alone is our savior who saved us from sin and has allowed us to reach eternal paradise in heaven.
Jesus is making the connection with him and a profet they respect but we should respect Jesus way more than they respect sum profet
Jesus is also saying that he is better than Jona and Solemen and that he is God when he sed there is something greater than Solomon here.
“He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. Listen in prayer. Invite Him into your daily struggles, suffering, prayer, and joys.” This gospel is telling us that we need to listen to God in prayer, we are looking in all the wrong spots for God. We expect to have a sign from God if we don’t do anything, but you won’t hear or get a sign from God if you don’t pray and work for it. I think this gospel is powerful and people need to “open their eyes” and realize that.
“He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. Listen in prayer. Invite Him into your daily struggles, suffering, prayer, and joys.” God is enough for all of us. Whenever I’m having trouble with something or stress in my life with school or other things, I usually ask Him just say “Please help me God in this moment” And he will help you.
Today Jesus was teaching us that we don´t need anything but Him in our lives. We always go somewhere else for happiness like our phones or video games. But real happiness is through God. He loves us unconditionally and we keep going towards other things when he is always there.
“This generation is an evil generation What this means to me is that in this generation there is so many more distraction pulling us away from Christ and that we need to fight temptation in order to one with God.
I think the Gospel is telling us we shouldn’t fall into peer pressure. We should follow the path chosen for us. The path that gets us closer to him. Nor should we do whatever we want to do. Following the tings of the world causes us to lose sight of whats really important, Jesus.
In the Gospel Jesus was saying to a crowd how there is a greater person coming to the earth. He used the example of how Jonah went to Ninavite to tell the people to repent and how he saved them. Jesus said that there is a greater power that is coming and He is talking about Himself. He tells them that the Messiah is coming to save everyone.
In today’s gospel Jesus talks about inviting us to our daily struggles,prayers,and sufferings. He wants us to talk to him and trust him with our daily life.
Today something in the gospel and reading that stuck out to me was that God said “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. ” so like a lot of people look for a sign from God but sometimes its just In front of you and you need to look closer and have a closer relationship with God.
“it (this generation) seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” Jesus is saying to his Apostles that he is a sign from God, sent to heal the broken world. In the same way, we need to look for signs from God too, so that we can grow closer to him and tell others of good news that we found.
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.” The sentence stuck out to me because this world/generation is very evil and cruel so just those first couple words caught me eye because without God, I cant even imagine how much worse this world would be.
What I think the lord is trying to tell me is that sometimes they world can be evil and cruel.
But what I think we have to do is just find the joy in they world not everything and not everyone is mean.
Mabey I we are kind they will return the favor in their heart.
we need to listen to God every where everyday and especially in out prayers. but insted of doing that we we look for him in the wrong spots every time. if you dont pray you wont be able to speak to him. even though he died to save our sins it doesn’t mean we wont conquer satan. in some point we will thats why its always important to pray to God
“because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.” We need to remember God is above all. He is greater then us and our material items. People struggle with putting items above God. God is powerful and so is the love he has for us. We should share our love with him and with others.
In the Gospel today, Jesus says to them that this is an evil generation. We need to prepare for the second coming doing all the great sacraments. Also, Listen to Gods word and he will guide you.
I believe that this Gospel is Jesus telling us to have faith in him, to trust in him. its foolish not to, even though It may seem foolish to not look for a solid thing to trust instead of Jesus. We need to just trust in him and let him work his way
Today what I got out of the Gospel is that Jesus should be our number one priority and not to break the 1st commandment which is Ÿou shall have no other Gods before me.¨ so we cannot worship our screens but instead use our screens to worship God with different Catholic apps.
We are the crowds of people he wants to save, but many people do not believe and repent. We should try to spread his truth of the Kingdom of God and help others reach it too. We should not question or ask for anything else in life, because God is all we need. Let him into our lives, and our problems will be solved.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that he is the sign that we are saved through his death and resurrection. Similar to Solomon’s words of wisdom and Jonah’s words of repentance to Nineveh, we must listen to God so that we know what’s in store for us. So, sit silently in a comfortable spot in your room and listen to God, reflect, and repent, the same way the entire city of Nineveh repented after hearing Jonah’s words. God is constantly knocking on your door, and prayer is the key that opens the door to Him.
Today I think God is trying to tell us that he needs us to trust him and not to just except him to show us everything. He is always there to help and guide us but sometimes we have to wait for his timing and not ours. So we have to trust that God knows best and he will guide us through life.
To day God tells me that we are in a evil generation. There are so many things now more than ever that can distract us from God’s word. Jesus came as our sign that there is something better to look for in this life and after it. This is also a kind of reassurance. God knows this is an evil generation so he can understand us better but we still have to choose the Good over evil.
God is telling me that we must be respectful and take advantage of his signs that he gives us sometimes we think that we must wait for Jesus to give us a sign but we must open our eyes to SEE his signs open our ears to HEAR his signs and most importantly we must open our heart to LOVE and never stop
In today’s Gospel Jesus said “This generation is an evil generation; It seeks a sign; but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.”
We are looking for signs and there’s people everywhere saying that they are the prophets of the Lord but they aren’t. Instead of searching for a sign from God, we should try to listen to what he says to us.
Today’s Gospel tells us to listen to God. He is the sign of our generation and we need to put him above all things. He is greater than any issue we have in our lives and we need to prioritize him always, just as he does to us.
“There is something greater than Jonah here.” This part stood out to me, I feel like because it is showing that there is something greater than man-kind and that is God. Sometimes I think we get caught up in “oh no put what if they don’t like it” and “what if they don’t believe in the same thing as me” but this part of the Gospel is telling you that there is something higher than the people you know something more worthwhile, and more specifically someone who loves you more than any person could do.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is telling us that we need to understand how God is greater than anything on Earth. In this generation, some may try to steer you away from God, but we have to stay strong and have faith in Him.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about how the generation they were in was evil. He tells them that they need a sign, but no sign will be given except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, the Son of Man will become a sign to that generation.
Today in the Gospel Jesus tells us that we should be able to believe in him without any signs from him or God. Those who believe in God without needing any signs from him except for Jesus have the kind of faith that God wants us to have.
What this gospel told me is that this Lent instead of just giving something up I need to put God first and work on strengthening my relationship with God and praying more.
In today’s Gospel Jesus was really talking to me in the scripture “because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.” What he is trying to say to us is we can’t bring the material thing
we love in heaven , because what really matters is what is inside us and that is our HEARTS .
The message I got from today’s gospel was that I should be seeking how to do God’s will, rather than how I will know, doubting God’s will. Jesus says that today’s generation seeks a sign, but we will not get one. I see this as Jesus saying to not doubt God, but rather to follow him knowing he will give me what I need.
today’s reflection focuses on Jesus’ message about signs of true fulfillment. The core message is that our lives can be often “evil” because it seeks e proof or signs instead of simply having faith. Jesus himself is the ultimate sign, greater than both Jonah, who preached repentance to the Ninevites, and Solomon, renowned for his wisdom. trust in Jesus and be THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!!!
Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
this is a great reminder to be the best person you can you only die once on earth make it a good life at least so you can get to heaven.
The gospel today tells us how our generations are wicked and how living in them will be a battle. He tells us not to test God and we seek signs but will not be given any. We need to have faith and God and strive to be holy like him.
In today’s gospel it talks about how no one is greater that God. I think that Jesus is telling us that we must be lowly before him we must fear the Lord and trust in him. we must not worship false Gods for there is only one true God and that is our God.
We look and rely on signs from God too much. We want everything that we ask from him and we want a sign, but the thing is it that we shouldnt wait for a sign but seek God.
In the Gospel it was saying that we had an evil generation because we wanted a sighn but no sighn was given because we should be able to belive in God without a sighn. Thats what all of should know and so we cannot just stop beleving because we dont see a sighn from God.
What today’s gospel told me was that I should put God first. “because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.” God is so good and he deserves to be put first and be put before anyone of thing else.
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.”
This means that since God isn’t going to give us a sign we need to fully believe in him and everything he does..
The part of this Gospel that stuck out to me was when Jesus said, “Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” This meant to me that even though today we don’t have some prophet to guide us we can always pray to God and He will answer and his answer may come in a way that we don’t expect.
In todays Gospel Jesus says “this generation is an evil generation” it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given. But The Son Of Man will be the sign for this generation. Jesus will be our sign.
What I took from today’s gospel is that we want a sign from God but he has given us so many but we just never notice it. We also need to make sure that we are not putting anything before God.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, “. This stook out to me because it made me think of how we don’t need a sign to know that God is with us. It also made me think of how much I ask God for a sign to know tat he is with me and I am realizing that he already is.
in this gospel Jesus is telling us that he is not Jonah or Solomon, but that he is god. he is trying to tell s he is the real deal and not to doubt.
God’s grace is the most intense gift we have ever recieved. We don’t deserve it, but we need it.
The Gospel today told me that we need to put God first in our lives. He is way more important than any other thing. He is our Lord and Savior.
We all originated from God, so that means we all long for happiness, peace, and love. In our world most people try to find this and they find temporary happiness, they find temporary peace, and temporary love. When we have not yet found the Lord , we seek out these glimpses of love. Soon we need something stronger that leads us to doing the most degradable things just to feel okay, just to feel loved, just to feel like we have a purpose here. That’s what leads to suicide, that’s what leads to depression. not feeling loved, feeling alone, feeling completely and utterly helpless. That’s what’s so sad, everyone truly wants all these things but we think we can only have it for a moment, that we only deserve it for a moment. The truth? we deserve it until the day we die. That’s what God chose for us, he is all these things. that’s why when we follow Jesus we feel so loved, we feel belonging because that’s where we are meant to be.
Jesus mentioned something from a reading that I remember from Mass a few weeks ago. The Queen went and checked if Solomon was wise. Jesus said that somthing greater is coming. ‘Tis indeed.
Today Jesus teaches the importance of repentance. He knows that on our own, it is impossible for us to be perfect. So, in His ever-loving mercy He forgives us of our sins. However, forgiveness is useless, if we do not repent. We must show in our hearts that we truly want to be with the one and true God.
In this Gospel, I think God is trying to tell me that we need to trust in His message and in Him. He tells them to trust in Him and that all they ever look for is proof but they never have faith. We need to have especially during these times since He isn’t here telling us. But we have the Eucharist and we have to have faith that He is truly with us.