Deacon Jim Friend

Husband, Dad, Permanent Deacon at @AllentownDioces, Executive Director @PadrePioInc and I offer daily Gospel Reflections at

[National Centre for Padre Pio @PadrePioInc]

The Glorious Mysteries of Rosary - November 8th, 2026 https://t.co/vOZcolTvhW

[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Sunday – Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

You can’t borrow a relationship with God at the last minute. Jesus reminds us that faith needs to be nurtured every day through prayer, worship, and acts of love. Every small act of faith adds oil to our lamps.

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the grace to keep our lamps burning brightly, so that whenever Christ comes, we are ready to welcome Him.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Reene m @Morning_Glory81]

Good Morning,Sweet Jesus this day is for You;Bless everything that I think,say and do…Amen.

[Kristin's Crosses @Kristinscrosses]

Friday
Pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
1️⃣ Agony in the Garden
2️⃣ Scourging at the Pillar
3️⃣ Crowning with Thorns
4️⃣ Carrying the Cross
5️⃣ Crucifixion
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#Pray #Rosary #CatholicTwitter #FridayMorning #FridayMotivation #PrayTheRosary
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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Friday – Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

We put so much time and energy into the things we want in this world. But how much effort do we put into growing closer to God? Jesus challenges us to pursue what truly lasts.

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the wisdom to make our faith a priority and the determination to pursue heaven with all our hearts.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

Join us over the next four days as we hold the largest exhibition of relics in our Centre’s history. Visit over 600 relics of the Saints and Blesseds here at the National Centre for Padre Pio. Let me know if you’re planning to stop by. #Saint

[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Friday – Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

We put so much time and energy into the things we want in this world. But how much effort do we put into growing closer to God? Jesus challenges us to pursue what truly lasts.

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the wisdom to make our faith a priority and the determination to pursue heaven with all our hearts.

@Kristinscrosses

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[National Centre for Padre Pio @PadrePioInc]

Join us beginning today, Thursday, November 5, through Sunday, November 8 as we celebrate All Saints Week with our Exposition of Holy Relics.

To prepare for your visit, check out this video from Tristan and Kennedy, two local Catholic school 8th graders, as they explain what you will find here over these next few days!

All are welcome!

Our Lord, Our Lady, and all the saints and blesseds of the Catholic Church, pray for us!

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, I don’t think we Christians fully understand how radically we must think about the goal of the Christian life. It is not to become a nice person. An atheist can be a nice person.

The goal is to become a new creation, someone living the very life of God. Jesus is the Son of God by nature, but we become sons and daughters of God by adoption, brought into a share in his life like a child welcomed into a family and their home.

That’s what it means to be a saint: to be invited into the household of God, and to worship God by eating and drinking the body and blood of Jesus, becoming assimilated unto him.

[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Thursday – Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

No one is ever too far gone for God’s mercy. Jesus reminds us that when we wander away, God never stops searching for us. And when we return, all of heaven rejoices!

🙏 Today, let’s pray for those who feel lost or distant from God, that they may find their way home to His loving embrace.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Kristin's Crosses @Kristinscrosses]

Wednesday
Pray the Glorious Mysteries
of the Holy Rosary
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1️⃣ Resurrection
2️⃣ Ascension
3️⃣ Descent of the HolySpirit
4️⃣ Assumption
5️⃣ Coronation
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#Catholic #Pray #Rosary #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayThought
#WednesdayMotivation #PrayTheRosary
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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Wednesday – Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo

Faith begins with a spark, but keeping it alive takes commitment. Jesus reminds us that following Him requires more than enthusiasm. It takes daily faithfulness.

🙏 Today, let’s pray through the intercession of Saint Charles Borromeo for the perseverance to protect the spark of God’s love in our hearts, one faithful day at a time.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Kristin's Crosses @Kristinscrosses]

Tuesday #Pray #CatholicX
Today’s Gospel & Reflection
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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Tuesday – Memorial of Saint Martin de Porres

Sometimes the greatest danger isn’t just saying no to God. It’s saying, “Not right now.” God’s invitations often come in ordinary moments, and we can miss them when we’re too busy.

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the grace to recognize God’s invitations and the courage to say yes before those moments pass us by.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Monday – The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)

Today we remember those we have loved and lost. Our grief is real, but so is the promise of Jesus: “I shall raise him on the last day.”

🙏 Today, let’s pray for all the faithful departed, especially our loved ones, trusting in Christ’s promise of eternal life and the hope of being reunited with them in heaven.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Kristin's Crosses @Kristinscrosses]

Sunday
Pray the Glorious Mysteries
of the Holy Rosary
✨
1️⃣ Resurrection
2️⃣ Ascension
3️⃣ Descent of the HolySpirit
4️⃣ Assumption
5️⃣ Coronation
✝️
#Catholic #Pray #Rosary #SundayMotivation
#PrayTheRosary
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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Sunday – Solemnity of All Saints

The saints weren’t born perfect. They were ordinary people who struggled, stumbled, and kept saying yes to God. Holiness isn’t just for a chosen few. We’re all called to become saints!

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the grace to follow the example of the saints and pursue holiness in the ordinary moments of our lives.

@Kristinscrosses

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[Deacon Jim Friend @JimFriend]

✝️ Saturday – Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

We spend so much time worrying about being noticed, appreciated, or given the credit we deserve. But Jesus reminds us that true humility means serving without keeping score.

🙏 Today, let’s pray for the grace to serve others without seeking recognition, trusting that God sees every hidden act of love.

@Kristinscrosses

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