Saturday October 31, 2026

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“And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith.” (from today’s first reading)

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Good News Reflection for:

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
October 31, 2026

Today’s Readings:

Philippians 1:18b-26
Ps 42:2,3,5
Luke 14:1,7-11
bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103126.cfm
USCCB Podcast of the Readings:
bible.usccb.org/podcasts/audio/daily-mass-reading-podcast-october-31-2026

The greatest joy

Someone once wrote to me and said, “You make life in Christ sound so exciting!” And it is. It’s an adventure, but only if we have discovered our calling — the true purpose that God gave us when he created us. It’s the joy of putting to fruitful use our gifts and passions.

We’re all called to this in the Sacrament of Baptism. To ignore that calling is to decrease the joy that God wants us to experience. To keep our calling latent by burying it under “Who, me? Someone else can, I can’t” is to deny ourselves a most fulfilling life.

And it denies the world whatever Jesus wants to do through us.

And it also denies God a valuable advancement of his kingdom on earth.

Do you really want to be held accountable for that when you come face to face with Jesus at the hour your death? I sure don’t!

My greatest joy — which is quite exhilarating — is to “continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith”, as St. Paul said. Everyone has been given the opportunity by Christ to have this joy of doing ministry. No matter the circumstances, God has a plan and a way for all of us to serve, and it doesn’t have to look religious.

If you’re already engaged in ministry, what are you doing to encourage others to get involved with their own gifts and talents?

If you’re still wondering what your calling is, Good News Ministries has a set of tools, called The Master Needs You, on our WordBytes website. To explore your God-given purpose even more, get my workbook Knowing God’s Will and Doing It Well.

© by Terry A. Modica, Good News Ministries

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