October 19 th, 2025 (29 Sunday Ordinary C)

Dear brothers and sisters, Christ says to us today that it is important to pray all the time without getting tired. God in fact listens to his elect and answers them speedily when they cry out to him. We so easily get tired of praying and give up many times thinking it is a waste of time or something useless. Christ shows us today the efficacy and the strength of prayer and the importance of praying with persistence. Through the persistent prayer of Moses, the Israelites defeat Amalek. The same is for us, if we pray like the widow of the Gospel with persistence, Christ will make justice for us against all our adversities. Our true adversary is in fact, the devil who accuses us day and night. The devil is persistent with his accusations and the temptations he puts in front of us every day. The devil is never tired of attacking us and making us fall, so in order to battle him and fight back, must be persistent in asking for help from Jesus Christ. Christ in fact is the strong one, the one who persists and perseveres in this battle even when we grow weak and weary. Christ tirelessly is praying for us so that God may help us. Jesus Christ defeats the devil making us justice and invites us not to be afraid to pray to him because speedily he wants to destroy the devil and bring us his freedom and his eternal life. The question is: when Christ comes will he find this faith in us? 

Peace, Fr. Nicholas Apollonio, Pastor