LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, October 13, 2025
You are not abandoned to confusion or signs—I am the Sign. Look to Me, not for proof, but for Presence. I am already here.
LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, October 13, 2025
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
You are not abandoned to confusion or signs—I am the Sign. Look to Me, not for proof, but for Presence. I am already here.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Luke 11:29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it 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.
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.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Faith does not demand proof—it responds to Presence.
Crowds press in, hungry for a miracle. They’ve heard the rumors: healings, exorcisms, power. Yet beneath the clamor lies a question poisoned by pride: “Prove Yourself.” Jesus calls it what it is—evil. Not because seeking understanding is wrong, but because demanding signs reveals unbelief dressed as curiosity. The problem is not that they can’t see—it’s that they won’t.
The “sign of Jonah” points to something deeper than spectacle. Jonah’s reluctant obedience led to Nineveh’s repentance; his three days in the belly of the fish prefigured Christ’s three days in the tomb. The true sign is the Cross—the descent into death that brings life. But to those addicted to proof, the Cross looks like failure.
We live in a generation equally obsessed with signs. We scroll for affirmations, chase emotional highs, and doubt God when prayers aren’t answered our way. We want an immediate experience of God, but not the surrender that opens us to Him. Yet the sign has already been given: the Crucified and Risen Christ. The question is not whether God is real, but whether we are willing to repent—to turn and see.
Parents, this temptation to “need a sign” invades our homes too. We look for evidence that our prayers are working, that our efforts are paying off, that God is “showing up.” But faith is not transactional. It’s relational. The same Jesus who calls out the crowds is calling us to trust that His unseen work is greater than any visible miracle.
Teach your children that the greatest sign of God’s power is not thunder or spectacle—it’s mercy. It’s the patience that forgives, the courage that perseveres, the peace that endures when nothing seems to change. The sign of Jonah still stands: repentance that opens the heart to resurrection.
Parents, tonight pray over your children by name, asking Jesus to strengthen their faith—not in signs, but in His living Presence that never leaves or fails them.
“Faith is certain. It is more certain than all human knowledge because it is founded on the very Word of God who cannot lie.” (CCC 157)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Seeking Signs: Where are you demanding proof from God instead of trusting His Presence?
Hidden Work: How might God already be moving in ways unseen in your life or family?
Repentance as Response: What area of your life is God calling you to turn toward Him in renewed faith?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, share one area where you’ve been asking God for a “sign.” After each person shares, say together: “Jesus, we trust in You.”
Then pray over one another by name: Lord Jesus, pour out Your Spirit so that [Name] may see not with eyes of doubt but with eyes of faith. Free [Name] from the need for proof and fill [Name] with Your living Presence, that our home may become a sign of Your love to all who see it.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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