We proclaim Christ’s kingship amid a world that forgets, tracing how empires fall while a crucified King reigns through mercy, service, and conversion. The call is personal and urgent: let Jesus rule your heart, habits, and public witness today.

• the feast of Christ the King born in crisis
• ideologies that rise when Christ is forgotten
• the cross as the true throne of the King
• mercy as the scepter and law of the kingdom
• the beatitudes as the kingdom’s constitution
• history’s empires falling while the Church endures
• Christ must be king of every part of life
• resistance to a partial Christ and easy religion
• practical witness through holiness, courage, and charity
• a summons to bold, public discipleship

Praise be Jesus Christ the King, now and forever. Viva Christo Rey. Amen.

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We explore Exodus 17 to show why prayer is relationship, not magic, and how perseverance matures faith. Moses’ raised arms become a living image of the Church at prayer, calling us to identify our “Amaleks,” lift one another, and never give in.

• choosing Exodus 17 as the focus and reading the passage
• prayer as fidelity and relationship rather than results
• Churchill’s persistence as a mirror for Christian resilience
• naming the inner battlefield and identifying personal Amaleks
• maturing beyond childhood prayer and avoiding quick fixes
• community intercession and the unseen network of prayer
• mission of prayer for the elderly, sick and homebound
• practical takeaways: identify, pray, support, persevere
• hope that when the dust settles the fruit will be seen
• parish formation, prayer groups and ongoing support

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We reflect on why the Church ends the year with hard words about judgment and perseverance, then use Advent as a reset toward courage over comfort. Stories of St. Paul Miki and the hidden Christians of Japan ground the call to public witness, daily habits, and steady hope.

• end times as clarity, not fear
• Advent as wake-up to eternity
• perseverance over comfort in daily discipleship
• Saint Paul’s “work and wait” for Thessalonica
• witness of St. Paul Miki and hidden Christians
• avoiding “stepping on the crucifix” in compromises
• small habits that build courage: Mass, confession, prayer
• public, joyful witness without shame
• perseverance as the Christian superpower

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