MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 13 SEPTEMBER
September 13, 2025
FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS – 14th SEPTEMBER
September 14, 2025
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
13 SEPTEMBER, 2025
Luke 6:43-49
Jesus said to his disciples:
“There is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor does an evil tree produce good fruit.
For each and every tree is known by its fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather the grape from the bramble bush.
A good man, from the good storehouse of his heart, offers what is good. And an evil man, from the evil storehouse, offers what is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
“But why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?”
“Anyone who comes to me, and listens to my words, and does them: I will reveal to you what he is like.
He is like a man building a house, who has dug deep and has laid the foundation upon the rock. Then, when the floodwaters came, the river was rushing against that house, and it was not able to move it. For it was founded upon the rock.
But whoever hears and does not do: he is like a man building his house upon the soil, without a foundation. The river rushed against it, and it soon fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.”
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
REFLECTION
The gospel today reminds us that our words should be supported with our deeds. As for what comes out from our mouth reflects what is inside our hearts. So let us do what is right and just, and may we be like a healthy tree that will bring good fruit for humanity.
Jesus teaches that a tree is known by its fruit and a house by its foundation. Words of faith without obedience are empty, but hearing and doing His word builds a life secure against every storm. Holiness is “faith working by love”, a belief expressed in action.
PRAYER
Lord, You are our foundation and our lives bear fruit when rooted in Your word. May we be grounded in Your word Lord, and strengthen us to live it out, that our lives may stand firm in every storm. Amen
