<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Food for Faith - Fifth Gospel Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifth Gospel Living shares personal faith reflections and stories of God's presence, hope and grace in everyday life.]]></description><link>https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:06:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[That's Nice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid her father's final hospital decline, Kath's whispered prayer inviting his deceased family to gather round him was met with a sudden warmth, an opening of his eyes, and one soft word "nice", that for Kath was proof he wasn't alone when he died hours later.]]></description><link>https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/post/that-s-nice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8a2c9e4e12adafbf7b5f27</guid><category><![CDATA[Everyday Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer & Reflection]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:24:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b369a_6626f8ce770d43958f280d4435745f7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_725,h_451,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kath D</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rosary Kept Me Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lupus diagnosis nearly cost her family's NZ visa, but years of Rosary devotion carried her through until her specialist admitted in 2015 the diagnosis itself was doubtful, leaving her confident that faith, not medicine, kept her well.]]></description><link>https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/post/the-rosary-kept-me-well</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8a2c30fe6fd82d150577af</guid><category><![CDATA[Prayer & Reflection]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:09:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b369a_5b6d394a3c1a4a77a2113ca87255be13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>M Hugo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Experience of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[A parish Mass full of ordinary human moments of grief, new life, family reunion, kids buzzing after their liturgy, full-voiced hymns, tea and chat afterward, added up to a felt sense of Jesus truly present, not just in the Eucharist but in the people themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/post/an-experience-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8a27174e12adafbf7b54eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Community & Belonging]]></category><category><![CDATA[Everyday Faith]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:54:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b369a_cc9ebb5ef5ea4efda028399ba61c158f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pauline </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Coast Funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[A storm batters a graveside burial on waterlogged ground, and the mourners' defiant, drenched grief refuses to let the weather or the land itself resist laying a man to rest before his time.]]></description><link>https://www.fifthgospelliving.nz/post/west-coast-funeral</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8a240cfe6fd82d150568c6</guid><category><![CDATA[Everyday Faith]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b369a_3c50c56514f6491797c5236cf8bca2ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Ewen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Miracle Granddaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leonie &#38; Wim In 2017 my husband and I were delighted to know that our son and his wife living in Perth, were expecting their first child in 2018. 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