Friday after Epiphany 1 Jn 5:5-13Lk 5:12-16 Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, “Of course I want to! Be cured!” As we leave the old year behind and embark on a new year, I reflect on the trials and tribulations from the past year. Given all that has happened in the past... Continue Reading →
9 January, Sunday — Letting the Spirit lead
Brothers and sisters in Christ, today we welcome Corinne, a third generation cradle Catholic whose faith has been largely influenced by the womenfolk in her life, particularly her grandmother and aunts. She retired from corporate life some nine years ago, but is definitely not retired from life. Married to a convert to Catholicism, they serve actively... Continue Reading →
8 January, Wednesday – Death Comes a Knockin’
Wednesday after Epiphany 1 Jn 4:11-18Mk 6:45-52 No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. Epiphany has just passed. Another meaning for epiphany is a sudden enlightenment or understanding of something. This past Advent season has been different... Continue Reading →
7 January, Tuesday – Another Day In Paradise
Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 4:7-10Mk 6:34-44 Anyone who fails to love can never have known God, because God is love. As I read through today’s mass readings, the first reading caught my attention because it was about Love. Yet again, Love is featuring in one of my allocated reflections. I think maybe it might just... Continue Reading →
6 January, Monday — We see the details in the Light
Monday after Epiphany 1 Jn 3:22-4:6Mt 4:12-17,23-25 The people that lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who dwell in a land of shadow and death light has dawned. Decades ago, I had a job that involved a great deal of overlapping data in record keeping. Things that had to be entered, here,... Continue Reading →
5 January, Sunday — Choose Light
Jan 5 -- Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany, also known as Theophany in Eastern Christian traditions, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus Christ's physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings' Day, and in some traditions celebrated... Continue Reading →
4 January, Saturday — A Child’s Simple Wish to Choose Jesus
4 January 1 Jn 3:7-10Jn 1:35-42 “No one who has been begotten by God sins; because God’s seed remains inside him.” I am re-writing this reflection a second time today, because I carelessly overlooked saving my draft which I accidentally over-wrote with another file. I was so frustrated that I wanted to give up. But... Continue Reading →
3 January, Friday — My Beloved Daughter and Son
3 Jan – Memorial for the Most Holy Name of Jesus Today’s feast day is a remembrance and celebration of the conferral of the Holy Name of Jesus. A separate votive Mass under this title is found in the revised Roman Missal, and may be used for an annual celebration (e.g. titular of a Church),... Continue Reading →
2 January, Thursday — A Generous Heart
2 Jan – Memorial for Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops St. Basil the Great (329-379) was a noble by birth. His parents and four of his nine siblings were canonized, including St. Gregory of Nyssa. He was the grandson of St. Marcina the Elder. As a youth, he was noted for organizing... Continue Reading →
1 January, Wednesday — Trust in Mary
1 Jan – Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is celebrated on Jan 1, the Octave Day of Christmas (i.e. 8th day after Christmas). It is a celebration of Mary’s motherhood of Jesus. The title ‘Mother of God’ is a western derivation from the Greek... Continue Reading →
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