Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 To us, Lord, the look of shame belongs, to our kings, our princes, our ancestors, because we have sinned against you. To the Lord our God mercy and pardon belong, because we have betrayed him, and have not listened to the voice of the Lord our... Continue Reading →
1 March, Sunday – Called and Loved, Called to Love
2nd Sunday of Lent Gen 12:1-42 Tim 1:8-10Mt 17:1-9 ...who has saved us and called us to be holy -- not because of anything we ourselves have done but for his own purpose and by his own grace. This grace had already been granted to us, in Christ Jesus. The 3 passages for this second... Continue Reading →
25 January, Sunday – Apostolate
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 8:23 - 9:31 Cor 1:10-13,17Mt 4:12-23 For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the Good News, and not to preach that in the terms of philosophy in which the crucifixion of Christ cannot be expressed. The apostles were sent out to preach the Good News,... Continue Reading →
6 December, Saturday – Mission Possible
Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 30:19-21,23-26Mt 9:35-10:1,5,6-8 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to the harvest." The harvest is great, but the labourers are few. This line appears frequently whenever we have prayers for... Continue Reading →
5 December, Friday – Do You Believe?
Friday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 29:17-24Mt 9:27-31 In a short time, a very short time, shall not Lebanon become fertile land and fertile land turn into forest? The deaf, that day, will hear the words of a book and, after shadow and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. ‘Twas the night... Continue Reading →
6 November, Thursday – His Sheep Am I
Thursday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 14:7-12Lk 15:1-10 “What man among you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on his shoulders and then…say, “Rejoice... Continue Reading →
5 November, Wednesday – What’s Eating At You?
Wednesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 13:8-10Lk 14:25-33 Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love your fellow men, you have carried out your obligations... Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.... Continue Reading →
28 August, Thursday — People Get Ready
Aug 28 – Memorial for St. Augustine, bishop, doctor After investigating and experimenting with several philosophies, Augustine (354-430) became a Manichaean for several years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, and featured a lax moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes from his Confessions: “God, give me... Continue Reading →
14 June, Saturday – Be Reconciled To God
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 5:14-21Mt 5:33-37 ...and the appeal that we make in Christ's name is: be reconciled to God. Since Lent began, I made an effort to look closely at the Sunday readings. Starting from Easter, I noticed that the readings focussed heavily on evangelisation. St Paul wrote many letters to... Continue Reading →
10 April, Thursday – Promises, Covenants, and Metanoia
Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent Gen 17:3-9Jn 8:51-59 You shall no longer be called Abram: your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations… 'You on your part shall maintain my Covenant, yourself and your descendants after you, generation after generation.' Today’s first reading reminded me of... Continue Reading →
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