Tag Archive for ‘grace’
Wednesday 11th March
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, Ps. 147, Matthew 5:17-19 Living in the new kingdom. Moses explained the Law is intended to help people live with wisdom, prudence and understanding, enjoying the company and support of God in all areas of life. Jesus speaks as the new Moses bringing that Law to fulfilment for all peoples but doesn’t […]
Wednesday 31 December
SAINT SYLVESTER 1 John 2:18-21, Psalm 96, John 1:1-18 Hope Today’s gospel is greatly loved by those who recall it being read at the end of each Mass. It makes the heart and mind soar. A gift of light and grace. The concept of a divine person taking on a human form and nature, and […]
Friday 21 November
Presentation of Mary Apocalypse 10: 8-11; Psalm 119P; Luke 19: 45-48 Love holy places Places of worship are sacred – although sometimes people forget or choose to ignore this. Jesus makes his views on this very clear – he expects us to go to his father’s house to pray. Let us pray today for piety. […]
Wednesday 12 November
St Josaphat, B.M. Titus 3:1-7; Psalm 23; Luke 17:11-19 Thank you God How much faith in God’s merciful healing power do I have? Is it enough to confess I need his help? Is it enough to gather others who are suffering to join with my prayers for healing? Dear Lord, I need your help and […]
Friday 31 October
Philippians 1:1-11; Ps 111; Luke 14:1-6 The wonders God does We are unlikely to witness the kind of miracle cure recorded in today’s Gospel. Yet we need to have our eyes open to the wonders God does in our daily lives – the miracle of ongoing life itself, for example, should prompt a prayer of […]
Thursday 30 October
Ephesians 6:10-20; Ps 144; Luke 13:31-35 Pray all the time The Lord gathers us, his holy people ‘as a hen gathers her brood under her wings’. We are ‘a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart’. So that we may honour our vocation, we are urged to ‘pray all the time, asking for […]
Friday 10 October
Galatians 3:7-14; Ps 111; Luke 11:15-16 Filled with God Living in faith and growing in virtue is a day-by-day effort. There’s no moment in the Christian life at which we can rest on our laurels and think that we have it made. That’s part of what Jesus was warning us about when he said that […]
Tuesday 30 September
st jerome Job 3: 1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Psalm 88; Luke 9: 51-56 True Grit Our Lord knew that if he were to go to the Holy City for the Passover on this occasion he would suffer and die. Yet “he resolutely took the road for Jerusalem.” Isaiah had foretold Jesus’ attitude in the third Servant […]
Friday 29 August
Passion of John the Baptist Jeremiah 1: 17-19; Ps 71; Mark 6: 17-29 The power of God’s persuasion Jeremiah was a reluctant prophet. He wasn’t a confident speaker so God needed to convince him he could do it. He also needed to reassure him that no matter what hostility he faced, he would be with […]
Saturday 9 August
Habakkuk 1: 12 – 2:4; Ps 9; Matthew 17: 14-20 Remaining faithful Where is God when disaster strikes? Why do the wicked prosper while good men suffer? Why is God silent while evil flourishes? Habakkuk asked the same questions generations have asked throughout the ages, but his perceptions, like ours, were way off beam. The […]
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