Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Friday 28 October
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles Ephesians 2:19-22, Ps.19A, Luke 6:12-16 Jude, saint of hope He was one of the twelve apostles, and is now a popular saint. Sometimes called Thaddeus in the gospels, he was brother to St James-the-less. Both are referred to in scripture as Jesus’ ‘brethren.’ Oral tradition suggests they were two of […]
Thursday 27 October
Ephesians 6:10-20, Ps.144, Luke 13:31-35 The mother hen In our tradition, where masculine and feminine roles are clearly defined, it is good to go back to the gospels and see the wholeness of Jesus. Even his birth indicates this balance. He was man born of woman without masculine intervention, spiritually holding both as one. This […]
Wednesday 26 October
Ephesians 6:1-9, Ps.145, Luke 13:22-30 Dealing with rejection On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus taught in towns and villages, and we suspect there were Jews who did not receive his teachings. He was saddened by rejection from his own people and he said the feast of the kingdom of God would go to other countries. […]
Tuesday 25 October
Ephesians 5:21-33, Ps.128, Luke 13:18-21 Parables of the kingdom Jewish scholars call ‘The Kingdom of Heaven’ enlightenment. By that, I suppose they mean a mature stage of faith when we discover our union with God. In these parables, Jesus talked about the way the kingdom grows from small beginnings: a mustard seed; a handful of […]
Monday 24 October
Ephesians 4:32-5:8, Ps.1, Luke 13:10-17 Healing on the Sabbath In Jesus’ time there were so many laws forbidding work on the Sabbath that the only way to draw water from a well, was from a bucket attached to a woman’s girdle. With laws so complicated, Jesus did not hesitate to heal people on the Sabbath. […]
Thursday 20 October
Ephesians 3:14-21, Ps.33, Luke 12:49-53 The divine blessing St Paul was a complex man with a wide range of emotions, all expressed passionately in his writing. The most beautiful passages, however, come from quieter moments when passion subsides and Paul is filled with grace. We cannot read this prayer to the Ephesians without being touched […]
Wednesday 19 October
Ephesians 3:2-12, Canticle Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 12:39-48 An eager heart Don’t we all love Peter? He is so enthusiastic, always first off the starting block, even if he sometimes runs in the wrong direction. Today he wants to know if Jesus intends a parable to be for everyone or is it just for them, the […]
Tuesday 18 October
St Luke, Evangelist Timothy 4:10-17, Ps.145, Luke 10:1-9 The faithful servant Little is known about St Luke. In Colossians, Paul writes that Luke is a doctor, and that is probably true, considering the compassionate awareness in the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. In these two books, Luke wrote a full account […]
Saturday 15 October
St Teresa of Jesus Ephesians 1:15-23, Canticle Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 12:8-12 God’s work of art Today’s readings claim us all as God’s work of art, created through love. Let us think about that. We can imagine walking into God’s gallery and seeing ourselves, lots of beautiful little paintings, crowded together on the walls. Then, in […]
Monday 10 October
Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 – 5:1, Ps.113, Luke 11:29-32 The Jesus sideshow In today’s gospel we see Jesus’ frustration with a crowd looking for novelty. They wanted entertainment, magician’s tricks, signs that Jesus was a prophet from God. He rebuked them because they were like children demanding toys. I suppose we are sometimes like that. […]
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