Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Friday 17 June
2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps. 132; Matthew 6:19-23 Where is your treasure? Our first reading has all the ingredients of political intrigue, murder and character assassination to satisfy any best-selling novel. But what is related in this reading is no fiction, for just as the human heart knows no limit to love so the […]
Thursday 16 June
Ecclesiasticus 48:1-14; Ps. 97; Matthew 6:7-15 Abba, our Father In our first reading, the writer of the Book of Ecclesiasticus praises the deeds of the great prophet Elijah who, through great signs and wonders, revealed the presence of God in the midst of Israel. In contrast, in the Gospel reading, Jesus teaches his disciples to […]
Wednesday 15 June
2 Kings 2:1, 6-14; Ps. 31; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Rewarding what is good Elisha takes over from Elijah as prophet of Israel. Elisha asks, ‘Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?’ And by a spectacular sign – the parting of the waters of the river Jordan – God shows himself to be with Elisha. […]
Monday 13 June
St. Anthony of Padua 1 Kings 21:1-16; Ps. 5; Matthew 5:38-42 Go the extra mile In our first reading, Jezebel’s villainous plot succeeds. Naboth is murdered and his land is forcibly taken. When power and greed take hold, the human heart is open to all kinds of injustice and wickedness. In the Gospel reading, Jesus […]
Friday 10 June
1 Kings 19: 9, 11-16; Ps. 27; Matthew 5:27-32 Love and justice Elijah finds God in the gentle breeze. God is found in the detail not just in the general scheme of things. Each person is sacred to God, not just people in general. In the gospel, Jesus makes it clear: we are judged by […]
Thursday 9 June
1 Kings 18:41-46; Ps. 65; Matthew 5:20-26 Life demands respect Elijah prays to God, and God ends the terrible drought that has plagued Israel for almost three years. God brings life, but that life demands we treat others becomingly; and so, in the Gospel reading, Jesus teaches his listeners that life with God means more […]
Wednesday 8 June
1 Kings 18:20-39; Ps. 16; Matthew 5:17-19 Return to the Lord On Mount Carmel Elijah reveals to the people of Israel the living God and, so, wins them back to the ways of the God of their ancestors. In the Gospel reading Jesus makes it clear: he is not setting up a new religion. Like […]
Monday 6 June
Memorial of St. Marcellin Champagnat, Priest 1 Kings 17:1-6; Ps. 121; Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes, a blueprint Because Israel has strayed from God’s way, Elijah calls down a great famine on the land. In the Gospel reading, Jesus gives us a blueprint for acting that will assure us of God’s presence and action in our […]
Sunday 29 May
the Body and Blood of Christ Genesis 14:18-20, Ps 110, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 9:11-17 There is enough The feeding of the 5000 was dependent on someone giving all they had. This is what Jesus did and does for us every time we share the Eucharist. When we receive his body and blood and say […]
Friday 27 May
1 Peter 4:7-13, Ps 96, Mark 11:11-26 See, judge, act Jerusalem was a centre of religious and commercial power. Jesus had visited the city and temple a day earlier and seen the financial deals being done. He intentionally returned to upset their activities. This is the only recorded time that Jesus was physically angry. He […]
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