Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Sunday 5 April
EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps 118, 2 Colossians 3:1-4, John 20:1-9 He saw and believed Our time of fasting and repentance is over and we glory in the marvel of the resurrection of Jesus. So unexpected by his disciples who thought it was all over. A totally ‘out of this world’ event. Have we become […]
Friday 3 April
GOOD FRIDAY Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Hebrews 4:14-16,5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 My servant shall justify many How can we ever comprehend the love of Jesus for us that saw him sacrifice his life for our sins? The horror of his suffering, the injustice of it, seems so unfair. Yet in love he gave his life so […]
Wednesday 1 April
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK Isaiah 50:4-9; Ps 69; Matthew 26:14-25 Surely it is not I? The Judas part of the Easter narrative is hard for us to understand. How could someone so close to Jesus go on to betray him? Yet in all of us lie temptations which entice us to turn away from things […]
Tuesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1-6, Ps. 71, John 13:21-33,36-38 “One of you will betray me” When we hear “one of you will betray me,” we immediately think of Judas not ourselves. But the disciples looked at each other wondering who it might be. In Eucharist we receive bread from the hand of Jesus like Judas. Jesus hands himself […]
Monday of Holy Week. 30th March
Isaiah 42:1-7, Ps. 27, John 12:1-11 What does loving Jesus cost me? Spikenard, which is worth almost a year’s wages is a symbol on Pope Francis’ crest. Mary humbly lavishes the perfume on Jesus’s feet spreading fragrance everywhere. Catholic devotional life is meant to be explosive, in a sense subversive and countercultural, spreading the fragrance […]
Sunday 29th March
Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-10, Isaiah 50:4-7, Ps. 22, Philippians 2:6-11, Mark 14:1-15:47 Am I transformed by knowing Jesus? We take blessed palms into our homes but how much does the passion of Christ really impact me? What does it mean anyway? Am I passionate about my faith and responsive to God’s love within me by […]
Saturday 28th March
Ezekiel 37:21-28, Jeremiah 31:10-13, John 11:45-56 Every Catholic is called to pray and work to perfect the unity Christ wills. Today we hear Jesus died “…to gather in unity the scattered children of God”. The Catechism states, “Christ always gives His Church the gift of unity, but the Church must always pray and work to […]
Monday 23rd March
Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62,Ps. 23, John 8:1-11 We are what is closest to his heart We easily focus on our sin or that of others forgetting God’s mercy. Pope Francis says, “We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God’s offer instead: his is a caress of love. For God, we […]
Saturday 21st March
Jeremiah 11:18-20. Ps. 7, John 7:40-52 A well-formed conscience acts in truth The guards were expected to arrest Jesus for infringing one of the 613 Jewish commandments. But with no evidence they report “There has never been anybody who spoke like him.” Then Nicodemus calls for justice and respect of the Law. St John Paul […]
Thursday 19th March
St Joseph 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16, Ps. 89, Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22, Matthew 1:16, 18-21,24 Faith in action Joseph protected, provided for and guided the holy family. Scripture is silent on his words but he is like an invisible foundation sustaining Jesus and Mary. Jesus spoke about “Abba” so we can deduce a strong […]
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