Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Monday 5 January
1John 3:22-4:6, Ps.2, Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 Being Excited “His fame spread …” People were excited by Jesus! They came from all over the country to hear him teach and to be healed. We too come to Jesus in our prayer, in Scripture, and in the Eucharist. Are we excited too? Has the time we spend […]
Saturday 3 January
1John 2:29-3:6, Ps.98, John 1:29-34 The Lamb of God Today’s Gospel presents another Jesus – perhaps the definitive one: the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The sacrificial Jesus who, in his love for me, suffered and died so that I would be forgiven – Jesus, my saviour. I owe […]
Friday 26 December
SAINT STEPHEN Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59, Psalm 31, Matt. 10:17-22 Martyrdom From the joys of Christmas to the first martyr. Stephen probably imagined himself preaching into old age. But his work over in a short time. As Jesus had prophesied, there were those who were challenged by Jesus’ message. Their hatred impelled them to kill the […]
Thursday 25 December
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Is. 52:7-10, Ps. 98, Heb. 1:1-6, John 1:1-18 The first Noel Glory to God in the highest. Peace to those of goodwill. A Saviour is born to us. A new hope for a world of divisions and hatred. The promise is still there, if we will follow the example of […]
Tuesday 23 December
SAINT JOHN OF KANTY Malachi 3:1-4,23-24, Psalm 25, Luke 1:57-66 Preparations John is born, several months before Jesus. He must prepare the way of the Lord. Zachary, obedient to God, orders the baby be named John. So Zachary received back his speech. Frequently, God’s gifts are of this world. So just as John prepared for […]
Wednesday 3 December
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Isaiah 25:6-10, Psalm 23 Matt. 15:29-37 Enough for all Christ and his disciples were suppposedly on holiday. But still the requests came. No peace or quietness. Healings galore, preaching, counselling, debating. Centuries before, Isaiah had promised hunger, thirst, shame, sorrows and even death would be vanquished by the Messiah After the mute, […]
Tuesday 25 November
Apocalypse 14:14-19; Psalm 96; Luke 21: 5-11 Seek forgiveness Jesus’s prophecies of death and destruction point to two matters in particular: God will eventually judge us – the living and the dead; he, Jesus, will intervene for us if we want to ask for God’s forgiveness and mercy. Dear Lord have mercy on all your […]
Thursday 20 November
Apocalypse 5: 1-10, Psalm 149; Luke 19: 41-44 Pray for Peace What would Jesus think of our world today? Of the corruption, viciousness, dissension, cruelty, persecution and unkindness? How would we stack up as his apostles of peace and love? Do we do enough to broker peace – at home, school, work, communities? Do we […]
Wednesday 19 November
Apocalypse 4:1-11, Psalm 150; Luke 19: 11-28 God trusts us Just as God trusts us to use our talents, he also trusts us to follow the lessons Jesus taught us. We don’t have to use our talents – nor do we have to follow Jesus. There is no compulsion. That’s up to us. If we […]
Mercy is Essential
Vatican City, 10 September 2014 (VIS) A special aspect of the “maternity” of the Church is education through mercy, and this was the subject of the Holy Father’s catechesis during this Wednesday’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Like a good mother and educator, the Church focuses on the essential, and the essential, according to […]
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