Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Monday 27 October
Ephesians 4:32-5:8; Ps 1; Luke 13:10-17 People of joy The people were overjoyed at the things Jesus did, the Gospel tells us. A fruit of our living of the Gospel is joy in us and in those we encounter. If there is no joy in our lives, what needs to change? If we are not […]
Sunday 19 October
TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WORLD MISSION DAY Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew 22:15-21 God is everything The Pharisees were right when they declared Jesus to be ‘an honest man, teaching the way of God in an honest way’. They flattered him in a malicious and vain attempt to trick […]
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 […]
Saturday 4 October
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119A; Luke 10:17-24 God’s chosen Jesus ‘watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven’, so we can have total certainty that good will triumph over evil. As well, we are among those to whom the Son chooses to reveal the Father, and our ‘names are written in […]
Saturday 27 September
St Vincent de Paul Eccles 11: 9-12: 8; Psalm 90; Luke 9: 43-45 Fraidy cats Since, as John tells us in his first letter that perfect love casts out all fear, we can presume that on this occasion, when the Lord predicted his passion, the disciples did not yet love Jesus wholeheartedly. But they did […]
Friday 19 September
1 Cor 15: 12-20; Psalm 17; Luke 8: 1-3 All sorts There was variety among the apostles … four fishermen, a tax collector, a terrorist, a couple of the Lord’s cousins. There was a similar variety among the women whom the Lord drew into ministry. The Magdalene had been a deeply wounded woman. Joanna was […]
Thursday 18 September
1 Cor 15: 1-11; Psalm 118; Luke 7: 36-50 Third Day In the Bible several momentous events are associated with the third day. On the third day Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac, God came down on Sinai to speak to Moses, Esther besought King Artaxerxes on behalf of the Jews, Joseph and Mary found […]
Tuesday 9 September
1 Cor 6: 1-11; Psalm 149; Luke 6: 12-19 Magnet for a Multitude Waiting for Jesus when he came down from the hills were a large gathering of his followers and a great crowd of people many of whom were not Jewish. What attracted huge numbers to Jesus? Our Gospel states two reasons. They came […]
Tuesday 2 September
1 Corinthians 2: 10-16; Psalm 145; Luke 4: 31-37 Spiritual Warfare The Lord Jesus engaged in spiritual warfare throughout his public ministry. Satan tempted him in the desert and Jesus overcame him. The Lord defeated Satan many times in the course of his public ministry when he drove demons from suffering people. He recognized his […]
Sunday 31 August
Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20: 7-9; Ps 63; Romans 12: 1-2; Matthew 16: 21-27 The bigger picture Once again Peter’s natural instinct kicked in. There was no way Jesus was going to suffer at the hands of anyone, not while he was around. Despite Peter’s awareness of who Jesus was, his usual […]
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