Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Monday 22 May
Acts 16:11-15; Psalm 149; John 15:26-16:4 Come and stay in my home In Acts today we meet Lydia, a business woman who traded in purple cloth, an expensive commodity at that time. In spite of her busy commercial life, she met regularly with other women for prayer. With open mind and heart, she responded to […]
Friday 31 March
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22; Psalm 34; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Recognising Christ The Jewish religious leaders and scholars failed – indeed refused – to recognise the Messiah, the ‘Christ,’ in the person of a humble, uneducated, village carpenter. There is an inherent flaw in the human psyche which inclines us to judge by appearances. For our […]
Monday 20 February
Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10; Psalm 93; Mark 9:14-29 The power of prayer How do you pray? What do you pray about? Your prayer may be in the form of a request for something you need. It may be asking God’s help or healing for some person who is dear to you. Your prayer may be contemplative, holding […]
Sunday 29 January
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13; Psalm 145:6-10;1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12 A place for all Today’s Readings focus on the ‘little people’ – the ordinary, humble people who go about their daily lives as best as possible, but who don’t appear to have great power or influence. And most of us fit […]
Monday 23 January
Hebrews 9:15, 24-28; Psalm 97:1-6; Mark 3:22-30 Seeing through the eyes of prayer We can sometimes fall into the trap of demonising those whose actions or words we strongly disagree with or are threatened by. When this happens, as with the Pharisees, logic gets put to one side and we rely totally on emotion – […]
Sunday 18 December
Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 O Come Emmanuel The O Antiphons are most familiar to us in the hymn O come, O come Emmanuel. The verses of this hymn are images of Christ. We can use these images or titles as we address Christ in prayer around the table, or while lighting […]
Tuesday 13 December
St Lucy Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13; Psalm 34; Matthew 21: 28-32 Praise God ‘I will bless the Lord at all times, God’s praise always on my lips.’ The Psalmist speaks of blessing and praising God. Do you have a song or a hymn that you love to sing? Repeating a song or prayer can be like […]
Monday 5 December
Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 85; Luke 5:17-26 Courage The Advent readings encourage us to be real when we meet God in prayer. ‘Courage, it is I, do not be afraid.’ The invitation to have courage calls us beyond our own strength. Even when we feel weary, the promise is that ‘God is coming to save you.’ […]
Saturday 26 November
Apocalypse 22:1-7; Ps 95; Luke 21:34-36 Stay awake Jesus stresses the need for watchfulness and prayer today. There are so many traps for the unwary. We are sinners who have been saved by Jesus, and are being saved. So we need to beware of backsliding. As Catholics we have the blessing of the sacrament of […]
Monday 14 November
Apocalypse 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Ps 1; Luke 18:35-43 What do you want? In the Gospel passage, why does Jesus ask the blind man what he wants? Surely Jesus could see he was blind? The man was desperate, screaming to get the Lord’s attention. Not a mild, gentle request but a full-blown plea. Is the force of […]
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