Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Monday 23 February
Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18; Psalm: 19B; Matthew 25:31-46 Holiness How can we be holy as God is holy? To be holy is to act justly. We will be judged according to the way we treat others. Holiness is not just about calling out, “Lord, Lord”. Holiness is about the quality of our commitment to God and […]
Saturday 17 January
St Anthony, Abbot Hebrews 4:12-16, Ps.19B, Mark 2:13-17 Dinner with Jesus The dinner table is where we enjoy, develop and strengthen our human relationships. It’s where we have our best and most intimate conversations. What would it be like to have dinner with Jesus? Why not make that the imaginary setting for your today’s prayer […]
Thursday 15 January
Hebrews 3:7-14, Ps.95, Mark 1:40-45 When We’re Down There are times in life when we feel pretty disappointed with ourselves, only too aware of our failures, our weaknesses, our inadequacy. Prayer becomes difficult because we can’t help but think that God is just as disappointed in us as we are. But Jesus revealed that God […]
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 […]
Thursday 13 November
Philemon 7-20; Psalm 146; Luke 17:20-25 There is so much of God we do not understand. He is hidden from us, yet in our midst. We can only wonder at and love God for his readiness to share in every part of our lives. Dear God, guide me in my work for others, especially those […]
Saturday 8 November
Philippians 4:10-19; Psalm 112; Luke 16:9-15 Share God’s Gifts God wants us to be generous with his gifts, as they were entrusted to us for the benefit of others. We won’t lose anything, as God will fill us instead – and we know we can rely on God to keep filling us with more and […]
Thursday 9 October
Galatians 3:1-5; Benedictus [Luke 1:68-79]; Luke 11:5-13 Praying changes us “Success” in our prayer life is to be found in our persistence, in our turning up to be in God’s presence, dry and dull as our prayer may be. It’s been well said that our prayer does not change God; it changes us. Imperceptibly yet […]
Wednesday 8 October
Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117; Luke 11:1-4 Perseverance is the key Each in our own way, we are to live the Good News in such a way that the part of the world in which we live is a better place for our being there. Living the Good News, being the Good News of God’s […]
Using the Silence
“To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalms, antiphons, hymns as well as by actions, gestures and bodily attitudes. And at the proper time a reverent silence should be observed” – Sacrosanctum Concilium 30 This month’s column is sparked by a statue which I saw […]
Wednesday 13 August
Ezekiel 9: 1-7, 10: 18-22; Ps 113;Matthew 18:15-20 Praise the Lord Alleluia! The opening word sum up this short psalm. What the psalm lacks in length it more than makes up for in praises to God. “His glory transcends the heavens!” “Enthroned so high, he needs to stoop to see the sky and earth!” What […]
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