Tag Archive for ‘death’
Friday 6 February
Waitangi Day Hebrews 13:1-8; Psalm: 27; Mark 6:14-29 Herod and Christ There is no greater contrast than that between Herod and Christ. The worldly Herod symbolizes all that is death-dealing; Christ all that is life-giving. The choice between Herod and Christ is the choice between the death of the spirit and eternal life. To choose […]
Monday 2 February
The Presentation of the Lord Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Flesh and blood Christ was in every way like us but without sin. In becoming human, the Son of God shared our flesh and blood; and being like us in all things but sin, he was able to set humankind free from […]
Sunday 4 January
Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6, Ps.72, Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6, Matthew 2:1-12 Shine the Light Jesus was the “light” about which Isaiah prophesised “… all would come from far away”. That light was not extinguished with his death but was passed on to you and to me, his Church, his living Body on Earth. It […]
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 21 October
Ephesians 2:12-22; Ps 85; Luke 12:35-38 Ready for God We are part of God’s household ‘built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit’. So we are to be constantly and happily ready to meet God, not only at the moment of our death, but also in the events and people of our daily […]
September Saints
Saint John Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840) John Gabriel Perboyre was born in Montgesty, France, in 1802, into a family which gave three other religious to the Church. John’s younger brother, Louis, felt called to the seminary, and John was asked to accompany him to help him adjust. Like his uncle and brother, Peter joined the Vincentians […]
Wednesday 6 August
Transfiguration of the Lord Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14; Ps 97; 2 Peter 1: 16-19; Matthew 17: 1-9 A glimpse of glory What were the apostles thinking as they saw Jesus transfigured before them? Disbelief? Awe? Bewilderment? All of these things I’m sure. Jesus had tried to prepare them for his suffering and death but he […]
Monday 14 July
Isaiah 1:10-17; Ps 50; Matthew 10:34-11:1 Bravery Once again Jesus warns the disciples of the trials that they will meet – rejection, hatred, persecution, death. For those who consider becoming religious, reading Matthew’s passage could be intimidating. Suzanne Aubert came from France to New Zealand without her parents knowledge and with little indication of what […]
Friday 11 July
St. Benedict, Hosea 14:2-10; Ps 51; Matthew 10:16-23 Courage Matthew’s passage warns of the trials that those who spread the word can expect. Bigotry, hatred and persecution. In spite of these warnings many have taken the challenge. Some have been treated harshly. Some have been martyred. Peter Chanel was one. Even today we read of […]
Missions Fukushima – A Personal Account. (Cont’d from April)
You have never gone back to Okuma? Yes, a year later we received permission to go back for two hours: my wife refused to go , for fear of radiation effects…. and also refused to let me bring back her clothes for fear of their being contaminated. So I went on my own, in a […]
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