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Stations of the Cross
Images: St John the Evangelist Church, Otara Photos: Manuel Beazley Text: Adapted from the Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis at the Colosseum on Good Friday 2013
March
Fr Brian O’Connell, former MM editor, died on 13 January. As part of the family eulogy, one of his sisters quoted from a text message that Brian had sent to his family on 4 January. Brian quoted from a book he was reading: “All that we value in life and fear to lose by dying […]
Thursday 20 February
James 2:1-9; Ps 34; Mark 8:27-33 The turning point We read today the turning point of Mark’s Gospel. Jesus had been teaching his disciples for nearly 3 years, and at Caesarea Philippi, a place where people had worshipped various gods throughout history, he asked them the critical question “who am I?” Assured that they knew […]
Friday 14 February
Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius 1 Kings 11:29-32, 12:19; Ps 81; Mark 7:31-37 New beginnings Today’s readings are about new beginnings. As God had promised Solomon, he split the kingdom after Solomon’s death, giving the Kingdom of David a new beginning separate from Israel. In the Gospel, Jesus gives the deaf and dumb man […]
Friday 10 January
I can overcome any suffering and even death Trusting in Jesus is the only way I can love God, be happy and at peace [1 Jn 5:5-13]. With this assurance I can work on loving everyone and everything because God has all in hand [Psalm 147]. If Jesus can save someone with incurable leprosy he […]
Thursday 28 November
Daniel 6:12-28, Cant Daniel 3:7-3:12, Luke 21:20-28 Hold your heads high When Daniel was thrown into the Lions’ den he trusted in God, who sent his angel to deliver him. His deliverance led to the conversion of his captor. When Jesus faced his trial, suffering and death, he trusted in his Father who raised him […]
Saturday 23 November
1 Macc 6:1-13, Ps 9, Luke 20:27-40 Life and death The only gift greater than life is eternal life after death. If we live like Antiochus, for power and riches, then with him we will die a sad and sorry death. If we live like St Clement, St Columban, and Mary – all of whom […]
Tuesday 19 November
2 Macc 6:18-31, Ps 3, Luke 19:1-10 Inspired by awe Eleazar in the dignity of old age faced his death, faithful to God “because of the awe he inspires in me”. It is this power of awe and attraction which also draws Zacchaeus, a public figure, to forego self consciousness and climb a tree to […]
Sunday 10 November
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Macc 7:1-2, 9-14, Ps.17, 2 Thess 2:16-3:5,Luke 20:27-38 Will we be raised from the dead or not? This question was disputed by the Sadducees: but Jesus assures his questioners that revelation has shown God to raise our forebears from death to life. Faith in this truth is what enables […]
Wednesday 6 November
Rom 13:8-10, Ps 112, Luke 14:25-33 The cost of love To love is to give oneself for the good of the other. We can only give love if we have first experienced its reception. We can only be detached from our father, mother, wife, husband, brothers and sisters, and our own life too – if […]
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