Tag Archive for ‘death’
Wednesday 25 May
1 Peter 1:18-25, Ps 147B, Mark 10:32-45 Ambition Jesus shares his coming suffering and death. James and John grasp the opportunity to ask a favour. Can they have the prime places with him in heaven? Two issues to look at. Do we wish to avoid and skip the Jerusalem hard parts that following Jesus involves? […]
Thursday 28 April
St Peter Chanel Patron Saint of New Zealand Acts 13:44-52; Ps 96; John 15:12-17 Committed in love Peter Chanel was the first Marist saint and the first martyr of Oceania. By human standards he didn’t have a successful time in Futuna – all the success came after his death. But what he did have was […]
Tuesday 12 April
Acts 7:51-8:1; Ps 31; John 6:30-35 Recognising the signs In today’s first reading we hear of the death of Stephen. He is killed because he pointed out to the people and their leaders that they had been given the Law and had failed to keep it. And in the Gospel we find the people asking […]
Holy Saturday: The Harrowing of Hell
By the expression ‘He descended into Hell,’ the Apostles’ Creed confesses that Jesus did really die and through his death for us conquered death and the devil ‘who has the power of death’ (Hebrews 2:14). In his human soul united to his divine person, the dead Christ went down to the realm of the dead. […]
Monday 28 March
Easter Octave Acts 2:14, 22-33, Ps 16, Matthew 28:8-15 Women of faith Stories and lies denying the bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ are all around me today. I can rise above the power they have to undermine my faith. I can see what the women saw because I have been with Christ in death and […]
Saturday 26 March
EASTER VIGIL Romans 6:3-11, Ps118, Luke 24:1-12 ALLELUIA The fullness of this night comes to me after the hardship of Lent. Have I imitated Christ in his suffering and death? The joy of being with him in his Resurrection unfolds before me as the whole night is riven with his glorious risen presence. It is […]
Friday 25 March
GOOD FRIDAY Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Ps 31, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, Passion John 18:1-19:42 Darkness, only darkness Today my friendship with Jesus Christ is sorely tested. With my Lord I suffer the injustice of an agonising, innocent death. In my suffering I am acknowledging the mind of God and his plan for his world. Two thousand odd […]
Thursday 21 January
St Agnes 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7; Ps 56; Mark 3:7-12 God on our side In a world filled with sadness and distress it is sometimes difficult to believe that God cares. We place our trust in the One who healed the afflicted and who promises to rescue our souls from death, and calls us to […]
Wednesday 23rd December
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 Malachi and all of the prophets told of the coming of Christ, not as a sovereign power but as a humble peace bearer who would heal division and disempower suffering and death. Lk 1:57-66 Elizabeth and Zachariah knew their role in God’s plan, so they raised their son John to be humble […]
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