Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Monday 18 December
Jeremiah 23:5-8; Psalm 72; Matthew 1:18-24 Honourable Joseph Joseph was a man of faith and prepared to take Mary as his wife even though this was going against Jewish religious convention. He did the right thing even though it may have brought him ridicule and shame. Doing or speaking up about what is right is […]
Saturday 16 December
Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4, 9-11; Psalm 80; Matthew 17:10-13 Joy and sadness All those who witness to the truth will suffer. Those who speak for the truth in our own day also suffer. From the time of the prophets until now, to call people to repent and believe in the good news means persecution and even violence. […]
Friday 15 December
Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1; Matthew 11:16-19 Slow to believe As human beings, we can be a distracted and disgruntled lot at times. Christ experienced this in his own time and so do we. No matter what the Lord does for us, we can be slow to fully believe the message of the good news he […]
Monday 4 December
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Matthew 8:5-11 Christ comes for all Isaiah makes a prophecy that all the nations of the earth will stream to the mountain of the Lord. The Centurion in today’s Gospel represents all people who have faith in Christ. Christ comes for each of us – to be part of the totality […]
Saturday 2 December
Daniel 7:15–27; Daniel 3:82–87; Luke 1:34-36 Last call To try and be ‘awake’ and ‘alert’ in the practice of our faith can be a bit difficult at times if we have been living it for many years. But it is important that we stay awake so that we don’t fall into bad habits and old […]
Tuesday 21 November
the Presentation of Mary 2 Maccabees 6:18-31; Psalm 3; Luke 19:1-10 Determined to … Our word today is ‘determination.’ Eleazar, an elderly Jew, is determined to maintain his Jewish practice and faith. Zaccheus wants to see what sort of man Jesus is and climbs the tree to look over the crowd. Mary’s parents take her […]
Thursday 26 October
Romans 6:19-23; Psalm 1; Luke 12:49-53 Kindling and Fire Kindling is a wonderful resource in the making of a fire. During the winter months, those of us with a wood burner know both the warmth and comfort a heating fire can bring. We are often made aware of the destructive forces of fire. Yet Jesus […]
Friday 13 October
Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2; Psalm 9; Luke 11:15-26 Relying on Jesus Sadly, there is often much to undermine our faith in Jesus. We believe in him in an environment that is indifferent, and at times actually antagonistic, towards having faith in God. In our gospel, Jesus reminds us of evil and its determinations, he makes use […]
Sunday 8 October
27TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4: 6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 Respect of each other The invitation is to respect one another. The phrase 'they will respect my son,' haunts as we listen. We know what will happen. When we respect others, even those whom we find a challenge, we are […]
Friday 29 September
sts Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, Psalm 118, John 1:47-51 Angelic life Is my faith too stale and cynical to delight in these readings about angels and their glorious life of whizzing up and down around the throne of God? Do I think there is no room in the Church today for […]
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