Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Saturday 11 February
Our Lady of LourdesDay of Prayer for the Sick Genesis 3:9-24; Psalm 90; Mark 8:1-10 An inspiration Jesus recognised that everyone needs to be fed. With the miracle of the loaves and fishes he satisfied the people’s hunger for food and, at the same time, their need for their faith to be nourished. The miracle […]
Friday 27 January
Hebrews 10:32-39; Psalm 36:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mark 4:26-34 Trusting in God Patience is a virtue – but that doesn’t make it easy to practice! Our own growth in faith is like that of the seed in today’s Gospel – it can take a long time for anything to seem to happen and we can sometimes […]
Thursday 19 January
Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Psalm 39:7-10, 17;Mark 3:7-12 Why are we looking? Why do such large crowds come in search of Jesus? Is it because of what he does or what he says? Why do we search for him in our own lives? What is it we are looking for in him? Are we attracted to his […]
Wednesday 18 January
Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17; Psalm 109:1-4; Mark 3:1-6 Merciful like the Father Once again Jesus challenges the norms of his time and shows that the key to true faith is not legalism but doing the right thing. The Year of Mercy may be formally over but the message of it continues: ‘To be merciful like the Father.’ […]
Saturday 3 December
St Francis Xavier Isaiah 30:19-26; Psalm 147A; Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8 Ancestors in faith In Isaiah we read, ‘He will be gracious to you when he hears your cry. You will hear these words behind you. This is the way, follow it.’ Francis Xavier was passionate about God’s mission. He heard his call clearly, to […]
Monday 28 November
Isaiah 4:2-6; Ps 122; Matthew 8:5-11 Faith The centurion’s amazing faith resulted in his servant being cured (Matt 8:13). Being ex-military, I know that commanders have faith that their orders will be carried out because they trust their subordinates to be trained for the task and obedient. Conversely, the subordinates trust the commanders to lead […]
Monday 14 November
Apocalypse 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Ps 1; Luke 18:35-43 What do you want? In the Gospel passage, why does Jesus ask the blind man what he wants? Surely Jesus could see he was blind? The man was desperate, screaming to get the Lord’s attention. Not a mild, gentle request but a full-blown plea. Is the force of […]
Monday 14 November
Apocalypse 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Ps 1; Luke 18:35-43 What do you want? In the Gospel passage, why does Jesus ask the blind man what he wants? Surely Jesus could see he was blind? The man was desperate, screaming to get the Lord’s attention. Not a mild, gentle request but a full-blown plea. Is the force of […]
Saturday 12 November
St Josaphat 3 John 5-8; Ps 112; Luke 18:1-8 Persistence God is not like the unjust judge, who gave the widow what she wanted because he was fed up with her persistence. God will honour our prayers in His own time and in His own way. He has done enough times in the past, and […]
Tuesday 25 October
Ephesians 5:21-33, Ps.128, Luke 13:18-21 Parables of the kingdom Jewish scholars call ‘The Kingdom of Heaven’ enlightenment. By that, I suppose they mean a mature stage of faith when we discover our union with God. In these parables, Jesus talked about the way the kingdom grows from small beginnings: a mustard seed; a handful of […]
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