Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Sunday 21 August
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:18-21; Ps 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30 At the feast in the Kingdom of God All are invited to eat and drink in the Kingdom of God but not all will accept the invitation. Each of us is challenged to evaluate attitudes and behaviour. What do we need […]
Wednesday 27 July
Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59; Matthew 13:44-46 Heavenly riches Discovering some of the treasures God’s kingdom offers us can be extraordinary. The wonder, the unimaginable glory, the moments when it’s as if a miniscule sliver of an idea of what God’s kingdom may be like materialises. This is spiritual food, drink and praise and thanksgiving […]
Wednesday 20 July
Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10; Ps 71; Matthew 13:1-9 Prepare the way for God Although Jesus makes it very clear his word is for all people and he wants us all to respond positively to his invitation to grow in faith and love, not everyone will listen. Some won’t want to hear, some will be interested for […]
Tuesday 19 July
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85; Matthew 12:46-50 The Trinity of God, self and others In a spiritual sense, we have a richness of family. Brothers and sisters in faith. Abraham, our father in faith. Our Lord – friend, brother, son of the Father; the Holy Family itself; our communities of faith; all those we love; […]
Monday 18 July
Micah 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50; Matthew 12:38-42 Just believe How strong is our faith? Are we among the blessed who do not see and yet believe? Or do we seek signs and portents to shore up our beliefs? How many signs do we need, anyway? God isn’t an advertising billboard or a showman at a […]
Saturday 16 July
Micah 2:1-5; Ps 13; Matthew 12:14-21 Pray for those whose faith is being tested Opposition to our love of God and beliefs presents itself from time to time. Our friends or families may not understand or make allowances for how much our prayer life and community of faith mean to us. Some of us even […]
Friday 15 July
St Bonaventure Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Canticle Isaiah 38:10-12, 16-17; Matthew 12:1-8 Lay down your burden Keeping rules and carrying out rituals can be exhausting. Some of us make expressing our faith in God a laborious task, assuming the more difficult we make it for ourselves, the more God will like it. Yet loving God […]
Wednesday 13 July
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16; Ps 94; Matthew 11:25-27 The gift of wisdom Knowing God isn’t something we can just expect because we’re clever or study a lot or can debate the catechism with authority. This will certainly help us understand more about why we believe in God and can deepen our understanding and witness of our […]
Friday 8 July
Hosea 14:2-10; Ps 51; Matthew 10:16-23 Have fortitude Jesus warned the apostles that bearing witness to his teaching was not likely to be an easy task. Despite this, they went out and gave over their lives to telling others about Christ’s message of love and forgiveness. We are just as likely to be ridiculed and […]
Saturday 25 June
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps. 74; Matthew 8:5-17 Repentance and faithfulness Israel rejects God’s Word and, so, finds itself in exile. Jerusalem is laid waste. The land of Israel is bereft of its ancient glory. Only by the road of repentance will Israel find its way back to God. In the Gospel reading, Jesus is […]
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