Tag Archive for ‘faith’
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 […]
Saturday 11 June
St. Barnabas Acts 11:21-26, 13:1-3; Ps. 98; Matthew 10:7-13 Give without charge Barnabas was sent to Antioch. He was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. It is no coincidence that it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’ Like Barnabas, we are all called to do what […]
Saturday 4 June
the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Ps. 71; Mark 12:38-44 Faith to the end The sinless heart of Mary is like the widow in the Gospel reading who gave all she had to live on; everything that she possessed given over to God. In the same way, each of us […]
Thursday 26 May
St Philip Neri 1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12, Ps 100, Mark 10:46-52 Shout out Bartimaeus shouts out to Jesus. The crowd attempts to silence him. Stop it. Don’t make a scene. Bart keeps on shouting. Jesus asks, ‘what do you want?’ and the answer is clear: ‘Let me see again.’ This story reminds me of those […]
Monday 16 May
Seventh Week of Ordinary Time James 3:13-18, Ps.19B, Mark 9:14-29 Everything is possible Jesus heals a young lad. Our human condition results in dis – ease. We become uncomfortable with ourselves and even wonder at times what possesses us. We may need help to restore our faith and to deal with the issues that frighten […]
Thursday 12 May
Acts 22:30, 23:6-11, Ps 16, John 17:20-26 So others may believe How we are and act as Christians directly effects how others perceive our God and faith. Have a think today about your parish, school, faith community. If an extra-terrestrial being arrived today – would it say, ‘Wow! What unity, love, peace and compassion these […]
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