Tag Archive for ‘forgiveness’
Thursday 11 August
St Clare Ezekiel 12:1-12; Ps 78; Matthew 18:21-19:1 Actions speak louder than words Ezekiel demonstrates the message of God to His people in a dramatic style – prophecy by action. Forgiveness can be shown by actions and attitudes as well as words. The model is the forgiveness of God which knows no limit – neither […]
Saturday 2 July
Amos 9:11-15; Ps. 85; Matthew 9:14-17 Seek forgiveness God forgives all our sins. We know this – but for some reason we forget sometimes, especially when – maybe after seeking reconciliation – we find ourselves yet again in a state of spiritual illness. This can be a wretched time, doing wrong, being in denial, feeling […]
Saturday 21 May
James 5:13-20, Ps 114, Mark 10:13-16 The kingdom belongs to children The reality of child abuse in our Church is a painful and difficult one to face. Jesus promised that the kingdom of God belongs to children. As Catholics we must accept what has happened, confess our sins, seek forgiveness and ensure that our children […]
Tuesday 1 March
3rd Week of Lent Daniel 3:25, 34-43, Ps 25, Matthew 18:21-35 To forgive is divine I need a humble attitude before God if forgiveness and mercy are to be part of my life. In heated personal moments, and in these difficult times, forgiveness needs to come quickly to my life. I imitate the swiftness and […]
Friday 19 February
Ezekiel 18:21-28, Ps.130, Matthew 5:20-26 A Clean Slate My childhood was permeated with a theology of a judgmental God, who kept a list of all my sins with which he would confront me on Judgment Day. We know better now and the truth is beautifully reflected in today’s readings: “If you kept a record of […]
Saturday 13 February
Isaiah 58:9-14, Ps.86, Luke 5:27-32 Mercy Whether we put ourselves in the “virtuous” or the “sinners” category (or a bit of both!), we all know, don’t we, that we are flawed creatures, woefully short of perfection, and that it is only through our repentance, and God’s loving mercy and forgiveness, that we can inherit eternal […]
Saturday 30 January
2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17; Ps 51; Mark 4:35-41 A pure heart The Lord who calmed the sea, of whom the disciples were in awe (as are we), is the one who can bestow on us the gift of a clean heart. Repenting of our sinfulness is entirely appropriate sometimes; may we also have the grace […]
Thursday 15 October
St Teresa of Avila Romans 3:21-30, Ps 130, Luke 11:47-54 God alone is enough “Out of the depths I cry to you O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! If you O Lord should mark our guilt, Lord who would survive? But with you is found forgiveness, for this we revere you.”(Ps 130) I can imagine […]
Thursday 13 August
Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17; Ps 114; Matthew 18;21-19:1 Mercy and Justice The parable of the man whose master forgave him a huge debt, only to find the same man treated one of his own debtors badly provides an unpleasant picture for us to live by. Our heavenly father forgives us over and over again – thankfully, […]
Saturday 1 August
St Alphonsus Liguori, B.D Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; Ps.66; Matthew 14:1-12 Be True to what is Right What kind of person have I allowed myself to become? Am I loyal to God’s word because I know it to be right, even when it means denying someone close to me? Or am I inclined to take the […]
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