Tag Archive for ‘good’
Friday 10 November
Pope St Leo the Great Romans 15:14-21; Psalm 98; Luke 16:1-8 Be creative It seems strange for Jesus to praise the steward who seemed to cheat his master. Perhaps, though, the debts were so great that a good discount was the best chance of having them paid! The steward’s motive wasn’t the best – but […]
Sunday 5 November
31st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10; Psalm 131, I Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 Good example is encouraging The teacher who says to others, “Do this,” and does the opposite, loses credibility very quickly. We hope people will practice what they preach. Jesus often took issue with the Pharisees for this very reason. […]
Saturday 4 November
St Charles Borromeo Romans 11:1-2, 11-12, 25-29; Psalm 94; Luke 14:1, 7-11. Accepting who I am The ‘wedding feast’ story today is a story of humility. We hear a lot about this virtue, but what is it? Thomas Aquinas said humility “is seeing ourselves as God sees us.” Often, we prefer to see ourselves as […]
Friday 3 November
St Martin de Porres Romans 9:1-5; Psalm 147; Luke 14:1-6 Laws are for…..? Good laws are important to follow. Normally they are to protect you and me – our rights, our lives, our property. Sometimes, though, I can make my own opinion a law, and expect others to act in accord with it. It can […]
Wednesday 1 November
All Saints Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 Your faithful people Today we rejoice in our ‘saints’ – citizens of Heaven. These are the saints we are named after, pray to often, read about. We number, too, all the good people we have known – our parents and friends and family […]
Friday 27 October
Romans 7:18-25; Psalm 119H; Luke 12: 54-59 Reach deeply One of the prayers we are to treasure is our simple pause before eating as we pray grace. All is gift, including the food we can share. Sometimes we eat on the run and forget to pause and then fail to recall the giftedness of it […]
Wednesday 25 October
Romans 6: 12-18; Psalm 124; Luke 12:39-48 Surprised by God Our life of prayer prepares our hearts in being sensitive to the presence of God in our midst. In our gospel for today, Jesus again reminds his listeners about a readiness to receive the Son of Man. This is about an openness to being surprised […]
Monday 16 October
Romans 1:1-7; Psalm 98; Luke 11:29-32 Awareness Before we pray, it is good to remind our hearts who is meeting us in this time of prayer. Jesus is greater than Solomon and greater than Jonah. His presence transforms and heals us. All that may well be troubling us is calmed when we know that Jesus […]
Saturday 7 October
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY Acts 1:12-14; Magnificat Response: Luke 1:46-55;Luke 1: 26-38 Union with Jesus When we allow ourselves to be influenced by Jesus, then we enter a more loving world. You see it ceases to be about us and more about the sheer joy of discovering God’s action around us. Jesus reminds us […]
Wednesday 4 October
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI Nehemiah 2:1-8; Psalm 137; Luke 9:57-62 Right action The call to follow Jesus is often difficult. Our response is never about having the 'right words' or offering a good appearance of being apparently Christian, but it is about the 'right action.' Not 'right words' then but 'right action.'St Francis shouted 'yes,' […]
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