Tag Archive for ‘grace’
Wednesday 8 March
Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 51; Luke 11:29-32 Our true selves Today’s Psalm 51 might reawaken in us a sense of our sinfulness and of our need for God’s redemptive grace. In our self-appraisal do we see ourselves as the good guys, keeping the Commandments, keeping the faith, and therefore anticipating that we are ‘earning’ our heavenly […]
Monday 20 February
Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10; Psalm 93; Mark 9:14-29 The power of prayer How do you pray? What do you pray about? Your prayer may be in the form of a request for something you need. It may be asking God’s help or healing for some person who is dear to you. Your prayer may be contemplative, holding […]
Thursday 26 January
SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS 2 Timothy 1:1-8; Psalm 95:1-3, 7-8, 10;Mark 4:21-25 Generous and open Timothy and Titus were close friends of St Paul and bishops in their own right. Both as companions and as leaders they acted with generosity and integrity, always being willing to take on whatever Paul or the community asked 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 […]
Thursday 20 October
Ephesians 3:14-21, Ps.33, Luke 12:49-53 The divine blessing St Paul was a complex man with a wide range of emotions, all expressed passionately in his writing. The most beautiful passages, however, come from quieter moments when passion subsides and Paul is filled with grace. We cannot read this prayer to the Ephesians without being touched […]
Thursday 25 August
1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Ps 145; Matthew 24:42-51 Stay awake Paul will often greet his readers with the salutation of “grace and peace”: God’s free gift of divine life and one of the results of that gift. In serving God and our neighbour we are able to spread grace and peace – and we learn that […]
Monday 22 August
the Queenship of Mary 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96; Matthew 23:13-22 Grace and peace This week begins four weeks of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians (II) and to the Corinthians (I). Each letter has this greeting – grace and peace. We might wish to apply these words to the Blessed Virgin Mary: ‘hail, full […]
Tuesday 26 July
Sts Joachim and Anne Ecclesiasticus 44:1, 10-15; Ps 132; Matthew 13:16-17 An example of unconditional love It must have been very difficult for Our Lady’s parents to accept the changes in their young daughter’s life when a respectable betrothal had to turn into a hasty marriage. Yet they supported and loved her – just as […]
Thursday 21 July
Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 36; Matthew 13:10-17 Open your heart How receptive am I to God’s word? Do I listen and obey or do I hold back because listening creates a division in my heart between what I may want and what God wants? Closing ourselves off from God wastes the opportunity to come […]
Monday 11 July
St Benedict Isaiah 1:11-17; Ps 50; Matthew 10:34-11:1 Giving my best Where does my loyalty lie? Sometimes we really are put to the test. It might be a simple choice between going to Mass or staying in bed for the morning. In big things and little, we are put to the test again and again. […]
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