Tag Archive for ‘grace’
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. […]
Sunday 5 June
Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 1 Kings 17:17-24; Ps. 30; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 Raised to proclaim Elijah prays to God for the woman’s son who is near to death. God hears his prayer, and the son is made well again. But Jesus says to the young man who has died, ‘I tell you to […]
Sunday 29 May
the Body and Blood of Christ Genesis 14:18-20, Ps 110, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 9:11-17 There is enough The feeding of the 5000 was dependent on someone giving all they had. This is what Jesus did and does for us every time we share the Eucharist. When we receive his body and blood and say […]
Monday 23 May
Eighth Week in Ordinary Time 1 Peter 1:3-9, Ps 111, Mark 10:17-27 Jesus looked We each have ‘riches,’ habits and certainties. Jesus asks the young man to give up everything. The young man has led a good life. Yet there is something that he still remains attached too. He just can’t do it. This gospel […]
Sunday 13 March
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Isaiah 43:16-21, Ps 126, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11 True freedom St Paul was a true friend of Christ. Even a cursory reading of this passage will reveal that he does in fact know Christ well. He has been thoroughly captured by the living Person who is Christ. The woman in the […]
Friday 4 March
Hosea 14:2-10, Ps 81, Mark 12:28-34 Guilt and grace I know that God is faithful to me even when I am not faithful to him. When I do not love God as I ought I feel my unfaithfulness. This is an opportunity for spiritual growth. Guilt is quickly healed when I enter the world of […]
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