Tag Archive for ‘Holy Spirit’
Friday 8 June
2 Timothy 3: 7-10; Ps 119A; Mark 12:35-37 Enlightenment from the Holy Spirit Just as the Holy Spirit's identification of the Christ – the Messiah – as being King David's son (i.e. descendant and rightful successor) gave those listening great joy, his presence and action in our lives continues to awaken and nurture our faith. […]
Sister Ema Konokono DOLC, Prayer Leader for Children
MM: Where were you born, Sister and when did you join the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion? Ema: I was born in Nukualofa Tonga, and was professed in the Home of Compassion in 1975. MM: What launched you on your ministry of prayer with children? Ema: In 2009 I attended a course led by […]
Tuesday 24 April
Acts 7:51-8:1 or Acts 9:19b-31; Ps 31; John 6:30-35 Beware pagan hearts I ask for the faith and courage to let Stephen’s opening words in today’s first reading sink into me: “You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears, always resisting the Holy Spirit.”
Monday 16 April
Acts 4:23-31 or Acts 5:17-42; Ps 2; John 3:1-8 The Spirit blows where it will Jesus hoped Nicodemus would “enter the kingdom of God,” doing so, “born of the Spirit.” Jesus seems to sense that Nicodemus has come to him blown by the Spirit. I ponder on the way that the Holy Spirit is a […]
Wednesday 8 February
1 Kings 10: 1-10; Psalm 37; Mark 7:14-23. Christ alone is our wisdom. God presented King Solomon with a magnificent wisdom gift. Each day I pray to the Holy Spirit for the wisdom that he wishes to give me so that I might be brought to full measure in Christ, my life’s work. St Paul […]
Tuesday 31 January
John Bosco 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30,-19:3; Ps 87,Mark 5:21-43 Humble yourself before God Laying ourselves and our needs bare before God and asking for His help can be a humbling experience, because in doing so we have to expose ourselves as we really are and let Him know we cannot cope without His […]
Sunday 29 January
Fourth Sunday of the Year Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Ps 95,1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Entrusting all to God Placing our faith in God’s word and entrusting everything we are, have and want in His hands is a demonstration of His authority in our lives. With faith we can ask anything of God. Through Him, we can […]
Saturday 28 January
St Thomas Aquinas 2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17; Ps 51, Mark 4:26-34 Our head must heed the voice of our soul The gift of faith given to us by our Father in Heaven is enlivened by the loving grace of the Holy Spirit so we can allow ourselves to freely and wholeheartedly believe in God. This […]
Friday 27 January
2 Samuel 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17; Ps 51, Mark 4:26-34 The mustard seed Just as the mustard seed begins as a tiny seed and grows into a plant that provides shelter to the birds, so is our faith implanted in us to grow and flourish so it can provide shelter for God and His holy commandments. […]
Monday 23 January
2 Samual 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89, Mark 3:22-30 A Household Divided Jesus uses logic to rebut the charge that he was possessed. If it was true, he was casting out devils, his own subjects. Thus a household divided cannot stand. This outrageous charge by the Scribes is a sign that they were sinning against the […]
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