Tag Archive for ‘hope’
Friday 1 December
Daniel 7:2-14; Daniel 3:75–81; Luke 21 29–33 Seeing the signs It is usually not possible for us to know what is going to happen in the future. When we look back at events we can say “why didn’t I see that coming!” Our faith tells us that eventually all will pass away, our own human […]
Sunday 26 November
Christ the King Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Your Kingdom come Kings we’ve read about, or even experienced, are a mixed bunch. The good kings are in fairy tales – the king who knows and loves his people, who cares for them. He ensures they are happy. And people […]
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 […]
Monday 7 August
Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Numbers 11:4-15; Psalm 81; Matthew 11:13-21 There is a time for grieving Following the death of his cousin, John, Jesus sought time and space to grieve. The needs of others overtook his own need, and his pity would nourish the people crowding round him, gifting them with hope and recharging […]
Francis Speaks on Hope
The Word of God nourishes a hope that is translated concretely in sharing and in mutual service.
Sunday 28 May
ASCENSION OF THE LORD World Communication Day28 May – 4 June:Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 On World Communication Day, Pope Francis has encouraged us 'to break the vicious circle of anxiety and stem the spiral of fear resulting from a constant focus on “bad news.” … […]
Francis speaks on Hope
Do not worry about tomorrow Matthew 6:24-34 is a firm reminder to entrust yourself to God — do not forget: entrust yourself to God — who takes care of the living beings in Creation. He provides food for all the animals, looks after the lilies and grass of the field (cf. vv. 26-28); his beneficent […]
Friday 14 April
Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 31; Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 We are healed Through Our Lord’s death on the cross, through his perfect sacrifice, we find healing, not just once, but over and over, as many times as we turn away from our sinfulness and back to him. At the moment of our death […]
The Cross our only hope
By the Editor Almost everyone is afraid of dying. And there is nothing wrong with that. Jesus was afraid of dying too. Yet in spite of his fear, he underwent what many would want to escape: he suffered so that we might be free. He willingly accepted being scorned, stripped of dignity, mocked and spat […]
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