Tag Archive for ‘Jesus Christ’
Monday 4 September
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Psalm 96, Luke 4:16-30 The full package Jesus Christ tells those who are with him the truth about himself. He is not falsely humble, pretending to be a lesser person than he is. A humble, truthful person is often hard to befriend. Jesus Christ is such a Person. He has a prophet’s […]
Sunday 3 September
22ND Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7-9, Psalm 63, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 16:21-27 Hope through suffering Peter’s reaction to Christ’s information is a classic response of a human being to a god. We want our gods to be gods, not human like us. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He wants to be […]
Thursday 17 November
St Elizabeth of Hungary Apocalypse 5:1-10; Ps 149; Luke 19:41-44 Understanding the message Am I like the inhabitants of Jerusalem and fail to understand the message of Jesus Christ? Their city was destroyed in 70 A.D. as a result. Will my ‘city’ be destroyed? We have the benefit of the Gospels and the teachings of […]
Friday 25 March
GOOD FRIDAY Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Ps 31, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, Passion John 18:1-19:42 Darkness, only darkness Today my friendship with Jesus Christ is sorely tested. With my Lord I suffer the injustice of an agonising, innocent death. In my suffering I am acknowledging the mind of God and his plan for his world. Two thousand odd […]
Thursday 24 March
HOLY THURSDAY Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, Ps 116B, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15 I am pompous like Peter Would I want Jesus to wash my feet right now? Would I like a bit more time to appear more worthy? Would I want to wash the feet of someone who has […]
Tuesday 22 March
Tuesday in Holy Week Isaiah 49:1-6, Ps 71, John 13:21-23, 36-38 I am human like Peter Am I present with my troubled Lord as he does what has to be done, as he obeys God’s will for himself and for me? Jesus Christ knows he is doing the right thing. He speaks of this right […]
Sunday 20 March
PASSION SUNDAY Isaiah 50:4-7, Ps 22, Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 22:14-23:56 I step boldly towards Calvary Today I ‘remember’ the events of Holy Week. Remembering the Paschal Mystery and living the present moment with Jesus Christ as he walks into Jerusalem do not cancel each other out. One action is contemplative, the other active. They come […]
Monday 14 March
Daniel 13:1-62, Ps 23, John 8:1-11 Be rescued by being reconciled. Susanna is a woman of integrity who simply could not betray the truth about life. The Holy Spirit roused Daniel to rescue her. The woman in the Gospel betrayed the truth about life and God sent his Son to her to redeem her life. […]
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 […]
Thursday 10 March
Exodus 32:7-14, Ps 106, John 5:31-47 Recognising my idols Today is a good day to examine my life for idols, those human creations, not necessarily cast in metal, which I hold so dear they stop me loving and worshipping God and stop me following Jesus Christ to Calvary. Soft idols come sneakily into my life. […]
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