Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Monday 29 July
St Martha Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34; Psalm 106; John 11:19-27 Flowering of faith When Martha says to Jesus that she has come to believe that he is the Messiah, the one who was to come into the world, we are witnessing the full flowering of her faith, the full flowering of her lifetime of openness in […]
Thursday 25 July
St James, Apostle Corinthians 4:7-15; Psalm 126; Matthew 20:20-28 Patience Whenever, it seems, that Jesus prophecies his forthcoming passion and death his closest disciples miss the point or interrupt with an immediate, ‘oh, and by the way, response…!’ Jesus rebukes Peter. He chides the apostles for arguing about who is the greatest and, in today’s […]
Wednesday 24 July
Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15; Psalm 78; Matthew 13:1-9 The potential of the seed We have passed the winter equinox and we imagine the days getting a little bit lighter, even if they still seem a little bit wetter! Jesus uses many images in his parables from the land and in today’s gospel he portrays the seed […]
Tuesday 23 July
Exodus 14:21-15:1; Canticle Exodus 15:1-18; Matthew 12:46-50 Brothers, sisters, mothers What an amazing thought – everybody who is in a relationship with Jesus, everybody who follows him, becomes his brother or sister or mother which must mean as brothers and sisters and mothers of Jesus we, in turn, reveal a particular aspect of the face […]
Monday 22 July
St Mary Magdalene Songs 3:1-4; Psalm 63; John 20:1-2 , 11-18 Called by name Pope Francis calls Mary Magdalene the ‘Apostle of the Apostles’, and the ‘Apostle of the new and greatest hope.’ “How beautiful” he says, “to think that the first appearance of the Risen One took place in such a personal way! That […]
Sunday 21 July
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Genesis 18:1-10; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:24-28;Luke 10:38-42 Labels It’s very easy to label Martha a fusspot and to leave it at that! However, if we take the time to trace her development in the gospel of John [chapter 11], we see that she is the one who greets Jesus after […]
Saturday 20 July
Exodus 12:37-42; Psalm 136; Matthew 12:14-21 The bruised reed “…The bruised reed he will not break, and the flickering flame he will not quench…” What beautiful words from the prophet Isaiah and how beautifully they are embodied in the ministry of Jesus. When I am estranged from others through quarrels, or through anger or resentment, […]
Friday 19 July
Exodus 11:10-12:14; Psalm 116:12-18; Matthew 12:1-8 Mercy “Mercy is what I want and not sacrifice…” We cannot earn the mercy of God – it is pure gift. Often we think if we work hard and keep all the rules then Jesus will show us his mercy whereas Jesus gives mercy to everyone freely and lavishly. […]
Tuesday 16 July
Exodus 2:1-15; Psalm 69; Matthew 11:20-24 Gratitude At times, it can be relatively easy to look upon the ministry of Jesus as a success and to judge our own sharing in his ministry in those terms. It’s much harder to look upon his times of total exasperation at the fickleness of the crowd. If we […]
Monday 15 July
St Bonaventure, B.D. Exodus 1:8-14, 22; Psalm 124; Matthew 10:34-11:1 Sharing in Christ’s work This passage of Matthew’s gospel completes a time of instruction and teaching from Jesus – the mission and mandate for the disciple, and the particular shape of his or her response to Christ in sharing in his mission. Within all discipleship […]
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