Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Thursday 20 September
Sts Andrew Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang & Companions 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Psalm 118; Luke 7:36-50 Believe in God’s goodness Simon the Pharisee invites Jesus to the table. Simon offers minimal hospitality. In contrast, the woman has been unselfconsciously generous in her display of respect and affection for Jesus. She is humble and contrite. She can […]
Tuesday 18 September
1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; Psalm 100; Luke 7:11-17 God in our midst Nain, a small town, about 13 kms southeast of Nazareth, is the setting for a beautiful display of compassion and God’s power by Jesus. The young, dead man was his mother’s only son, she was a widow. Her future therefore bleak. “I tell […]
Monday 17 September
1 Corinthians 11:17-26,33; Psalm 40; Luke 7:1-10 Power to show love Placing the representative of the detested colonial power, the Romans, in a vulnerable, central role is extraordinary. A centurion has a Jewish servant who is gravely ill. Not only does the centurion like and care for the servant, he has been generous to the […]
Sunday 16 September
Twenty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Isaiah 50:5-9; Psalm 116A; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 Who is Christ? St Peter helps the identity of Jesus to be clarified. Jesus is not Elijah returned from the dead, neither one of the prophets nor John the Baptist. However, although Peter correctly describes Jesus as the Christ he rejects […]
Wednesday 12 September
1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Psalm 45B; Luke 6:20-26 Room for God Jesus is saying that to be poor is to be blessed. It is typical in Scripture for exaggeration to be used in order to communicate spiritual wisdom. The wisdom here is that with being poor there is more chance of being dependent upon God than […]
Thursday 6 September
1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Psalm 24; Luke 5:1-11 Not all up to us How come Simon and the others followed Jesus so readily as disciples? Not only had Jesus effected a tremendous catch of fish but, just before this miracle, he had completely and instantly healed Simon’s mother-in-law. The powerful, loving presence of God in our […]
Wednesday 5 September
1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Psalm 33; Luke 4:38-44 Flawed but called There is an interesting word in English meaning ‘not perfect’ or ‘illogical’ or ‘there is a fault.’ E.g. I buy a table and on getting it home discover that there is the beginnings of a large crack at one end, which I had not noticed. […]
Sunday 2 September
Twenty Second Week in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15; James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 Purity of motive God’s laws shape our moral and spiritual lives. In the Gospel, Jesus explains this by way of the example of cultural purity and, in particular, food and hygiene. In fact, he explains that the […]
Thursday 30 August
1Corinthians 1:1-9; Psalm 145; Matthew 24:42-51 The root determines the fruit As Christians we are called to be like Jesus. He is the root of our lives. We are called to be his witness, be him to every person we meet, in every situation we are in and to make our choices with a Jesus […]
Saturday 25 August
Ezekiel 43:1-7; Psalm 85; Matthew 23:1-12 Humble pie It’s a bit messy isn’t it. “Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.” What a theory! It picks us up and turns us upside down. The world teaches us that the recipe to become a leader is to put […]
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