Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Friday 24 August
Apocalypse 21:9-14; Psalm 145; John 1:45-51 Come and see Today make “come and see” your mantra or chant. Light a candle and sit quietly. Imagine hearing those words: come and see. Maybe it’s Phillip saying it. Maybe it’s a wise person whom you respect. Maybe it’s Jesus himself. Say these words when you are eating, […]
Sunday 19 August
Twentieth Week Ordinary Time Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalms 34; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 We live together Jesus tells us today that we live in him and he lives in us. What? He lives in me? When I think about this it makes me a living tabernacle. He lives in me. Strange thing is that he also […]
Saturday 18 August
Ezekiel 18:1-13, 30-32; Psalm 51; Matthew 19:13-15 Do not stop them. The disciples, Jesus’ best friends, sometimes operated as bouncers. They thought they knew what he wanted, who he liked. Tired after arguments with the Pharisees, they wanted a break. Then people started pushing children towards him. The disciples responded “get outta here,” “take them […]
Tuesday 14 August
St Maxmillian Kolbe Ezekiel 2:8-3:4; Psalm 119B; Matthew 18:1-5, 10-14 Akahoa he iti he pounamu – although small, a treasure Too many of our children live in poverty. Too many of our young people commit suicide. Too many of our girls and boys are sexually abused. Too many fail at school. Jesus says to us […]
Saturday 11 August
Habakkuk 1:12-2:4; Psalm 9; Matthew 17:14-20 “You have little faith” The disciples had followed Jesus for a while. They knew him. They listened to him. They saw him as their leader, as the one who could save them and the world. He told them the purpose of his life was to show them how to […]
Monday 30 July
Jeremiah 13:1-11; Canticle Deuteronomy 32:18-21; Matthew 13:31-35 Change my heart O God We can see another example of Jesus' familiarity with his environment when he took a plant growing in his area as a simile of the Kingdom of Heaven. The tiny seed of the species of mustard in the Middle East can develop into […]
Sunday 29 July
SEVENTEENTH WEEK ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 Live worthy of your calling Paul's call to the people of Ephesus and to us to live worthy of our vocation rings so loudly because he was being held prisoner for his faithfulness to his calling. So many persons in our world […]
Saturday 28 July
Jeremiah 7:1-11; Psalm 84; Matthew 13:24-30 We wait for the Lord In Matthew's gospel we see Jesus' familiarity with the details of agriculture in the surrounding countryside. Darnel is a noxious weed, the seed of which is similar to that of wheat. Planted together the shoots would become intertwined and only distinguishable above ground. Who […]
Wednesday 25 July
St James, Apostle 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Psalm 126; Matthew 20:20-28 You are My disciple What a wonderful example of how to deal with difficult people Jesus gives us today in Matthew's gospel! When the sons of Zebedee wanting preferential treatment, get their mother to ask on their behalf, Jesus calls them to himself. He brings […]
Tuesday 24 July
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 85; Matthew 12:46-50 Who is my neighbour? Today we are standing outside with Mary and some of the disciples listening to Jesus preach and heal. When his attention is drawn to our presence, he stretches his hands and embraces us as his family, his next-of-kin, if we are doing what God […]
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