Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Saturday 4 March
Isaiah 58:9-14; Psalm 86; Luke 5:27-32 Dinner with Jesus Can you envisage the dinner conversation between Jesus and the ‘tax collectors and sinners’? Would he have admonished them for their sinful lifestyles? I doubt it. Small talk? Probably. Questioning them about themselves? Yes. Answering their (many) questions? Certainly. But, most importantly, by his conversations with […]
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 […]
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross Artwork by Brother Martin Erspamer OSB, from the Community Prayer Edition, Stations of the Cross,
by Timothy Radcliffe OP, © Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2015.
Monday 27 February
Ecclesiasticus 17:24-29; Psalm 32; Mark 10:17-27 If only If only it were possible to be perfect. The man of great wealth in today’s Gospel story comes to Jesus seeking affirmation of his life of virtue and an assurance that it will result in a promise of eternal life. He firmly believes that his life has […]
Wednesday 22 February
Feast of the chair of St Peter 1 Peter 5:1-4; Psalm 23; Matthew 16:13-19 For the Church Our prayers on this feast day are for the Church. We pray especially for our Pope Francis. He is the successor of St Peter, the rock on which Jesus chose to build his Church. To him, Jesus gave […]
Tuesday 21 February
Ecclesiasticus 2:1-11; Psalm 37; Mark 9:30-37 Welcoming the child Jesus calls a child to stand in front of him among his friends. They have been arguing about their greatness. It happens many times that Jesus takes a child to teach us something very important about the kingdom of heaven. He says that the kingdom of […]
Thursday 16 February
Genesis 9:1-13; Psalm 102; Mark 8:27-33 God’s way Along with their fellow Jews, Peter and the disciples believed that it was God’s plan that the Christ, the Messiah, would come among them from God to save his people. They also recognised and acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ. But that he should go up to […]
Wednesday 15 February
Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22; Psalm 116B; Mark 8:22-26 Taking the lead Is there someone who needs your help? The blind man in today’s Gospel needed his friends to bring him to Jesus. He could not do that by himself. He needed his friends to lead him and guide him. He also needed the support of their […]
Tuesday 14 February
Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius Genesis 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Psalm 29; Mark 8:14-21 No eye has seen With just a few loaves of bread, Jesus fed the crowds who followed him. The miracle and its meaning were beyond the comprehension of those who witnessed it. In that miracle, Jesus gave us a foretaste of what […]
Friday 10 February
Memorial of St Scholastica Genesis 3:1-8; Psalm 32; Mark 7:31-37 Deaf and dumb Jesus touched the deaf man’s ear and tongue. He healed his speech impediment and his physical deafness. Our own deafness and silence may not be physical. They may be caused by fear or guilt or shame so that we are deprived of […]
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