Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Saturday 5 October
/p> Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29; Psalm 69; Luke 10:17-24 The eternal God reared you Baruch told the Jewish people that while their going into exile was due to their disobedience, God still loved them. In the Gospel, Jesus chastises Chorazin and Bethsaida (Jewish towns) for rejecting him. “For if the miracles had been done in Tyre […]
Wednesday 2 October
The Guardian Angels (M) Exodus 23:20-23; Psalm 91; Matthew 18:1-5, 10 You will find refuge Thank God for your Guardian Angel! God comforts us: “I myself will send an angel before you to guard you as you go and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Give him reverence … My angel […]
Sunday 29 September
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 6:1, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 Social Justice The main lesson we can learn from Jesus’ parable and Amos’ words is that the huge gap between the few who are extremely rich and the many who are destitute in our world is totally immoral. In fact, […]
Saturday 28 September
Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15; Canticle: Jeremiah 31:10-14; Luke 9:43-45 Mourning into gladness Jeremiah speaks in God’s name saying: “I will change their mourning into gladness, comfort them, give them joy after their troubles”, and once again we see Jesus’ disciples perplexed and saddened by Jesus’ repeated affirmation that he was going to suffer and die. They […]
Thursday 26 September
Haggai 1:1-8; Psalm 149; Luke 9:7-9 Wanting to be with Jesus Today’s gospel does not seem very inspiring! Could Herod’s perplexity have anything to say to us? Perhaps it would be helpful to look at ourselves to see why we seek Jesus. Are our prayers of petition motivated at times by selfishness? Are we able […]
Wednesday 25 September
Ezra 9:5-9; Canticle: Tobit 13; Luke 9:1-6 When I am poor then I am rich In different ways Jesus and Ezra have the same message for us: when we are poor and depend on God for everything we are truly blessed. It must have been somewhat frightening for Jesus’ little band to depart without any […]
Tuesday 24 September
Ezra 6:7-8, 12, 14-20; Psalm 122; Luke 8:19-21 Mary lived by faith Mothers will understand how Mary and her relations felt as they stood at the edge of the crowd and claimed their right to talk to Jesus. Did she feel rebuffed when she was told that her son valued the bonds among those who […]
Monday 23 September
SAINT PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA (M) Ezra 1:1-6; Psalm 126; Luke 8:16-18 Let your light shine There are two images in today’s readings: Ezra and Psalm 126 describe the joy of homecoming and Jesus urges us not to be afraid to let the light of our faith and love be visible and active. Faith is […]
Saturday 21 September
SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (F) Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13; Psalm 19:1-4; Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus chooses the outsider As we read the Gospels we cannot help but notice that tax collectors were among the most hated people, not only by the Jewish authorities but also by the ordinary people. Their work was the collection of taxes […]
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