Tag Archive for ‘joy’
Sunday 24 January
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; Ps 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Good news to the poor We are Christ’s body, each of us a different part with a special function. Each of us in our own way, instructed and guided by God’s law, baptised and anointed ‘in the one Spirit,’ […]
Wednesday 2nd December
Is 25:6-10 though for Isaiah the day of feasting and of gladness was yet to come, for me it is here now. Joy is here for me now in this life and the next. Mt 15:29-37 describes the joy Isaiah longed for, that came through Jesus, just as it is here for me now. I […]
Wednesday 9 September
Colossians 3:1-11; Ps.145; Luke 6:20-26 The realm of God These words are revolutionary because they challenge our value systems. To be filled with joy or blessedness calls for a transformation from within. Listen to Jesus speak these words to you in the context of your life. Open your hands as you pray for the desire […]
Thursday 27 August
St Monica 1. Thessalonians 3:7-13; Ps. 90; Matthew 24: 42-51 Am I ready? If Jesus were to stand before me right now and said “Come along, it’s your turn now,” what do I think he’d see in me? And what would I think when I saw him? Would I see someone I loved and had […]
Thursday 6 August
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Daniel 7:9-10,13-14; Ps 97; Peter 1:16-19; Luke 9:28-36 Become transfigured In a homily Bishop Anastasius of Sinai said “Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and — I speak boldly — it is for us now to follow him with all […]
Saturday 16 May
Acts 18:23-28, Ps. 47, John 16:23-28 Ask, seek, knock A children’s song has them using their fingers like opening lips (ask), placing their hand over their brow – shielding their eyes (seek) and then pretending to knock on an imaginary door. While reflecting Matthew’s Gospel 7:7 more than the passage from John’s Gospel today, they […]
Friday 15 May
Acts 18:19-18, Ps. 47, John 16:20-23 Joy John’s Gospel records “you are sad now” because of the coming sufferings of Jesus’ agony, scourging and crucifixion – and after His glorious Resurrection from the dead – “I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take […]
Thursday 12th March
Jeremiah 7:23-28, Ps. 95, Luke 11:14-23 How is your Lent going? Hardening our hearts can happen slowly like plaque building in arteries or on teeth. Sin is like that too; crusting up our conscience making us unresponsive to the flow of grace. No-one likes drilling cavities but a regular dental check-up saves pain. How is […]
Wednesday 4th March
Jeremiah 18:18-20,Ps. 31, Matthew 20:17-28 Reject the love of power – submit to the power of love Someone once said we may be the only Gospel some people ever read. Disciples are called to reject the love of power, submitting instead to the power of love. Serving in love and joy is sustainable with the […]
Monday 5 January
1John 3:22-4:6, Ps.2, Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 Being Excited “His fame spread …” People were excited by Jesus! They came from all over the country to hear him teach and to be healed. We too come to Jesus in our prayer, in Scripture, and in the Eucharist. Are we excited too? Has the time we spend […]
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