Tag Archive for ‘joy’
Wednesday 7 May
Acts 8:1-8, Ps 66, John 6:35-40 The Joy of the Gospel – Evangelii Gaudium ‘A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody”. (EG266) The crowds paid attention to Philip because of his passion and his behaviour. He got rid of their pain and confusion, cured sickness and made a […]
Monday 3 March
1 Peter 1:3-9, Ps 111, Mark 10:17-27 What do I treasure? If you were asked to identify what you treasure most, what would you say? Would your spontaneous answer include the gift of love – of God, of your family, friends, or the world around you? What about faith in God’s word and hope in […]
Saturday 1 March
James 5:13-20, Ps 114, Mark 10:13-16 Jesus is for children too! No wonder Jesus tells us we must let children come to him: he remembered the sorrow of missing out on spending time with God when he was very young. His disappearance when he was twelve to do his father’s work in the temple and […]
Wednesday 22 January
Healed, empowered and fully alive David evens slays the mighty Goliath proving God is on his side [1Sam 17:32-33;37;40-51]. God as my rock also brings me freedom and joy [Psalm 143]. Chosen by Jesus as I am there will be opposition because being a favoured choice always generates envy. Some may even plot against me […]
Saturday 11 January
A change of view brings complete joy Whatever I ask for, God will give me providing it is for my long term good, but especially healing the darkness inside me that I need to be free of. Freedom from sin will make me happy and God’s plan for me will be fulfilled [1 Jn 5:14-23 […]
Saturday 21 December
Songs 2:8-14 or Zeph 3:14-18, Ps 32:2-3, 11-12, 20-21, Luke 1:39-45 My beloved “I hear my love.See how he comes”. (Songs 2:8) These words from our first reading today echo Elizabeth’s words to Mary, in our Gospel, that, at her approach “… the child in my womb leapt for joy!” Words for us to reflect […]
Thursday 7 November
Rom 14:7-12, Ps 27, Luke 15:1-10 Lost and found We know the experience of losing what is precious to us: even simple things like a beloved animal, or [the ever necessary] money: and we know the experience of joy when we find the animal, or the money we have lost. Imagine then the sorrow of […]
Sunday 3 November
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 11:22-12:2, 2 Thess 1:11-2:2,Luke 19:1-10 Like Zacchaeus, none of us measures up when it comes to being in the Presence of Jesus – we all fall short. Yet God has placed in our heart a desire to see him. We must make an effort, extend our energies of body, […]
Our forebears in faith
One of my earliest memories of being in church is of All Souls’ Day, long before I made my first communion, and of trying to ensure that I got as many souls out of purgatory as I possibly could by making visits to the church and saying many Our Fathers and Hail Marys. I later […]
On Refugees and asylum seekers; Parables of Mercy
Refugees and asylum seekers During his visit in early September, Pope Francis selected three words to define the work of the Jesuits and their collaborators at the Jesuit Service for Refugees: serve, accompany and defend. “Serving means to welcome with care a person as they arrive, to reach out to them, without calculation and without […]
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