Tag Archive for ‘life’
Saturday 24 March
Ezekiel 37:21-28; Canticle of Jeremiah 31:10-13; John 11:45-57 I shall rescue them … I shall cleanse them Jesus rested with his disciples in Ephraim before entering Jerusalem. Meanwhile, “the Chief Priests and Pharisees called a meeting. … From that day they were determined to kill him.” Their evil plans are subsumed into God’s plan! Jesus […]
Wednesday 14 March
Isaiah 49:8-15; Psalm 145:8-9, 13-14, 17-18; John 5:17-30 The Lord consoles his people Isaiah was the voice of God’s consolation to Israel. Cyrus was chosen by God to free the captives from exile in Babylon, and return them to Jerusalem where God dwelt in the Temple. Jerusalem’s temple is surpassed by the fullness of God […]
Tuesday 13 March
ANNIVERSARY OF ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12; Psalm 46:2-3,5-6, 8-9; John 5:1-3, 5-16 This water comes from the sanctuary Ezekiel’s vision of the water flowing in abundance from the Temple Sanctuary along the parched Arabah Valley to the sea, invigorating plant and animal-life as it flowed, is an image of God’s presence, abundance, […]
Sunday 11 March
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Psalm 137:1-6; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 It is by grace that you have been saved, through faith Disobedient Israel enslaved herself in the prison of exile. Only the merciful action of God could free and reinstate her in Jerusalem. Paul writes: “When we were dead through our […]
Monday 12 March
Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; John 4:43-54 I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me Isaiah longed for the day when Mary’s “Yes” would initiate the new creation with the Son of the Father becoming flesh in her womb. At Easter, we will celebrate the mystery of our rebirth in Christ, when […]
Sunday 4 March
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT DAY OF PRAYER FOR CHILDREN Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:8-11; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 Lord, you have the words of everlasting life Today, we pray for children. The first reading outlines God’s plan for civilised living. The 10 Commandments are the building blocks for family and civic life, protecting all members […]
Can You Bear It?
A hundred-year-old opal miner died recently in Coober Pedy. He was asked on his last birthday earlier this year his secret to longevity and he said that for the past 50 years he has sprinkled a little gunpowder on his Weetbix each morning. He left behind 8 children, 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and a five […]
Friday 16 February
Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 51; Matthew 9:14-15 True fasting Jesus the bridegroom is always with us so our fasting is not one of mourning, of gloomy looks and of hanging the head like a drooping reed. No, since Christ the bridegroom is with us, our fasting does not look like fasting at all! Our fasting is […]
Thursday 15 February
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Luke 9:22-25 Choose life This Lent the Lord renews his covenant with us. The Lord says, “See, today I set before you a choice – to choose life or death.” To choose the life God offers is to pattern our lives on Christ, which means shouldering his cross daily through our […]
Tuesday 13 February
James 1:12-18; Psalm 94; Mark 8:14-21 Choosing the true bread In our Gospel reading, Jesus tries to get his disciples to look beyond their stomachs and to understand who he really is. Feeding a multitude from a few loaves of bread is, indeed, humanly impossible – but, for God, all things are possible – so, […]
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