Tag Archive for ‘life’
Wednesday 27 September
St Vincent de Paul Corinthians 1: 26-31, Canticle: Tobit 13:2-8, Matthew 9: 35-37 Labouring for God St. Vincent de Paul’s life continues to inspire people to undertake works of charity. How does a life do that? God’s workers labour spiritually as well as temporally. In the midst of their work they abide in God’s mystical […]
Tuesday 26 September
Ezra 6:7-8,12,14-20, Psalm 122, Luke 8:19-21 Trust in God Paradoxically, this truth about the mission of Jesus Christ comes to be known through building up family and parish life. Churches need family and parish life but the Word of God cannot be bound even by this goodness. Few are called to cut ties with their […]
Sunday 24 September
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:6-9, Psalm 145, Phillippians 1:20-24,27, Matthew 20:1-16 Holy attitude In a Christian life, time and effort are not necessarily rewarded by God. Indeed they can become diversions if my life is not dedicated to God. Making the most of my time requires more attitude than effort. Am I willing […]
Saturday 23 September
St Pius of Pietrelcina 1 Timothy 6:13-16, Psalm 100, Luke 8: 4-15 Tilling the soil If I take the Word of God to heart my life becomes like rich soil. Sometimes I am not as receptive to the Word as I ought to be. I must till the soil of my life constantly, cultivating it, […]
Friday 22 September
1 Timothy 6:2-12, Psalm 49, Luke 8:1-3 The right focus The readings today hint at the sort of resourcefulness a follower of Jesus Christ must have. Some money, but not too much. How much is enough? A saintly life finds the right answer to that question. The women in the Gospel are saints. They share […]
Thursday 21 September
St Matthew Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Psalm 19A, Matthew 9:9-13 Tuning into grace It is through grace that I come to know my unique part in building up the body of Christ on earth. It is so easy to go with the cultural flow of community life and its collective good works never giving a thought […]
Wednesday 20 September
STS Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions 1 Timothy 3:14-16, Psalm 111, Luke 7:31-35 Wise discipleship The Gospel Acclamation for today says, “Accept God’s message for what it really is: God’s message, and not some human thinking.” Mystery is part of our faith lives. Jesus Christ has an air of mystery about him […]
Saturday 16 September
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15, Ps 125, John 17: 11-19 Martyrs in common. The death of a martyr reminds us that we all carry the life and death of Jesus Christ around in our bodies. The soft persecution of Christians in post-truth societies must be borne with a martyr’s courage and faith. […]
Thursday 14 September
the Triumph of the Cross Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 78, Philippians 2:6-11,John 3:13-17 Contemplate the Cross How is my life connected to Jesus Christ’s Cross? Is it just a liturgical connection at Easter? Do I delete the unpleasantness of the Cross from my living out of the Gospel? If I pursue an easy churched life with […]
Wednesday 13 September
St. John Chrysostom Colossians 3:1-11, Psalm 145, Luke 6:20-26 Living beatitude St. Paul says greed is the same thing as worshipping false gods, which come in many guises. We tend to see the false gods of others but not our own. Money, gluttony and pleasure are singled out by Jesus as obvious targets of human […]
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