Tag Archive for ‘life’
Pope Francis’ Act of Entrustment to Mary
Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima, with renewed gratitude for your motherly presence we join in the voice of all generations that call you blessed. We celebrate in you the great works of God, who never tires of lowering himself in mercy over humanity, afflicted by evil and wounded by sin, to heal and to save […]
Tuesday 2 May
St Athanasius Acts 7:51-8:1; Psalm 31; John 6:30-35 Valuing and sharing our treasures In the Gospel reading Jesus again challenges us to search behind our customary ways of looking at life and recognise that all we have is gift from God. Do I value the gifts that God has given me? When did I last […]
Thursday 27 April
Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 34; John 3:31-36 Witnesses to the truth John the Baptist gives testimony about Jesus, who has come from heaven, who is loved by God, and is filled with the Spirit. The apostles of whom we hear in the first reading ‘fill Jerusalem’ with teaching about the dying and rising of Jesus, so […]
Sunday 16 April
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9 Giving witness to the resurrection St Peter preached powerfully and well until his death in Rome. He had been among those who ate and drank with the risen Lord, and his life was given over to the Good News of […]
Thursday 6 April
Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105; John 8:51-59 I will be your God Had they been able to find him, they would have thrown stones at him, the loved Son of God, Jesus, who had existed from all eternity. He offered them life and fullness of life, and they chose death. He offered them the joy of […]
Sunday 2 April
Fifth Sunday of LentAnniversary of the death of Pope St John Paul II (2005) Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Life-giving love By raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus shows himself to have power over death, which is a consequence of sin. He also has power to unbind us from sinful habits and […]
Sunday 19 March
Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 The spring within There is one metaphor which has always symbolised for me the abiding presence of Christ in my life. Jesus, ‘a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life.’ Whatever my circumstances, however far I may have strayed on […]
Saturday 18 March
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 No need to fear If you feel unworthy; if you feel very inadequate in the sight of God and others; if your failures in life haunt you; if you harbour guilt for sins past or present; if you are afraid of facing your Maker on your day […]
Thursday 16 March
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus for me The rich man didn’t do anything to cause or contribute to Lazarus’ poverty or ill-health. It was what he did not do which caused his downfall. In times of examination of conscience we can tend to focus on identifying our wrongful actions, rather than our wrongful […]
Tuesday 14 March
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Psalm 50; Matthew 23:1-12 We are all servants The key to the Lord’s teaching in today’s Gospel is contained in the last two sentences. Whether we be a leader or follower, a senior or a junior, high or low on the social scale, our role is always the same: to serve. Love […]
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