Tag Archive for ‘mercy’
Friday 22 July
St Mary Magdalene Song of Songs 3:1-4; Ps 63; John 20:1-2, 11-18 All will be forgiven No sinner is too far gone to be forgiven. Nor is any sin too great. The example of one of the Bible’s greatest saints, Mary Magdalene, shows this. In a time when women were routinely stoned to death for […]
Monday 4 July
Hosea 2:16-18, 21-22; Ps 145; Matthew 9:18-26 Praise God Faith must be one of God’s most wonderful gifts. Through this we can see his mercy and steadfast love to all, his faithfulness and kindness. Through this we receive his healing forgiveness, experience his compassion and are given another gift: hope and trust in his promise […]
Saturday 2 July
Amos 9:11-15; Ps. 85; Matthew 9:14-17 Seek forgiveness God forgives all our sins. We know this – but for some reason we forget sometimes, especially when – maybe after seeking reconciliation – we find ourselves yet again in a state of spiritual illness. This can be a wretched time, doing wrong, being in denial, feeling […]
Friday 1 July
Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Amos 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119A; Matthew 9:9-13 I come not to call the righteous but sinners Christ’s ministry as a healer – of minds, bodies and souls – sets an example to us. We are blessed with the gift of faith that enables us to see this – though the […]
Tuesday 21 June
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, RELIGIOUS 2 Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36; Ps. 48; Matthew 7:6, 12-14 Lord have mercy The Assyrians besiege Jerusalem. King Hezekiah of Judah prays to God to save Judah. God hears his humble and desperate prayer. The prophet Isaiah tells the king the city will be spared and the Assyrians will be defeated. […]
Sunday 12 June
Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13; Ps. 32; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 The penitent heart The penitent heart is open not only to God’s mercy but also to God’s love. King David realised this, and the woman in the gospel experienced it. But Simon the Pharisee was too caught up in […]
Stories of Mercy
Jeremy Gray sm To mark the Year of Mercy the Marist Messenger will present a series of reflections on the lives of Marists who have worked in New Zealand since 1838 and in whose lives mercy has shone. This article on Jeremy Gray sm was first published in the SMNZ newsletter. The details of Jeremy […]
Mercy
Mercy and Commitment The Jubilee of Mercy is an opportunity to enter in depth into the mystery of God’s goodness and love. The Church invites us to get to know better the Lord Jesus, and to live faith in a way coherent with a lifestyle that expresses the Father’s mercy. My life, my attitude, my […]
On Mercy, Mission, Forgiveness and the American Circus
Mercy and Mission Day by day we enter into the life of this Holy Year of Mercy. With His grace, the Lord guides our steps as we cross the Holy Door and comes towards us so as to stay always with us, despite our shortcomings and our contradictions. Let us never tire of asking His […]
Sunday 6 March
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Joshua 5:9-12, Ps 34, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Familial love How hard it is to watch those we think less good than ourselves getting special attention in the Christian life. Jesus Christ knows this and gives us this family story where we see God’s great forgiveness and mercy at […]
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