Tag Archive for ‘Ordinary Time’
Sunday 21 August
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Isaiah 66: 18-21; Psalm 117: 1, 2; Hebrews 12: 5-13; Luke 13: 22-30 Knocking on the door Door knocking can be a fascinating exercise. Sometimes no-one answers even though we are sure someone is there. There can be outright rejection. There can be the door half-open that reveals suspicion. But […]
Sunday 14 August
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time Jeremiah 38: 4- 6, 8-10; Psalm 40: 2-4, 18; Hebrews 12: 1-4; Luke 12: 49-53 Divisions Divisions occur often among people. The divisions can be trivial or serious. They can be brief or longer lasting. Divisions can lead to conflict and even war. We can be agents of peace, unity […]
Sunday 26 June
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 19: 16, 19-21; Psalm 16: 1-2,5, 7-11; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62 “He resolutely determined …” The word ‘resolutely’ says so much about Jesus and his commitment to all that awaited him in Jerusalem. The lack of hospitality in the Samaritan village offended James and John but Jesus […]
Sunday 27 February
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiasticus 27:4-7; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45 From the store of goodness. Often what annoys us in others is what we don’t like to face in ourselves. We can be quick to judge or criticise but fail to see the plank in our own eye. These shortcomings […]
Sunday 20 February
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 11-13, 22-23; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 Be compassionate There is a good saying which goes –‘be compassionate to everyone, starting with yourself.’ The first reading from Samuel and the Gospel today speak of compassion. It is good to be compassionate […]
Sunday 6 February
Waitangi Day 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 A true encounter There are clear messages given in the readings from Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke today. Isaiah meets God in the sanctuary and is sent out as his messenger. The disciples meet Jesus and are […]
Sunday 30 January
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 Acceptance The One who proclaims the time of God’s acceptance is not accepted by his own people. The ministry he begins – and that will continue after his death-resurrection through the Church – is about acceptance. It is […]
Sunday 23 January
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Word of God Sunday Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; Psalm 19:8-10, 15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Fulfilled among us In the Greek, Luke 1:1-4 is one long sentence in the cultured style of Greek writers. In beginning in this way, Luke signals that the Christian movement is not to hide […]
Sunday 16 January
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Abundance The first meal in John connects the gifts of earth and people in an experience of eating and drinking at a wedding. Jesus does not intervene in processes of nature. He shares and increases the joy of ordinary people. […]
Monday 10 January
Week 1 in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 1:1-8; Psalm 116:12-19; Mark 1:14-20 A life-long adventure In the ancient world it was not usual for teachers to seek disciples. Instead, teachers attracted disciples. The action of Jesus, therefore, is striking and evokes the biblical figure of Wisdom who goes about calling her followers. These four fishermen […]
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