Tag Archive for ‘Ordinary Time’
Sunday 14 November
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32 The second coming What wonderful reminders of the promise of hope for us in these readings. Despite all the difficulties in life, we have the second coming to look forward to. We have the priceless gift of God’s sacrifice for our […]
Sunday 7 November
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 17:10-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 God’s love of the poor Today we hear of two poor widows. Each shows great generosity, despite their poverty. The first one is rewarded by an abundance of food, as God promised. The second, we assume, is also rewarded. God despises […]
Sunday 19 September
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 2:12, 17-20; Psalm 54; James 3:16-4:3; Mark 9:30-37 Let’s get our priorities right Jesus talks to his friends about what is going to happen to him. Confused, they argue about who is the most important. So Jesus takes a child and explains that how they treat children is how […]
Sunday 12 September
24th sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 50:5-9; Psalm 116:1-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 Whoops Peter got 10 out of 10 for his answer to the Religious education question Jesus put to him. He had learnt well. Then whoops, their relationship turned to custard. Jesus explained what being the Christ would mean both for him and […]
Sunday 29 August
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15; James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen to me and understand One of the common observations of lockdown is that we could hear the birds again. Industrial noise was silenced so that tui, kōkako, and fantail could all have their say. This is […]
Sunday 22 August
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Joshua 24:1- 2, 15-18; Psalm 34; Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69 Lord, to whom shall we go? I am sure we can all resonate with those words of Joshua. I always enjoy listening to this reading. I try to imagine the people I minister with gathered around the decision of a […]
Sunday 8 August
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 The living bread I am sure that some of us have developed the art of bread-making. I enjoy the aroma and the eating of bread. I wonder if Jesus enjoyed the aroma and then the eating of homemade bread? He makes […]
Sunday 1 August
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 Work for food that endures How we choose to spend our energy is one of those ‘life questions.’ A question to take to our retreat or to a time of prayer. The weekend can be a good moment for some […]
Sunday 18 July
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34 Sheep without a shepherd Jeremiah saw Jerusalem captured, the Temple destroyed, and God’s people exiled. He blamed poor leaders, comparing them with the coming Messiah. St Paul reminds us that division is over. Jew and Gentile are reconciled in Christ. God’s peace […]
Sunday 11 July
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 7:12-15, Psalm 85, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:7-13 Jesus empowers us today Consider this early church prayer from Ephesians. You are blessed with every spiritual blessing. You are chosen to be holy and pure through love in Christ’s presence. You are adopted into God’s family. Your sin has been wiped […]
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