Tag Archive for ‘Sunday’
Sunday 24 January
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; Ps 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Good news to the poor We are Christ’s body, each of us a different part with a special function. Each of us in our own way, instructed and guided by God’s law, baptised and anointed ‘in the one Spirit,’ […]
Sunday 17 January
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year C) Isaiah 62:1-5; Ps 96;1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 ‘Why turn to me?’ That’s the question that Jesus asked Mary. His Mother’s instinct for the right moment was faultless and her Son gave the first of his ‘signs’ at Cana. When we’re doing our best to deal with life’s […]
Sunday 10 January
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 104; Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 My favour rests on you As Jesus is beloved of the Father, so are we loved. We were chosen before time began to be baptised ‘with the Holy Spirit and fire’ to give witness to God’s love and to […]
Sunday 3 January
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Gifts for a King Today we celebrate God’s gift of his Son to the gentile nations, represented at the crib by the wise men. The wise men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense. What gift shall I give back to God today? […]
Sunday 27th December
Feast of the Holy Family: Sirach [Eccles] 3:2-6,12-14 honouring father and mother is what we are created to do even with all their faults. Just as God loved me with all my faults. Col 3:12-21 unconditional love of parents, family, friends and colleagues makes sense because God loves me unconditionally. Lk 2:41-52 key to understanding […]
Monday 21st December
Song 2:8-14 examining my heart in a loving way in prayer I may see God acting in my humble life so I can spontaneously feel the poetry of love. Lk 1:39-45 see again the reflection for the fourth Sunday of Advent above as it is the same text.
Sunday 13th December
MY FREE CHOICE OF FALSE SELF OR TRUE SELF: Third Sunday of Advent: Zeph 3:14-18 God is “in our midst” but a “shout-for-joy-life” depends on whether I see it or not. As Paul says in Phil 4:4-7: ask to see it. Often we prefer to worry because we think people will pity us more. Patience […]
Sunday 6th December
CLEARING THE BLOCKS TO MY TRUE SELF: Second Sunday of Advent: Baruch 5:1-9 I will be at peace within if I am a person of truth and I will be admired by others if I wrap myself in God allowing myself to be led by God “to the light of glory.” Phil 1:3-6,8-11 once I […]
Sunday 29 November
First Sunday of Advent Ps 25: 4-5,8-9,10,14; Jer 33:14-16; 1Thess 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28,34-36 Another year nearly over Is it time to reflect? Have we made progress on our journey of faith? This month we have been often called to be vigilant and to prepare ourselves. How do we prepare ourselves? Today shall we prepare ourselves […]
Sunday 22 November
Christ the King Ps 93; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelations 1:5-8; John 18:33-37 Jesus, King of the Universe An interesting conversation between Jesus and Pilate. “Are you the king of The Jews?…My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being […]
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