Tag Archive for ‘trust’
Tuesday 31 January
SAINT JOHN BOSCO Hebrews 12:1-4;Psalm 21:26-28, 30-32;Mark 5:21-43 The rewards of perseverance In today’s First Reading we’re reminded of the importance of not losing sight of Jesus and to avoid everything that hinders us. And in the Gospel that message is reinforced by the personal encounters of those seeking Jesus who do not let their […]
Monday 19 December
Judges 13:2-7, 24-25; Psalm 71; Luke 1:5-25 O Come Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for us. The angel promises, ‘You will conceive and bear a son.’ Zechariah has trouble believing the message and is silenced until the child is born. Do we struggle at times to believe the promptings of the Spirit? […]
Monday 28 November
Isaiah 4:2-6; Ps 122; Matthew 8:5-11 Faith The centurion’s amazing faith resulted in his servant being cured (Matt 8:13). Being ex-military, I know that commanders have faith that their orders will be carried out because they trust their subordinates to be trained for the task and obedient. Conversely, the subordinates trust the commanders to lead […]
Wednesday 23 November
Apocalypse 15:1-4; Ps 98; Luke 21:12-19 Rely on God Jesus talks about the persecutions to come, but promises that He will always be with us. In some parts of the world today that persecution is very real, with the threat of death around every corner. Let us pray for those sufferers, that they may hold […]
Wednesday 16 November
Apocalypse 4:1-11; Ps 150; Luke 19:11-28 Parable of Trust The parable of the talents is famous, but do we understand it? It was based on a real event – when Herod the Great died in 4BC, Archelaus had to go to Rome to be confirmed in Herod’s place and the Jews sent a delegation to […]
Wednesday 16 November
Apocalypse 4:1-11; Ps 150; Luke 19:11-28 Parable of Trust The parable of the talents is famous, but do we understand it? It was based on a real event – when Herod the Great died in 4BC, Archelaus had to go to Rome to be confirmed in Herod’s place and the Jews sent a delegation to […]
Sunday 7 August
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7 – 14 August: National Vocations Awareness Week Wisdom 18:6-9; Ps 33; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48 Hospitality The Gospel of Luke is noted for descriptions of meals and the attitudes of guests, hosts, those serving the meal — and by implication the cooks and dishwashers! There is preparation time, […]
Tuesday 5 July
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115; Matthew 9:32-38 God will protect and save us Our Lord’s ministry as a healer was demonstrated on many levels: physical, for example, by curing leprosy, restoring sight and even destroying death; spiritual, by driving out evil spirits. He shows he understands the burden evil places on us (he even had […]
Wednesday 11 May
Acts 20:28-38, Ps 68, John 17:11-19 The enemy within What prevents us from being ‘one’ is our denial of the fundamental call to be God’s people. The body of Christ in the world today. Labels of conservative/radical, Protestant/atheist separate us. This is the work of the evil one. ‘We are pilgrims journeying alongside one another. […]
Sunday 3 April
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118; Apocalypse 1:9-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31 Courage to love again Thomas often gets a bad press because of his apparent lack of faith. But his position is understandable. He’s been badly hurt once by the death of Jesus and he is scared to believe again […]
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