22nd Week, Saturday, Sept 9
Colossians 1:21-23 / Luke 6:1-5
Sin alienates us from God: Christ reconciled us back to God.
22nd Week, Friday, Sept 3
22nd Week, Friday, Sept 3
Colossians 1:15-20 / Luke 5:33-39
Christ is the visible likeness of God; God's fullness resides in Jesus
22nd Week, Thursday, Sept 2
22nd Week, Thursday, Sept 2
Colossians 1:9-14 / Luke 5:1-11
Paul prays for the Colossians; Your knowledge of God will grow
What a destiny!
What a destiny!
During the Second World War, (a soldier) obtained a leave allowing him to return to his home, and as soon as he reached the street near his house, he saw a parked military truck loaded with corpses and knew that the enemy had bombed his city.
22nd Week: Aug 30- Sept 4:
22nd Week: Aug 30- Sept 4:
Aug 30 Monday:
Today’s Gospel presents the reaction of Jesus’ fellow-townsmen, to the “Inaugural Address” offered them at a synagogue in Nazareth when Jesus visited the town as a rabbi with a band of disciples. The reading shows us how Jesus faced scepticism and criticism with prophetic courage.
22nd Week, Wednesday, Sept 1
22nd Week, Wednesday, Sept 1
Colossians 1:1-8 / Luke 4:38-44
Paul rejoices in the Colossians; Their faith is bearing fruit.
22nd Week, Tuesday, August 31
22nd Week, Tuesday, August 31
1 Thess 5:1-6, 9-11 / Luke 4:31-37
Paul warns the Thessalonians; Don’t let the Lord’s coming surprise you.
22nd Week, Monday, August 30
22nd Week, Monday, August 30
1 Thess 4:13-18 / Luke 4:16-30
Paul talks about the Second Coming; The dead will rise to meet Jesus.
23rd Sunday B: Ephphatha - Be Opened
We have come to associate the good news of salvation with something that is going to take place in the distant future, as something purely spiritual.
21st Week, Friday, August 27: St. Monica
21st Week, Friday, August 27: St. Monica
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 / Matthew 23:23-26
Paul instructs the Thessalonians; God called us to holiness.
21st Week, Saturday, August 28; St. Augustine
21st Week, Saturday, August 28; St. Augustine
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12: Mt 25:14-30
Paul encourages the people; Make even greater progress.
21st Week, Thursday, August 26
21st Week, Thursday, August 26
1 Thess 3:7-13 / Matthew 24:42-51
Paul prays for the Thessalonians; May God make your love grow.
21st Week, Wednesday, August 25
21st Week, Wednesday, August 25
1 Thess 2:9-13 / Matthew 23:27-32
Paul thanks God for the Thessalonians; They accepted his word as God's word.
22nd Sunday: Purification - Inside and Outside
Faith begins with encountering God in our hearts; our faith is expressed in the good that we do and the praise we offer in the depths of our hearts, not simply in words and rituals performed "outside" of ourselves.
21st Week: Aug 23-28:
21st Week: Aug 23-28:
Aug 23 Monday (St. Rose of Lima, Virgin):
The context: It is the third day of the original “Holy Week” in Jerusalem, a day of controversy and personal attacks. The Master is under fire, and challenges the religious leaders of Israel, pronouncing the first three of the eight woes Jesus would levy levies against the religious leaders, calling them hypocrites and publicly humiliating them.
St Bartholomew, Apostle, April 24
Rev 21:9-14 / John 1:45-51
Dad and mangoes, Lilly wants 2; grandma
St Bartholomew was from Cana in Galilee, and he was often identified as Nathaniel in the gospel of John but the other gospels listed him together with Philip as one of the first apostles chosen by Christ. From the gospel, we can make a presumption of what kind of character he was. Here’s an Israelite without guile. First Israelite was Jacob ….cunning ….
20 Sunday B: Bread of Life for the Life of the World
From Fr. Jude Botelho:
Today's reading is a small portion of the Book of Proverbs which tries to give us words of God's wisdom to live by. The reading imagines Wisdom as a woman who has provided a plentiful table of meat and wine. All who lack wisdom are invited to leave their folly behind them and come to the banquet where something wonderful awaits them. The point the reading is making is that we have a choice to make: living according to the wisdom of God or living out our own foolish ways. It surprises us that God offers us his wisdom free of cost, we only have to come to him and it is ours for the asking. Will we live our life in partnership with God or do we think that we can manage on our own?
Today's reading is a small portion of the Book of Proverbs which tries to give us words of God's wisdom to live by. The reading imagines Wisdom as a woman who has provided a plentiful table of meat and wine. All who lack wisdom are invited to leave their folly behind them and come to the banquet where something wonderful awaits them. The point the reading is making is that we have a choice to make: living according to the wisdom of God or living out our own foolish ways. It surprises us that God offers us his wisdom free of cost, we only have to come to him and it is ours for the asking. Will we live our life in partnership with God or do we think that we can manage on our own?
21st Week, Monday, August 23
21st Week, Monday, August 23
1 Thes 1:2-5, 8-10 / Matthew 23:13-22
Paul rejoices over the Thessalonians; They turned to God.
20th Week, Saturday, August 21
20th
Week, Saturday, August 21
Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 / Matthew 23:1-12
Ruth marries Boaz; Ruth gave birth to David (Obed, father of Jesse, father of David)
20th Week, Friday, August 20
20th Week, Friday, August 20
Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14-16, 22 / Matthew 22:34-40
Ruth befriends Naomi; "Wherever you go I will go. "
20th Week, Thursday, August 19
20th Week, Thursday, August 19
Judges 11:29-39 / Matthew 22:1-14
God raises up a leader for Israel; He chose Jephthah, an outcast
20th Week, Wednesday, August 23
20th Week, Wednesday, August 23
Judges 9:6-15 / Matthew 20:1-16The people elect a new leader; The worst Person won by default.
20th Week, Tuesday, Aug 22:
20th Week, Tuesday, Aug 22
Judges 6:11-24 / Matthew 19:23-30
Gideon protests; God's call to him; He said, "l am the lowest of the low. "
Assumption of Mary and Independence Day of India - Aug 15
The first reading from the Book of the Apocalypse conveys its message through the medium of extraordinary visions and dreams. The description of a ‘woman clothed with the sun’ is imagery linked to a goddess in classical antiquity. Traditional commentaries identify her as Mary the new Eve, but she could also stand for Wisdom personified, the heavenly Jerusalem, or the Church. She also stands for Israel, whose pangs of birth represent the trials to be endured before the coming of the Messiah. The dragon, God’s traditional opponent in the Hebrew Scriptures, is an ancient symbol of chaos and all the forces of evil opposed to God.
21st Sunday B: Loyalty and Faithfulness
In the first reading from the Book of Joshua, we meet Joshua who had led the people into the Promised Land. Joshua asks them to choose whom they wish to serve: the God of their ancestors or the false gods of the land they now inhabit. He is more concerned with the inner battle of faith rather than his military campaigns. Joshua knows that all choices have to be renewed, that people do not stay dedicated to a cause just by continuing to exist. Israel Zangwill observed about the Jewish tradition: "We are not the chosen people but the choosing people." Joshua himself makes clear his own choice and leaves them free to make their own. The people too renew their choice: "We too will serve the Lord, for he is our God."
19th Week: August 9-14
19th Week: August 9-14
Aug 9 Monday (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,
Virgin, Martyr)
The context: The first part of today’s Gospel gives Jesus’ second prediction of His sufferings, death and Resurrection. The second part is Jesus’ explanation of why He pays the Temple tax.
August 14: Fr. Maximillian Kolbe; 19th Week, Saturday
August 14: Fr. Maximillian Kolbe; 19th Week, Saturday
Joshua 24:14-29 / Matthew 19:13-15
Joshua confronts the people; "Decide whom you will serve."
19th Week, Friday, August 13
19th Week, Friday, August 13
Joshua 24:1-13 / Matthew 19:3-12
God looks after his people; "I saved you. "
19th Week, Thursday, August 12
19th Week, Thursday, August 12
Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17 / Matthew 18:21 - 19:1
The Israelites cross over the Jordan; The waters backed up.
St. John Vianney
WALKING ON WATER
Introduction
The prophet Jeremiah first reminds the people of the punishment for their infidelity, but then he opens the perspectives to a beautiful restoration, when Israel shall be again God’s people and God will be their God.
19th Week, Monday, August 9
19th Week, Monday, August 9
Deuteronomy 10:12-22 / Matthew 17:22-27
Moses exhorts the Israelites; “Befriend the alien.”
18th Week, Saturday, August 12
18th Week, Saturday, August 12
Deut 6:4-13 / Matthew 17:14-20
Moses recites the Shema Israel; "Love the Lord with all your heart."
18th Week, Tuesday, August 3
18th Week, Tuesday, August 3
Numbers 12:1-13 / Matthew 15:1-2, 12-14
Aaron and Miriam envy Moses; "Doesn't God speak through us also?"
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