REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION
(You may want to add hymns, reflections, prayer for the nation and the leaders and martyred soldiers in between)
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
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17th Sunday C: Teach us to Pray; Liturgical Prayers
17th Sunday C: Teach us to Pray; Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (see Rom 8:14-15)
17 Sunday C - Teach us to Pray
The first reading introduces us to Abraham as he intercedes
with God for the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. What strikes us immediately is the
tone of the conversation between Abraham and God. It certainly implies a
relationship. Firstly, we see Abraham pleading not for himself but for the
needs of others. Secondly, what comes across through the reading is the belief
that good people matter and have a tremendous influence on others. Thirdly, we
see that Abraham perseveres in his pleading with the Lord. The point of the
passage is not that prayer changes God but rather that prayer gives us a share
in His power and definitely, that prayer changes us so that we can accept
whatever is God's will for us.
23 Sunday A
1. Fr. Jude Botelho
The reading refers to a primitive kind of police, the watchman who stood on the Palestinian hills and blew his trumpet to warn of invaders. Prophets like Ezekiel saw themselves as watchmen over the spiritual dangers that threatened God's people. Ezekiel reminds us that if my brother does something wrong to me I have to take responsibility for his/her actions as a believer. If I do not do so I will be held accountable for his behaviour and action. Today, much evil is done because good people prefer to be silent or say "It is none of my business!" As Christians it becomes our business to respond to every situation with faith and love.
17 Sunday - Prayer
From Fr. Jude Botelho
The first reading introduces us to Abraham as he intercedes with God for the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. What strikes us immediately is the tone of the conversation between Abraham and God. It certainly implies a relationship. Firstly, we see Abraham pleading not for himself but for the needs of others. Secondly, what comes across through the reading is the belief that good people matter and have a tremendous influence on others. Thirdly, we see that Abraham perseveres in his pleading with the Lord. The point of the passage is not that prayer changes God but rather that prayer gives us a share in His power and definitely, that prayer changes us so that we can accept whatever is God's will for us.
23 Sunday A - Prayer and Reconciliation
The reading refers to a primitive kind of police, the watchman who stood on the Palestinian hills and blew his trumpet to warn of invaders. Prophets like Ezekiel saw themselves as watchmen over the spiritual dangers that threatened God's people.
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