Tagged: Isaiah

Friar’s Corner: Drawing closer to Jesus brings us many joys

Friar’s Corner: Drawing closer to Jesus brings us many joys

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-11; James 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 O Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Sunday Mass. Come and behold him, born to save all mankind. O come, let us adore him, Christ our Lord. Mass brings us many joys and is our best meal on...

Friar’s Corner: Our joy is fishing with Jesus

Friar’s Corner: Our joy is fishing with Jesus

Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 In the readings this weekend we have the call of two major evangelists in our biblical history. They realized they were sinners. We are also sinners, not perfectly following Jesus. Isaiah is purified through an angel bringing a hot coal from God’s altar. He realized...