The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Micah 5:1-4a; Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:38-45 Dear Holy Spirit, please help us understand the joy of Jesus’ presence with us personally, in our Catholic parishes, our blessed country and the world. Jesus, You baptized us with water, the Holy Spirit and fire. Today, please, pour out more of your fire so...
We are nearing the end of our Church year with the great feast of Christ the King before we start Advent, December 2nd. We are finishing St. Mark’s gospel. The readings this Sunday cover various topics. The first reading deals with a “miracle story” of the prophet Elijah being fed by a poor widow and...
Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34 This week’s gospel is perhaps the best Q and A Jesus event. Our Jewish brethren were raised to say a few times a day the “great Shema,” which means “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is God alone!” This is an expression of the first of...
Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalms 126:1-6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 This week we look at another dimension of Jesus’ ministry on earth. The Jeremiah section speaks about God gathering the Jewish exiles and bringing them back to their homeland. The prophetic message said, “I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and...
Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Mark 4:12-17 Last Sunday we talked a little about our daily prayers filling us more with the light and joy of Jesus, our savior. This week we continue that theme. These four readings span 2800 years. Isaiah’s prophecy goes back eight centuries before Christ. The...
Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-10 Please don’t stop praying daily a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the conversion of all terrorists. We can also pray another chaplet for our country. We certainly need God’s help. Thank you in the holy Name of Jesus. Thank you for your...