Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation, 2025

Feast of the Presentation  of the Child Jesus in the Temple Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Mary and Joseph brought the Son of God up to His Father’s house. Still a tiny baby–only forty days old! Yet, it was exactly the right

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Reflection for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025

Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Cor. 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.”   Has something really beautiful ever touched you so deeply that you shed tears? This may have been the case in the event

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Reflection for the 2nd week in Ordinary Time, 2025

Isaiah 62:f1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11   For Zion’s sake I will not be silent Are you aware of your gifts? St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the variety of spiritual gifts and forms of service in using them (1 Cor.

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Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt. 2:1-12   “They were overjoyed at seeing the star… (Matt, Ch. 2)”   Today’s readings are all about the manifestation of the Lord to us, His beloved children, and what that means for us. Our Infant King

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Feast of the Holy Family, 2024

Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2 41-52   When he prays, he is heard   The family into which each of us is born is not of our making, but of God’s. What we have inherited and what we experience in our

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Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2024

Micah 5:1-4a, Psalm 80, Hebrews 10: 5-10, Luke 1:39-45   “O little town of Bethlehem…”   Christmas is almost here. The event of Christmas seems to me to be one of the sweetest mysteries of God’s divine Providence. It is also a mystery rich in

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Gaudete Sunday! – Rejoice!

  Zephaniah 3:14-18a, Psalm [Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6], Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:10-18   He has freed you. + Thank Him.   If you have ever thought that God has let you down, or that what you are hoping for is too big to obtain, Gaudete

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Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (transferred to Monday, December 9) Baruch 5:1-9, Psalm 126, Philippians 1:4-6,8-11, Luke 3:1-6   The black asphalt pavement slopes down to the west in one of our school’s outdoor play yards, and on the other side of the

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Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent, 2024

Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-9,10,14; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Be vigilant at all times… … increase and abound in love… In the rich readings of this first Liturgy of Advent, the Church provides much food for thought as we begin our new Church Year. We already

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Reflection for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2024

2024 Daniel 12:1-3, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10:11-14, 18, Mark 13:24-32 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. My body, too, abides in confidence.   Some darker clouds of Scripture move into our liturgies towards the end of the Church

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Reflection for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

1 Kings 17:1-16, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44   Have you ever felt that God rescued you? When I was leaving Mass one weekend, I was heading down concrete stairs and my feet just slipped off the step I was on. Immediately afterward I

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Reflection for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2024

Deuteronomy 6:2-6, Psalm 18, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 12:28b-34   “Take to heart these words…”   When November spreads out its cool (chilly) gray veil, it alerts us to the coming winter. How appropriate that this is the month in which we pray for our loved

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