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Palm Sunday, 2025
Lk 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Phil. 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 Blessed are you who have come in your abundant mercy! The first Gospel reading of the Palm Sunday Mass provides the metaphor for our journeying with Jesus during this last, most holy, week of Lent. We see an anonymous
Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent
Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Then the Scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman…and made her stand in the middle. Again this week, our merciful God surprises us with his overflowing goodness, shown in all the Mass readings, especially in Jesus’ mercy toward the adulterous
Laetare Sunday ~ 2025
Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. This Laetare Sunday, or “Rejoice” Sunday, we reflect on the story of the Prodigal Son. While widely recognized, some have asked if maybe it should be referred to as
Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, 2025
Exodus 3: 1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 For three years now, I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree…. Today the Liturgy offers to us a couple of serious, even grim, warnings from Jesus, but Saint Luke’s Gospel later conveys the hope
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent, 2025
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 The Luminous Mystery of the Transfiguration When Jesus invites you to come “up the mountain” to pray with him, unexpected things can happen! I think the timing of this Gospel early in Lent tells us that we can be prepared
Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent, 2025
Deut. 26: 4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 Led by the Spirit…to be tempted We are blessed. Because of the presence everywhere of our faithful God, each problem in life has a solution. In today’s Gospel, Jesus endured “every temptation” and he overcame the devil’s evil
Reflection for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2025
Sirach 27:4-7; Psalm 92; 1 Cor. 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45 From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. We have heard it said, “Be true to yourself.” What good advice! Being honest with oneself produces peace of soul. But does integrity develop naturally in a person along with our physical growth? Not necessarily.
Reflection for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23; Psalm 103; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 “Forgive and you will be forgiven” Jesus prescribes an amazing antidote today for suffering endured from others. Do you remember a time when you were mistreated, cheated, or ignored? You were likely hurt. Emotional storm clouds might have
Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26 “Blessed are you who are poor….” “The gifted writer St. Luke helps us see some thought-provoking contrasts in chapter 6 of today’s Gospel reading. Jesus the Master had just chosen the twelve apostles from among his faithful
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 time. They were drawn by
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