Jul 29, 2013
Readings:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalm 33:1,12,18-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Luke 12:35-40
We are born of the faith of our fathers, descending from a great cloud of witnesses whose faith is attested to on every page of Scripture (see Hebrews 12:1). We have been made His people, chosen for His own inheritance, as we sing in this...
Jul 29, 2013
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11
Luke 12:13-21
Trust in God - as the Rock of our salvation, as the Lord who made us His chosen people, as our shepherd and guide. This should be the mark of our following of Jesus.
Like the Israelites we recall in this week's Psalm, we...
Jul 22, 2013
Genesis
18:20-32
Psalm
138:1-3, 6-8
Colossians
2:12-14
Luke
11:1-13
Though we be "but dust and ashes," we can presume to draw near and speak boldly to our Lord, as Abraham dares in this week’s First Reading.
But even Abraham - the friend of God (see Isaiah 41:8), our father in the faith (see
Jul 15, 2013
Genesis
18:1-10
Psalm
15:2-5
Colossians
1:24-28
Luke
10:38-42
God wants to
dwell with each of us personally, intimately - as the mysterious
guests once visited Abraham's tent, as Jesus once entered the home
of Mary and Martha.
By his
hospitality in this week’s First Reading, Abraham shows us
how...
Jul 8, 2013
Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37
Colossians 1:15-20
Luke 10:25-37
We are to love God and our neighbor with all the strength of our being, as the scholar of the Law answers Jesus in this week’s Gospel.
This command is nothing remote or mysterious - it's already written in our...