Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Radical Forgiveness
Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5: 9-12. The feast of Passover is celebrated on the plains of Jericho. The Israelites eat the produce of the Promised Land, and the manna ceases. 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21. “The old order has passed away; now all is new.” Christ who never sinned became “sin” that we might become the very holiness of ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Corinthians, eschatology, forgiveness, Jesus, Joshua, Lent, Luke, Paul, Prodigal Son, reconciliation, The Shack
Second Sunday Of Lent: Hoping Against Hope
Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18. By a covenant God renewed the promise to Abram (Abraham) of many descendants and their own land. Philippians 3:17-4:1. We eagerly await the coming of our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will then give a new form to our lowly body. Luke 9:28-36. At Jesus’ transformation, Moses and Elijah appear and speak ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, Genesis, hope, Jesus, Luke, Paul, Philippians, Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi, Transfiguration
First Sunday of Lent
Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10: At a harvest festival the people offer first fruits and confess a creed enumerating the great moments of Israel’s salvation. Romans 10:8-13: The Baptismal formula confesses that Jesus is Lord, raised from the dead. Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Luke 4:1-13: The temptation of Jesus in the desert according ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Deuteronomy, Haiti, Jesus, Paul, Romans, spiritual journey, temptation
Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Seeking a Balance
Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-8. Each persons experiences desert dryness at times; only the one with faith and deep roots in God survives and even bears good fruit. 1Corinthians 15:12, 16-20. If our hopes are limited to this life only, we are the most pitiable of all people. If Christ has been raised from the dead, he is the ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Balance, Corinthians, Jeremiah, Jesus, justice, Luke, Paul, Presidents Day
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Prophetic Call
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19. Jeremiah’s call to prophesy; his strength against all opposition. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13. The hymn of Love Luke 4:21-30. Jesus’ first discourse at Nazareth leads to rejection, even to a threat against his life. Thoughts for Your Consideration: By John Gonzalez The readings for this Sunday revolve around the position and responsibilities of a prophet. Jeremiah describes ... Read more
Second Sunday After Christmas
Readings: Sirach 24: 1-4, 8-12. Wisdom proclaims her life with God before the creation of the world. Afterwards she wandered the world restlessly until she fixed her abode at the Jerusalem temple. Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18. Before creation God predestined us in Christ as the object of his love and as his very own adopted children Paul ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged charity, Christ, Ephesians, God, Jesus, John, Logos, Predestined, Sirach, Social Justice, Sophia, The Word, Wisdom
Feast of the Holy Family
Readings: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14. Obedience and honor are due to one’s parents, patient consideration especially in their old age when their mind fails. Colossians 3:12-21. We are to clothe ourselves with patience, humility, kindness and especially forgiveness within our families. Luke 2:41-52. When the boy Jesus was found by Mary and Joseph in the temple, he relpied that he ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Christ, Colossians, family, forgive, forgiveness, God, Holy Family, Jesus, Joseph, Lost in the Temple, love, Luke, Mary, Patience, Peace, Pope Benedict XVI, Sirach
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Readings: Micah 5:1-4. Not from mighty Jerusalem but from insignificant Bethlehem would come the ruler of Israel; his origins reached back to most ancient promises. Hebrews 10:5-10. What was prefigured in Israelite sacrifices reached a fulfillment in the body of Jesus and his desire to do always the will of the Father. By this “will” we have ... Read more
Passionist Spirituality on Human Dignity and Rights
By Fr. Kevin Dance, CP Khalil Gibran’s ‘Prophet’, when asked to speak about pain, says: “Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break so that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain” Awakening to the terrible reality of human ... Read more
First Sunday of Advent
Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16. God will raise a tender shoot or branch from the seemingly dead root of the Davidic royal house. Because God wonderfully fulfills his promises to Jerusalem, the city of David will be renamed: “The Lord our justice.” 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2. We are exhorted to keep our hearts blameless for the coming of ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Advent, fear, Jeremiah, Jesus, justice, Luke, nurture, prophets, security, Thessalonians, Yahweh Zidkenu
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