Posts Tagged ‘Wisdom’
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The Wisdom to know the Difference”
Lectionary Readings: (Taken from the Biblical Meditation of Fr. Carroll Stuhmueller, CP) 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12. Solomon prays: Give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. Romans 8:28-30. God makes all things work together for the good of those who love him and have been called according ... Read more
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Burdened
Lectionary Readings (Taken from the Biblical Meditations of Fr. Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Zechariah 9:9-10. Your king comes, a just savior, to proclaim peace to all nations. Romans 8:9, 11-13. The Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us to bring our mortal bodies to new life. Matthew 11:25-30. Jesus offers thanksgiving, praising the ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged burdened, Gustavo Gutierrez, Jesus, Paul, Wisdom
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Spirit of the Law is Peace
Lectionary Readings: Sirach 15: 15-20. We are responsible for our actions. At the same time God is all-seeing and remains in control of the universe. 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10. God’s wisdom is mysterious, planned before all ages, for those who love him. Matthew 5: 17-37. Fulfillment of the law and the prophets reaches beyond the ... Read more
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Re-establishing our Connection
Lectionary Readings: Wisdom 11:23-12:2. God loves all things that are and loathes nothing that he has made. God’s imperishable spirit abides in all things. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2. May God make you worthy of all his call and fulfill every honest intention and work of faith. Luke 19:1-10. Jesus dines at the home of Zacchaeus, chief ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Jesus, Wisdom, Zacchaeus
Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: Reevaluating Our Relationships
Lectionary Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18. If we can scarcely guess about earthly things, how can we ever know heavenly secrets? God sends the Holy Spirit to make known our paths on earth. Philemon 9-10, 12-17. In returning the runaway slave Onesimus to his owner Philemon, Paul asks the latter to receive the slave as a beloved brother. ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged humility, Jesus, Luke, Patience, Paul, Philemon, Relationship, Wisdom
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 ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged charity, Christ, Ephesians, God, Jesus, John, Logos, Predestined, Sirach, Social Justice, Sophia, The Word, Wisdom
28 Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Wisdom 7:7-11. I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me and in her company all good things. Hebrew 4:12-13. God’s word is sharper than any two-edged sword. It judges the heart. Nothing is concealed. For everything we must render an account. Mark 10:17-30. One thing more you must do. Go and sell ... Read more
XXV Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Wis. 2:12, 17-20. The just person, characterized by gentleness and patience, is tested, persecuted and even killed by the self-confident wicked. James 3:16-4:3. Jealousy and strife beget inconstancy, conflicts and vile behavior. Wisdom is innocent, peaceable, impartial and sincere. Mark 9:30-37. Jesus’ announcement of his passion and death leaves the disciples speechless. In the ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged butterfly, Integrity of Creation, James, Jesus, JPIC, justice, Mark, Peace, Wisdom
XIII Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Thoughts for your consideration: This week’s lectionary readings remind us of the value of life. We have heard it summarized so many times before that our God is the God of life. In the book of Wisdom and in the Gospel reading ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Corintians, healing, health, healthcare, Jesus, Life, Mark, righteousness, Wisdom
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