Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8-14; Mk 3:13-19 In these United States of America, our bishops have summoned us to a Day of Penance to atone for violations to human dignity that are still being preformed by abortions in this country and in many nations by our financial assistance. Today we pray for the full restoration of […]
Continue ReadingHeb 7:25-8:6; Ps 40:7-10,17; Mk 3:7-12 The eternal delight of the Son is to do the will of the Father, and by the Holy Spirit we are summoned to share in the Son’s pure delight. The sacrifice and oblation that the Father desires is not a ritual meal or an animal sacrifice. Indeed, the LORD […]
Continue ReadingHeb 7:1-3,15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 The Lord Jesus is a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek. He rules in the midst of his enemies. He rules over all human hearts. He intercedes for the hearts of his enemies that they may be released from hostility, hatred, and hardheartedness. Who are these enemies? […]
Continue ReadingHeb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1,2,4,5,9,10; Mk 2:23-28 In the great assembly King David gave thanks to the LORD with his whole heart. Indeed everyone in every generation after David, who has at heart the LORD’s own desire, continues to delight in all the great works of the LORD. Indeed the LORD’s saving actions are beyond all […]
Continue ReadingHeb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Who is being referred to in this Responsorial Psalm? Perhaps the Father is addressing the new Adam. The Old Adam did not live up to God’s plan for him to lead others into a more profound relationship with the LORD; he did not protect his wife from the Tempter. […]
Continue ReadingHeb 4:12-16; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 2:13-17 As one Catholic Apologist explains it, the encounter with Jesus Christ is like the encounter with lighting; it changes everything. When the Word became Flesh in the Lord Jesus Christ everything changed. The Living Law, Christ Our God, reinterpreted the Law, which had become something less than a delightful […]
Continue ReadingHeb 4:1-5,11; Ps 78:3,4,6-8; Mk 2:1-12 How can we forget the works of the LORD? From the earliest days of family life, through the first days of our religious formation programs, to this moment of Liturgy we constantly and continually hear about the glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength. We have been rescued […]
Continue ReadingHeb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 It’s so easy for our hearts to go astray. It’s as if we do not know the ways of the LORD. It’s as if we had never gone though an Advent Waiting nor celebrated another Christmas and Epiphany. Our heart is so restless as Saint Augustine teaches us; these […]
Continue ReadingHeb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-9; Mk 1:29-39 One of the most wondrous deeds of the Christ is his forgiveness of sins. In today’s gospel he reveals that he can forgive and heal, at the same time! In today’s psalm we join in the jubilation of those who witnessed the saving deeds of the LORD. To reveal […]
Continue ReadingHeb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2-9; Mk 1:21b-28 The Name of the LORD our God is glorious over all the earth. Indeed, he has made known this Name through his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus reveals God as Abba, loving Father. He has revealed in teaching us how to pray that we, too, are […]
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