Sunday Readings: Baruch 5.1-9, Philippians 1.4-6, 8-11, Luke 3.1-6 The word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. John went about the whole area around the Jordan River preaching. “Turn away from your sins and be baptized as was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. A herald’s voice […]
Gospel Reflection for December 8, 2024 – 2nd Sunday of Advent Read More »
Jesus, thank you for teaching us to remember what’s truly important in our lives. Help us not lose sight of the real meaning of this season. Amen.
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Creator Spirit, we breath you like air, see because you are light, feel your energy in our own. In you, we begin. In you, we end. In your love we live each day. Thank you for today. Amen
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The wise men knelt at Jesus’ feet. He was so small. He was so sweet, sleeping upon his mother’s breast, like a new fledgling in its nest. Their gifts his small hands could not hold— the myrrh, the frankincense, the gold. He was too young to speak with them who sought his face in Bethlehem,
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Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 33.14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3.12—4.2; Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 People will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with great power and glory. When these things happen, stand straight and lift up your heads, for your redemption is near at hand (Luke 21.27-28). The Son of Man coming on a cloud in
Gospel Reflection for December 1, 2024 – 1st Sunday of Advent Read More »
May the God of peace, make you holy through and through, and keep you sound in spirit, soul and body, free of any fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. He who calls you keeps faith; he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
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Sunday Readings: Daniel 7.13-14; Revelation 1.5-8; John 18.33-37 Pilate, the Roman governor, summoned Jesus again and asked him, “So, then, are you a king?” Jesus answered, “It is you who say I am a king? The reason I was born, the reason why I came into the world, is to testify to the truth. Anyone
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, November 24, 2024 – Feast of Christ the King Read More »
Every tree, every growing thing as it grows, says this truth: You harvest what you sow. With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love. Jelaluddin Rumi
Great God,give us the kind of faith in youthat was the mainstay of those before uswho followed you fromGalilee to Jerusalem doing good,raising the dead to lifeand singing alleluia all the way.God of Conscience,God of Couragegive us whatever grace we needto work for the comingof the reign of Godnow, here and always. Amen. Joan Chittister,