I prayed, and Wisdom was given to me.I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.I preferred her to scepter and throneand deemed riches nothing in comparison with her.Beyond health and beauty I loved her,and I chose to have her rather than the lightbecause her radiance never ceases. For in her is a spiritintelligent, […]
Sunday Readings: 2 Samuel 5.1-3; Colossians 1.12-20; Luke 23.35-43 Over Jesus’ head was an inscription, “This is the king of the Jews.” One of the criminals hanging beside Jesus blasphemed him. “Aren’t you the messiah? Then save yourself and us.” The other criminal rebuked the first. “Don’t you even fear God? You are under the same
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Native American Prayer Now, Talking God, With your feet I walk I walk with your limbs I carry forth your body For me your mind thinks Your voice speaks for me Beauty is before me And beauty is behind me Above and below hovers the beautiful I am surrounded by it I am immersed in
Thanks be to you O God that I have risen this day To the rising of this life itself. May it be a day of blessing, O God of every gift, A day of new beginnings given. Help me to avoid every sin And the source of every sin to forsake And as the mist
Dear God, please enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, to love our enemy as well as our friend. Dorothy Day
World Peace Prayer Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace; let peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe. From the Hindu Upanishads
God our heavenly Father, when the thought of you wakes in our hearts, let its awakening not be like a startled bird that flies about in fear. Instead, let it be like a child waking from sleep with a heavenly smile. Soren Kierkegaard
A Rune of Hospitality A rune of hospitality I saw a stranger today I put food for him in the drinking place And music in the listening place. In the Holy Name of the Trinity He blessed myself and his house My food and my family. And the lark said in her warble Often, often,
Sunday Readings: Genesis 18.1-10; Colossians 1.24-28; Luke 10.38-42 Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her home. She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teachings. Martha, who was busy with all the details of hospitality, came to Jesus and said,
Gospel Reflection for July 20, 2025 – 16th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Compassionate God, may zeal for justice and the common good consume us. May zeal to know you bring us often to pray. Amen