2021 archive of The Word Became Flesh - Fr. Aidoo's Blog
You will see the Angels
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/27/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of 25th week in Ordinary time, 2021
Hag 2:1-9
Ps 43
Luke 9:18-22
You will see the Angels
Dear friends in Christ, every follower of Jesus must answer the question, ‘who do you say I am.’ It is very clear that Christianity is ... Read More »
Whoever receives this child
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/27/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of 26th week in Ordinary Time
Zec 8:1-8
Ps 102
Luke 9:46-50
Memorial of St Vincent de Paul
Whoever receives this child
Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate one of the icons of charity in Christendom—St Vincent de Paul. He was ... Read More »
Anxious to see Jesus
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/23/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of 25th week in Ordinary Time, 2021
Hag 1:1-8
Ps
Luke 9:7-9
Pio of Pietrelcina, Memorial
Anxious to see Jesus
Dear friends in Christ, St Pio of Pietrelcina was a Capuchin Friar who bore the marks of the sufferings of Christ in his ... Read More »
He sent them out
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/22/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of 25th week in Ordinary Time, 2020
Ezra 9:5-9
(Ps)Tobit 13
Luke 9:1-6
He sent them out
Dear friends in Christ, the mission of every Christian is to bring the presence of Christ to people everywhere. The sending out of the twelve in today’s ... Read More »
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/21/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of 25th week in Ordinary time, 2021
Eph 4:1-7, 11-13
Ps 19
Matt 9: 9-13
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners
It always strikes me as remarkable how someone like Matthew, ... Read More »
Nothing is hidden
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/20/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of 25th week in ordinary time, 2021
Ezra 1:1-6
Ps 126
Luke 8:16-18
Andrew Kim Taegon and companions, Martyrs
Nothing is hidden
Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate St Andrew Kim Taegon and companions, Martyrs of the Korean Church. Before the ... Read More »
The love of money
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/20/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of 24th week in Ordinary time, 2021
1Tim 6:2-12
Ps 49
Luke 8:1-3
The love of money
Our first reading today (1Timothy 6:2c-12) is a continuation of Paul’s instructions on what is expected of those who are leaders in the Church. He insists ... Read More »
Forgiven, for she loved
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/20/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of 24th week in Ordinary time, 2021
1Tim 4:12-16
Ps 111
Luke 7:36-50
Memorial of St. Cornelius, PP & St Cyprian
Forgiven, for she loved
Dear friends in Christ, there are times when people fail to see the other person’s sense of ... Read More »
Woman Behold Your Son
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/15/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of 24th week in Ordinary Time, 2021
Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows
1Tim 3:1-13
Ps 111
John 19:25-27
Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows
Woman Behold Your Son
Dear friends in Christ, what sorrow can surpass that of a mother watching ... Read More »
The Cross of Christ: Our hope of glory
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/14/21
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of 24th week in ordinary time, 2021
FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
Numb 21: 4-9
Phil 2:6-11
John 3:13-17
The Cross of Christ: Our hope of glory
Today’s liturgy invites us to glory in the cross of Christ. Execution by crucifixion ... Read More »