March 2022 archive of The Word Became Flesh - Fr. Aidoo's Blog
Take up your pallet and walk
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/29/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of Week Four of Lent, 2022
Ezk. 47:1-9, 12
Ps 46
John 5:1-3, 5-16
Take up your pallet and walk
Dear friends in Christ, people get into a hopeless situation, and often give up. In some situations it is not because they cannot ... Read More »
Fullness of Life
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/28/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, 2022
Isa 65:17-21
Ps 30
John 4:43-54
Fullness of Life
In the first reading (Is. 65:17-21), the Lord speaking through the prophet Isaiah says of the city of Jerusalem that had been besieged some years before, ‘No more ... Read More »
Be a willing Instrument
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/23/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the third week of Lent, 2022
Deut 4:1, 5-9
Ps 147
Matt 5:17-19
Be a willing Instrument
Jesus was often critical of the religious tradition to which he belonged. He had heated arguments with the religious leaders of his tradition. Yet, he did ... Read More »
Seventy times seven
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/23/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the third week of Lent, 2022
Dan 3:2,11-20
Ps 25
Matt 21:18-38
Seventy times seven
Dear friends in Christ, when we judge by the standards of the world, we may have surpassed many other people. You may have reached some level of ... Read More »
No prophet is accepted…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/21/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the Third Week of Lent, 2022
2Kgs 5:1-15b
Ps 42
Luke 4:24-30
No prophet is accepted…
It is said in today’s gospel reading (Lk 4:24-30), that in response to Jesus’ preaching in Nazareth ‘everyone in the synagogue was enraged’.
What was ... Read More »
Rich but poor
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/17/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the second week of Lent, 2022
Jer 17:5-10
Ps 1
Luke 16:19-31
Feast of St Patrick
Rich but poor
Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate the Feast of St Patrick, the Apostle to the people of Ireland. Patrick rose from ... Read More »
Is evil a recompense for good?
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/17/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the second week of Lent, 2022
Jer. 18:18-20
Ps 31
Matt 20:17-28
Is evil a recompense for good?
Dear friends in Christ, good people often face a lot of challenges on account of the good they do. What could be the solution? ... Read More »
Come, let us reason together
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/17/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the second week of Lent, 2022
Isa 1:10,16-20
Ps 50
Matt 23:1-12
Come, let us reason together
Dear friends in Christ, every free and sane person wants to be responsible and able to take decisions about ones life. Even children today, would want ... Read More »
Give and it shall be given
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/14/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the second week of Lent, 2022
Dan 9:4b-10
Ps 79
Luke 6:36-38
Give and it shall be given
Dear friends in Christ, we value gifts that we receive particularly when they are the kind of things we expect from people. Beyond gifts, ... Read More »
The sign of Jonah
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/10/22
The sign of Jonah
Mar 10, 2022
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday in the First Week of Lent, 2022
Jonah 3:1-10
Ps 51
Luke 11:29-32
The sign of Jonah
In the gospel reading (Lk 11:29-32), Jesus addresses his contemporaries as people who fail to appreciate him; they do ... Read More »