March 2023 archive of The Word Became Flesh - Fr. Aidoo's Blog
The stone that the builders rejected
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/17/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the Second Week of Lent
Gen 37: 3-4;12-13a;17b-28a
Ps 105
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
The stone that the builders rejected
In this morning’s gospel reading (Mt 21:33-43, 45-46), Jesus tells a parable in which the son of a vineyard owner is killed by the ... Read More »
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/16/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Jer 7:23-28
Ps 95
Luke 11:14-23
In this morning’s gospel reading (Lk 11:14-23), Jesus meets with people who put the worst possible interpretation on his healing and life-giving work. They claim that the power behind such work ... Read More »
Can you drink the chalice
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/16/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
Jer 18:18-20
Ps 31
Matt 20:17-28
Can you drink the chalice
Mothers always want the best for their children.
In this morning’s gospel reading(Mt 20:17-28), the mother of James and John asks Jesus for the best places in ... Read More »
As many as seven times…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/16/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the third week of Lent
Dan 3:2,11-20
Ps 25
Matt 18:21-38
As many as seven times…
Dear friends in Christ, there are times when looking at what others do, we feel we are already doing too much. When we judge by the ... Read More »
No prophet is accepted in his native place
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/16/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the Third Week of Lent, 2022
2Kgs 5:1-15ab
Ps
Luke 4:24-30
No prophet is accepted in his native place
I was struck by the number of angry people in this morning’s two readings.
In the first reading (2 Kgs 5:1-15ab), the ... Read More »
The stone that the builders rejected
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/13/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the Second Week of Lent
Gen 37: 3-4;12-13a;17b-28a
Ps 105
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
The stone that the builders rejected
In this morning’s gospel reading (Mt 21:33-43, 45-46), Jesus tells a parable in which the son of a vineyard owner is killed by the ... Read More »
Can you drink the chalice
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/13/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
Jer 18:18-20
Ps 31
Matt 20:17-28
Can you drink the chalice
Mothers always want the best for their children.
In this morning’s gospel reading(Mt 20:17-28), the mother of James and John asks Jesus for the best places in ... Read More »
Whoever humbles himself
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/13/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent
Jer 18:18-20
Ps 31
Mat 23:1-12
Whoever humbles himself
In the gospel reading (Mt 23:1-12), Jesus refers to the Pharisees as those who tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders. In contrast, Jesus had ... Read More »
Be merciful...
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/06/23
THE WORDBECAME FLESH
Monday of the Second Week of Lent, 2023
Dan 9:4b-10
Ps 79
Luke 6:36-38
Be merciful...
If you were listening to this morning’s first reading (Dn 9:4b-10), you may have been struck by the note of confession in it. It was a communal prayer of ... Read More »
Go and be reconciled
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/03/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the First Week of Lent, 2023
Ezk 18:21-28
Ps 130
Matt 5:20-26
Go and be reconciled
In the gospel reading(Mt 5:20-26), Jesus calls for a virtue that goes deeper than the virtue of the scribes and Pharisees. In a sense, he is ... Read More »