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Beware of false prophets
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/28/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Gen 15:1-2, 17-18
Ps 105
Matt 7:15-20
Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, and Martyr
Beware of false prophets
Many of the images Jesus uses in the gospels have a striking quality to them. Such is the case with the image in today’s gospel ... Read More »
Enter through the Narrow Gate
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/27/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
Gen 13:2, 5-18
Ps 15
Matt 7:6, 12-14
Enter through the Narrow Gate
In using the image of entering by the narrow gate in this morning’s gospel reading (Mt 7:6, 12-14) Jesus is suggesting that ... Read More »
The log in your eye…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/27/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time
Gen 12:1-9
Ps 33
Matt 7:1-5
The log in your eye…
Our Gospel today (Matthew 7:1-5) is a lesson about judging others. This is a common behavior for many people. Some are destructively critical of others. ... Read More »
This is how you are to pray...
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/22/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
2Cor 11:1-11
Ps 111
Matt 6:7-15
This is how you are to pray...
In the gospel reading(Mt 6:7-15) Jesus makes a distinction between the prayer of the pagans and the prayer of his followers. He ... Read More »
Take care
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/22/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
2Cor 9:6-11
Ps 112
Matt 6:1-6,16-18
Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
Take care
The gospel reading this morning (Mt 6:1-6, 16-18) reminds us that there is always a danger that our good deeds ... Read More »
Be ye Perfect
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/22/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
2Cor 8:1-9
Ps 146
Matt 5:43-48
Be ye Perfect
Dear friends in Christ, often people seek to be the best in what they do. To become the reference point in their chosen career or vocation. ... Read More »
Working together…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/22/23
THE WORD BEAME FLESH
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
2Cor 6:1-10
Ps 98
Matt 5:38-42
Working together…
Dear friends in Christ, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Grace “…is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to ... Read More »
David himself calls him "Lord"
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/12/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
Tob 11:5-17
Ps 146
Mark 12:35-37
David himself calls him "Lord"
There is a great deal of praise of God in today’s first reading(Tb 11:5-17). When Tobias healed the blindness of his father Tobit, his ... Read More »
Love of God and neighbor
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/08/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, 2023
Tob 6:10-11,7:1bcde,9-17; 8:4-9a:
Ps 128
Mark 12:28-34
Love of God and neighbor
We live in a world with all kinds of competing demands on us. There can be a great deal coming at us more ... Read More »
God of the living
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/07/23
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Tob 3:1-11a, 16-17
Ps
Mark 12:18-27
God of the living
There are two heart-rendering prayers in today’s first reading (Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a).
Tobit had become completely blind a few years earlier; his wife had to ... Read More »