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Not to abolish but to fulfill
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/08/22
THE WORD BECSME FLESH
Wednesday of tenth week in Ordinary Time, 2022
1Kgs 18:20-39
Ps
Matt 5:17-19
Not to abolish but to fulfill
The opening statement of Jesus in today’s gospel reading (5:17-19), ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the law or the Prophets’ suggests ... Read More »
Salt and Light
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/07/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of Tenth Week in Ordinary time, 2022
1Kgs17:7-16
Ps 4
Matt 5:13-16
Salt and Light
Dear friends in Christ, except in a situation of some illness, everyone adds salt to their meals. Salt is also used as a preservative. Light is very important ... Read More »
Behold Your Mother…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/07/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of Week 10 Year II:
Gen 3:9-15, 20
Ps 87
John 19:25-34
Mary, Mother of the Church
Behold Your Mother…
Dear friends in Christ, on this day following Pentecost, the Church celebrates Mary, Mother of the Church. The title of “The Mother of ... Read More »
More than these…
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/03/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter, 2022
Acts 25:13b-21
Ps103
John 21:15-19
St Charles Lwanga and Companions
More than these…
Dear friends in Christ, there are times in life when, not because you doubt a person’s faithfulness or loyalty, but for emphasis you ... Read More »
Witness also at Rome
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/02/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the 7th week of Easter
Acts 22:30,23:6-11
Ps 16
John 17:20-26
Witness also at Rome
Dear friends in Christ, as living creatures, one of the greatest gifts bestowed upon us by the creator, is the ability to migrate from one place to ... Read More »
Keep them United
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 6/02/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Wednesday of the 7th Week of Easter, 2022
Acts 20:28-38
Ps 68
John 17:11-19
St Justin, Martyr
Keep them United
Dear friends in Christ, there are very difficult moments of separation in life when it becomes impossible to know what becomes of the other. ... Read More »
Blessed Are You
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/31/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Tuesday of the 7th week of Easter, 2022
Zeph 3:14-18
(Ps) Isa 12
Luke 1:39-56
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blessed Are You
Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to end the May devotion. ... Read More »
Be of good cheer
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/31/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Monday of the 7th Week of Easter, 2022
Acts 19:1-8
Ps 68
John 16:29-33
Be of good cheer
Dear friends in Christ, to be of good cheer, to laugh regularly even to the point of having tears roll down the cheek is said to ... Read More »
No one will take your joy away from you
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/27/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter, 2022
Acts 18:9-18
Ps 47
John 16:20-23
No one will take your joy away from you
One of the greatest human joys is the birth of a child. The joy of the child’s father and mother at ... Read More »
A little while....
Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/27/22
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, 2022
Acts 18:1-8
Ps 98
John 16:16-20
Saint Philip Neri
A little while....
There is a married couple who feature in today’s first reading (Acts 18:1-8), Aquila and Priscilla. They were a Jewish Christian couple who ... Read More »