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 »

I am not worthy

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/13/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday of 24th week in Ordinary Time, 2021

1Tim 2:1-8

Ps 28

Luke 7:1-10

I am not worthy

Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate the memorial of St John Chrysostom. The surname means ‘golden mouth,’ a name which he earned, by his eloquence in ... Read More »

Take the log out of your eye

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 9/10/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Friday of 23rd week in ordinary time, 2021

1Tim 1:1-2, 14-14

Ps16

Luke 6:39-42

Take the log out of your eye

Our first reading (1Timothy 1:1-2, 12-14) is from one of Paul’s pastoral letters addressed not just to the Christian Communities, but to the ... Read More »