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 »

Ask, and you shall receive

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/03/23

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Thursday of the first week of Lent, 2023

Esth 14:1.3-4.11.13-14

Ps 138

Matt 7:7-12

Ask, and you shall receive

Dear friends in Christ, prayer is one of the pillars of the season of Lent and today the Lord continues his teaching on prayer. If ... Read More »

No sign

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/01/23

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Wednesday of the First Week in Lent, 2023 

Jon 3:1-10

Ps 51

Luke 11:29-32

No sign

In this morning’s gospel reading (Lk 11:29-32), Jesus declares of himself that he is greater than Solomon and greater than Jonah. We could add to that list – greater ... Read More »

Our Father

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/01/23

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Tuesday of the first week of Lent, 2023

Isa 55:10-11

Ps 34

Matt 6:7-15

Our Father

Dear friends in Christ, our biological fathers, are a constant reminder, that we have a common father who is in heaven. The sacrament of Baptism particularly, brings us into ... Read More »

They trample the head of the poor...

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 2/27/23

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday of week 13 Year II

Amos 2:6-10.13-16

Ps 50

Matt 8:18-22

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

They trample the head of the poor...

The Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is one of the most popular representations of our Lady. The Icon ... Read More »

Will you call this a fast…?

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 2/24/23

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Friday after Ash Wednesday, 2023

Isa 58:1-9a

Ps 51

Matt 9:14-15

Will you call this a fast…?

Dear friends in Christ, on this Friday following Ash Wednesday, we are called to reflect on what kind of fast we impose on ourselves. Before we go ... Read More »