Archive for November 2009

The Gift of Generosity

Luke 21: 1-4 Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 / Dn 3 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on. (Luke 21:4) To those who practice charity, God’s blessings flow abundantly; With grateful hearts let’s strive to be God’s gifts of generosity [...]

Faith in the Resurrection

Luke 20: 27-40 1 Mc 6:1-13 / Psa 9 Moses … calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for to Him all are alive. (Luke 20: 37-38) No one on earth can give direction [...]

Cleansing the Temple

Luke 19: 45-48 1 Mc 4: 36-37,52-59 / 1 Chr 29 My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. (Luke 19:46) This temple has been purified By blood of Jesus crucified. Remember if it’s stained again, Christ’s death would then have been in vain. Jesus entered [...]

Tears of Rejection

Luke 19: 41-44 1 Mc 2: 15-29 / Psa 50 …they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:44) If Christ could weep for all our sins And even died for our salvation, Should we not wonder what it means To recognize [...]

Parable of the Gold Coins

Luke 19: 11-28 2 Mc 7: 1,20-31 / Psa 17 …from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. (Luke 19: 26) Thank God for talents we received, And His Word we’ve come to believe. May these talents lead us to give More worth in each day that we live. Jesus [...]

Zacchaeus Stood Above the Rest

Luke 19: 1-10 2 Mc 6: 18-31 / Psa 3 Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. (Luke 19: 10) Lord Jesus, You have made us see That none is beyond redemption, [...]