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St. Mary Magdalene

John 20: 1-2, 11-18 Sg 3:1-4b / Psa 63 ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her. (John 20:18) Let us honor Mary Magdalene, And pray for her intercession; She was the first saint on the scene At Jesus Christ’s Resurrection. Early on the first day [...]

Honoring God on the Sabbath

Matthew 12: 1-8 Is 38: 1-6, 21-22, 7-8 / Is 38: 10-12, 16 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. (Matthew 12: 8) God asks but little of our time For us to honor Him at Mass; So let us leave all cares behind To worship ere this week will pass At [...]

Encounter in the Temple

Luke 2:22-40 Mal 3: 1-4 / Psa 24 / Heb 2:14-18 Lord, as you have promised, you can now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people… (Luke 2:29-30) Like Simeon and Anna, may we see That Jesus Christ is life’s [...]

Nothing Less for God’s Kingdom

Luke 9: 57-62 Neh 2: 1-8 / Psa 137 …go and proclaim the kingdom of God. (Luke 9: 60) What matters is what we are now, Not what we’d been or left behind. He who “sets a hand to the plow” Has set God’s kingdom on his mind. As they were walking along the road, [...]

Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Luke 6: 6-11 Col 1: 24—2:3 / Psa 62 “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” (Luke 6:9) What we want’s not as important As God’s grace that will make us stay As faithful to His covenant, And to [...]

Love on the Sabbath

Mark 2:23-28 Heb 6: 10-20 / Psa 111 “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (Mark 2:27-28) The Sabbath’s more than day of rest, It’s also meant for our delight; God therefore set aside the best To worship Him with [...]