Luke 18: 9-14 Hos 6: 1-6 / Psa 51 ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ (Luke 18:13) Be merciful to me, a sinner, Heal me, Lord, of this affliction; In Your compassion please deliver This proud soul from its conviction. To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody [...]
Matthew 1: 16,18-21,24 2 Sm 7:4-5a,12-14a,16 / Ps 89 Rom 4:13,16-18,22 Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace. (Matthew 1:19) St. Joseph, humble spouse of Mary, Blessed model in our hurts and pain, Inspire us never to grow weary Serving God for our eternal gain. [...]
Luke 7:18-23 Is 45:6-8.18.21-25 / Ps 85 And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me. (Luke 7:23) The deaf can hear, the blind can see, The lame walk, and lepers are cleansed; But blessed for all eternity Are those who “never take offense.” John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling [...]
Luke 19: 45-48 Rev 10:8-11 / Psa 119 My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. (Luke 19:46) Blessed is he with blameless ways, All God’s decrees are his delight; God purified him with His grace, His temple God filled with His light. When Jesus entered [...]
John 2:13-22 EZ 47:1-2,8-9,12 / Ps 46 / 1Cor 3:9-11,16-17 “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” (John 2:16-17) Let our Church be a font of grace, Where we honor Christ’s sacrifice; Don’t treat it [...]
Matthew 5: 43-48 1 Kgs 21: 17-29 / Ps 51: 3-6, 11, 16 Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you … (Matthew 5:44) We’ll always tend to alienate The people that we cannot trust; Let’s learn to love, and not to hate Those who are different from us. “You have heard that [...]
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