Archive for 'Sacrifice'

The Greatest Commandment

Mark 12: 28-34
Hos 14: 2-10/ Ps 81: 6-11, 14 and 17
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength… You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
(Mark 12:30,31)
Greater love there can be no other,
Nor is there greater mystery:
That sacrifice of [...]

The Only Sign We Need

Luke 11: 29-32
Jon 3: 1-10 / Psa 51
…no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.
(Luke 11: 29)
No other sign can immortalize
Divine love as the cross on the wall.
Reminds us of the great sacrifice
That Jesus endured to save us all.
As the crowds gathered around Him, Jesus taught them that those who ask [...]

The Meaning of Suffering

Luke 9: 22-25
Dt 30: 15-20/ Ps 1: 1-2, 3, 4, 6
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
(Luke 9:23)
Have no fear for problems or pain,
Just hope for the blessings life will bring.
Behind the trials, there’s a gain,
God has a purpose for everything.
Jesus said, “The [...]

Stretching Our Faith

Mark 3: 1-6
1 Sam 17: 32-51 / Ps 144
“Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”
(Mark 3: 4)
May Jesus free us from our doubts,
Give us the grace to understand
That until we learn to stretch out,
Our faith is like a withered hand.
Another time Jesus went [...]

The Wisdom of Sacrifice

John 3: 22-30
1 Jn 5: 21 / Ps 149:1-6,9
…my joy has been fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
(John 3:30)
It’s not for gain or fame we serve,
Or others that we aim to please;
God’s graces will be well-deserved
If we decrease and Christ increased.
After this Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, and He [...]

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
As He looked up, Jesus saw the rich [...]