“THE LORD IS COMPASSIONATE AND MERCIFUL” Ps. 103 Gen. 18:16-33 Mt. 8:18-22 Again we find Abraham in a trusting dialogue with the Lord, his friend, interceding for a city that the Lord is going to destroy. Abraham is daring in his request, but the Lord hears him, willing to do what Abraham asks of him. […]
SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 17-18 Mt. 16:13-19. The Word of this day brings us great richness: first, the strength of personal prayer and of a believing community, as was the case with Peter and his community. Then we contemplate Paul’s authenticity of his farewell: he fought with all his strength
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. “MY HEART REJOICES IN THE LORD MY SAVIOUR.” 1 Sam. 2:1-4.8 Lk 2:41-51 After contemplating the tenderness of Jesus’ love, today we enter a little into the heart of his Mother. For her, her joy springs from the total trust she has placed in God, in whose hands
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. “I WILL LOOK FOR MY SHEEP, FOLLOWING THEIR TRAIL.” Ez. 34:11-16 It is moving to contemplate the love of the Lord, represented in the figure of a shepherd. The shepherd’s work is like that of a mother: attentive to her sheep, as if they were her daughters. This
BUILD ON THE ROCK. Mt 7:21-29 Today’s Word leads us to look at the extent to which we seek to give real and living answers to God’s will in the events of our daily lives, which is manifested in his Word, in the dehumanizing situations that we contemplate daily. That is where I have to
ABRAHAM BELIEVED IN THE LORD. GEN .15.6 Today’s Word invites us to look to Abraham. Abram, (the Lord has not yet changed His name) has begun to know the Lord, yet he has already put his trust in Him. He already knows that He is their Lord and, therefore, with simplicity, he communicates to him
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CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. Lk. 1:57-66.80 Scripture says that the Lord sought out David, son of Jesse, and said of him: “a man to my liking who will fulfill all my desires” (Acts: 13:22). John the Baptist, whose birth we celebrate, was the man chosen by God to announce to
“DO NOT JUDGE” Mt. 7:1-5 It is very typical of us to make judgments and criticisms in the face of the actions of others. It is so easy to see the error of the other, but this attitude is so harmful in our interpersonal relationships. Jesus asks us to look first at ourselves and then
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THEY ALL ATE AND WERE SATISFIED. 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Lk. 9:11b-17 After teaching and healing, Jesus multiplied the bread to relieve the hunger of that multitude, as an announcement of that other bread that He would give at his farewell dinner, where He became food and strength for our journey. He
TRUST IN GOD. Mt. 6:24-34 In this long teaching of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus touches on something very important: to what or to whom do I dedicate the best of my energy and effort? Jesus calls us to put all our trust in God who, as Father, knows what we need to live
