July 27 Monday: Mt
13:31-35: 31 Another parable he put before them, saying, “The
kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in
his field; 32 it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the
greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and
make nests in its branches.” 33 He told them another parable.
17th Week, Monday, Jul 27
Jeremiah 13:1-11 / Matthew 13:31-35
God talks about his people: "I made them cling to
me closely."
One approach to prayer is to get in touch with
ourselves before trying to get in touch with God. For example, we sit in a
chair and relax. We become aware of our clothes gripping our shoulders, legs,
arms. We feel the chair gripping our body, shoes gripping our feet. When we are
in touch with ourselves, we then try getting in touch with God. For example, we
pray to God like this:
17 Sunday A - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (See Second Reading)
God chose us specially long ago
and destined us to become true images of his Son,
so that Jesus might be the eldest
of many brothers and sisters.
May our brother Jesus be always with you.
and destined us to become true images of his Son,
so that Jesus might be the eldest
of many brothers and sisters.
May our brother Jesus be always with you.
17 Sunday A: The Hidden Treasure - Parables of the KOG
There is a price for relationship - Treasure Hidden Rabindra Nath Tagore, the mystic poet of India, tells a memorable story from his own life which illustrates the truth of what Jesus teaches in today’s gospel, namely, that there is a price we have to pay in order to be in his kingdom, to keep a relationship with him.
16th Week: July 20-25: - Reflections
July 20 Monday:
(St.
Apollinaris, Bishop, Martyr)
Mt 12:38-42: 38 Then
some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign
from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks
for a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the
prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly
of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of
Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the
South will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she
came from the ends of the earth to hear the Wisdom of Solomon, and behold,
something greater than Solomon is here. USCCB video reflections: http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/index.cfm
16th Sunday: WHEAT & WEEDS: Notes on the Video
16th Sunday: WHEAT and WEEDS: Mt
13:24-43:
The Lord in Mathew’s “Kingdom of God” discourse speaks about
the seeds, soil, weeds, treasure and food for all (Eucharist) for four Sundays. That is the Word of God despite many oppositions, resistances, disturbances, persecutions would become food for the soul. Our sowing is o feed the spiritual hunger or the nourishment of the world.
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