6Th Week: Feb 14-19:
7 Sunday C: True Christian Love - Radicality
Introduction: The readings today are linked
together by one main theme: the power of Christian love, when
exercised in unconditional forgiveness.
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
James 4:13-17 / Mark 9:38-40
Tomorrow is uncertain; “Life is brief like a puff of smoke.”
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th: Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th
James 3:1-10 / Mark 9:2-13
James talks about our speech; We ought not to curse our brothers.
6th Week, Friday, Feb 18th- Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Friday, Feb18th- Reflection & Liturgy
James 2:14-24, 26 / Mark 8:34 - 9:1
James talks about
helping people: Faith without words is dead.
6th Week, Wednesday, Feb 16th - Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Wednesday, Feb 16th - Reflection & Liturgy
James 1:19-27 / Mark 8:22-26
James talks about action: Be doers of the Word, not
just hearers of it.
5th Week, Friday: Feb 11th - Reflection & Liturgy
1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 / Mark 7:31-37
The twelve tribes split: Solomon’s sins affected the people.
5th Week: Feb 7-12
5th Week, Feb 7-12:
Feb 7, Monday: The context: Gennesaret was a tract of land four miles long on the western border of the Sea of Galilee, lying between current day Tabgha and ancient Magdala. Known as the “Paradise of Galilee,” the land was rich soil for farmers to grow walnuts, dates, olives, figs, and grapes and it was a fishing center as well.
6 Sunday C: Happy Are you --- Beatitudes
From The Connections:
Gospel reading Luke 6:17, 20-26
Michel DeVerteuil
General comments
4th Week: Jan 31st - Feb 5th
Jan 31 Monday: (St. John Bosco, Priest
The context: Today’s Gospel episode demonstrates Jesus’ power over the devil in a Gentile town of the Decapolis, east of the Jordan, called Gadara (Matthew), or Gerasa (Mark and Luke). A demon-possessed man (two men in Matthew) came out of a tomb-filled desolate place.
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