Prayer Reflection
Lord we thank you for the times that a bible passage touched us deeply.
When we first read it we knew it was a beautiful word;
so we just received it like a seed sown on the land.
Then we carried on with our daily lives
knowing that somehow the words of the passage were there within us
weaving in and out of our experience.
Gradually we began to catch glimpses of its meaning.
Then, quite unexpectedly, it all came together
and we knew that the passage was ours
and all we had to do was enjoy it and give you thanks.
11 Sunday B - Prayers & Introductions
Glory to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we
can ask or imagine. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus. May the
Lord Jesus be with you. R/ And also with you.
Introduction by the Celebrant
11 Sunday B - Birth and Growth of KOG
From Fr. Tony Kadavil:
SYNOPSIS OF O.T.XI SUNDAY HOMILY ON MK 4: 26-34 (JUNE 17)
Introduction: Today’s readings are about the birth and growth of the reign or rule of God (Kingdom of God), in human lives and about the gigantic growth of the Church from very humble beginnings. Both
growths
are
slow and mysterious, guided by the power of the Holy Spirit.
SYNOPSIS OF O.T.XI SUNDAY HOMILY ON MK 4: 26-34 (JUNE 17)
Fathers' Day - June 17
2 Corinthians 5:1-10 - "A Word for Christian
Fathers"
You are familiar with the
great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's marriage was a saga of bitterness.
His wife carped and complained and clung to her grudges until he could not bear
the sight of her. When they had been married almost a half a century, sometimes
she would implore him to read to her the exquisite, poignant love passages that
he had written about her in his diary forty-eight years previously, when they
were both madly in love with each other. As he read of the happy days that were
now gone forever, they both wept bitterly.
11 Sunday -B
Mark 4:26-34 - "The
Kingdom and the Seed"
Mark 4:26-34 - "Celebrate the Small Stuff"
Mark 4:26-34 - "Celebrate the Small Stuff"
Most of us have planted a
garden or lived on or near a farm. In my case, I grew up in Chicago where they
have to put cows in zoos because so many city people are shielded from
agricultural life and would never otherwise get to see one. But for eleven years
I served as the pastor of a church in the agriculturally-oriented community of
Davenport, Iowa. Davenport is located in Scott County which is Mississippi River
land. It is reported to be some of the richest soil in the world. I learned a
lot about farming while living there. I learned about soil and seeds. I learned
about the need for cooperation and balance between the various parts of nature -
the sun, the soil, and the rain. Having returned recently from a trip to Iowa, I
was very mindful of the soil
DON'T WASTE THAT LEMON PEEL
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