17th Week, Friday, Jul 31
Jeremiah 26:1-9 / Matthew 13:54-58
Jeremiah prophesies trouble:The people threatened
Jeremiah.
When Samuel Morse explained his plans for telegraph
communication in 1842, some people ridiculed him. When Bell Telephone applied
for a patent in 1876, some communication experts dismissed the telephone idea
as a toy. When Thomas Edison outlined his plans for an incandescent light in
1878, the British Parliament laughed at the idea. Something like that happened
to Jeremiah in today's reading. He was not only ridiculed but threatened with
death for speaking out in God's name.
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18 Sunday A - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (See First Reading)
Introduction by the Celebrant (Two Options)
The Lord invites us:
Listen to me
and you will have good things to eat
and rich food to enjoy.
May the Lord nourish you with his body
and may he always be with you.
Listen to me
and you will have good things to eat
and rich food to enjoy.
May the Lord nourish you with his body
and may he always be with you.
St. Martha - Jul 29
St. Martha
Martha was born of noble and wealthy parents, but she is
still more illustrious for the hospitality she gave to Christ our Lord. After
His Ascension into heaven, she was seized by the Jews, together with her
brother and sister, Marcella her handmaid, and Maximin, one of the seventy-two
disciples of our Lord, who had baptized the whole family, and many other
Christians. They were put on board a ship without sails or oars, and left
helpless on the open sea, exposed to certain shipwreck. But God guided the
ship, and they all arrived safely at Marseilles.
17th Week: July 27- August 1 - Reflections
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:
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