8th Week, Ordinary Time, Saturday, May 29

 8th Week, Ordinary Time, Saturday, May 29

Ecclesiasticus 51:12-20 / Mark 11:27-33

I sought wisdom in my youth; She came to me in all her beauty. 

We sometimes think of wisdom as being reserved for people with grey hair. There is indeed a wisdom that comes from years of living.

8th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, May 28

 8th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, May 28

Ecclesiasticus 44:1. 9-13 / Mark 11:11-26

The memory of the good endures: Their glory will never be blotted out. 

Africans have a far deeper appreciation of their ancestors and forefathers than we do. There is even a form of ancestor worship that has developed within some African tribes.

8th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, May 27

 8th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, May 27

Ecclesiasticus 42:15-25 / Mark 10:46-52 

How wonderful is God's work: It fills the earth. 

At the age of 44, Carlo Caretto felt a call to leave everything, go into the desert in Arabia, and become a member of the Little Brothers of Jesus.

8th Week, Ordinary Time, Wednesday, May 26

  8th Week, Ordinary Time, Wednesday, May 26

Ecclesiasticus 36:1, 4-5, 10-17 / Mark 10:32-45 

Lord, show yourself: Give new signs and work new wonders. 

After graduating from Georgetown University, Anne Donohue did volunteer work at Covenant House, a shelter for runaways in New York City.

8th Week, Ordinary Time, Monday, May 24

 8th Week, Ordinary Time, Monday, May 24

Ecclesiasticus 17: 24-29 / Mark 10:17-27

The Lord provides a way back; Return to the Lord. 

Charlie Rumbaugh grew up in reform schools, jails, and mental hospitals. At the age of 17, he escaped from a manic-depressive ward, found a gun, and held up a jewellery store.

7th Week of Easter, Friday, May 21

 7th Week of Easter, Friday, May 21

Acts 25:3-21 / John 21:15-19

Paul goes before King Agrippa; Paul claimed Jesus is alive.

Some years ago there was a best-seller entitled I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.

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Easter 7th Week: May 17-22:

 Easter 7^th Week: May 17-22:

May 17 Monday: John 16: 29-33: 

Context: Jesus is speaking to his apostles after the Last Supper. 

Scripture lessons: In this Last Supper discourse, Jesus explains his Divine origin and his relationship to God his Father in clear terms without using any metaphors.

Pentecost 2021: Happy Birthday, Church

 

Starters from Fr. Tony Kadavil:
 
Pentecost  literally  means  50th.  It  is  a  feast  celebrated  on  the  50th   day  after  the Passover feast by the Jews and a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by the Christians. The Jewish Pentecost was originally a post- harvest thanksgiving feast.   Later it was celebrated to remember God’s covenants with Noah after the Deluge and with Moses at Mt. Sinai
 

6th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 15

 6th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 15

Acts 18:23-28 / John 16:23-28

Jesus gives final instructions; "Ask and you will receive. "

 

An amusing cartoon showed a tiny insect peering up at a huge insect. After staring at the huge insect for a while, the tiny insect said, "What kind of a bug are you?"