Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above,/like gentle rain let the skies drop it down. Isaiah 45: 8 Go, tell John what you have seen and heard: blind people see, lame people are walking, lepers are being cleansed and deaf people are hearing again, dead people are being raised, poor people are being…[read more]
But I will leave as a remnant in your midst / a people humble and lowly, / Who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord: / the remnant of Israel. / They shall do no wrong / and speak no lies; / Nor shall there be found in their mouths / a deceitful…[read more]
The utterance of Balaam, son of Beor,/the utterance of a man whose eye is true,/The utterance of one who hears what God says,/and knows what the Most High knows,/Of one who sees what the almighty sees,/ enraptured, and with eyes unveiled. . . . Numbers 24: 15-16 Today is the feast day of St. John…[read more]
Thus says the Lord, your redeemer,the Holy One of Israel: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go. Isaiah 48: 17 To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places who call out to others, saying:…[read more]
The afflicted and the needy seek water in vain, their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. I will open up rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the broad valleys; I will turn the desert into a marshland, and the…[read more]
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest for our souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11: 29- 30 In my generation, one of the great achievements was to be the first in one’s family…[read more]
Mary said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Luke 1: 38 On today’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we hear related to us through the passages from Genesis and Luke the never ending struggle of our lives. Is our life ours alone, or do we…[read more]
Streams will burst forth in the desert, / and rivers in the steppe. / The burning sands will become pools, / and the thirsty ground, springs of water. . . . Isaiah 35: 6 In today’s gospel Jesus heals the crippled man who has been brought to him, with some difficulty, by his friends. The…[read more]
When his children see / the work of my hands in his midst, / They shall keep my name holy; / they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob, / and be in awe of the God of Israel. / Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, / and those who find fault shall…[read more]
Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to…[read more]
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