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Monthly Archives: July 2010
The extraordinary mercy of God
In today’s reading, we see the extraordinary mercy of God. Even at the very end for the Kingdom of Judah, God is still extending his people an opportunity to repent. Jeremiah is prophesying just before Judah is conquered by Babylon … Continue reading
For the sake of your name – A lesson in prayer
There is a refrain today in both the Old Testament lectionary reading as well as the responsorial Psalm … literally. It is the response in the reading of Psalm 79 “For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.” … Continue reading
A good word about St. Joachim and St. Anne
The lectionary marks today as the Memorial of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is a good little write up over at AmericanCatholic.org about these two saints. Here is an excerpt: The strong character … Continue reading
A prayer for today – Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene
Today is the Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene. I’m trying to keep the devotional writing on this site a little varied, though I do like writing about the daily scripture readings. But, I found this prayer on the Magnificat Magazine … Continue reading
Reluctant prophets
In today’s Old Testament reading from Jeremiah, we see a common theme of the reluctant prophet. The Lord speaks to Jeremiah and tells him that he is going to be a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah responds by saying that … Continue reading
Who is like our God?
And now for something completely different … In the Old Testament reading today from Micah, the prophet asks the question “Who is there like you” in reference to God. This statement and others like it have inspired a commonly used … Continue reading
Good news for all
In today’s gospel reading from Matthew 12.38-42, we get a clear picture that the good news of the gospel is for all people. It is fairly common knowledge today that Jesus was Jewish, though that might fool some people. However, … Continue reading
Mercy not sacrifice
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus cites an Old Testament teaching that God desires mercy and not sacrifice. This teaching is found in Hosea 6.6. But wait a second, I thought God commanded sacrifice in the Old Testament. Indeed he did. … Continue reading
A light yoke – making sense of a paradox
We get a bit of what seems like paradoxical counsel in the gospel reading today from Matthew 11.28-30. It reads: Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my … Continue reading
Taking things too far
This may seem like a trite lesson to draw from a lectionary reading about judgment like the one today from Isaiah 10. Yet it is important in relationship to God to know when not to take things too far. Let … Continue reading
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