by Lynne Marie | Mar 28, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm is an invitation to wisdom: “I am the Lord your God: hear my voice” (Psalm 81). Wisdom is defined as “taste for spiritual things” (cf. the Latin sapientia, sapor, and the English “savor”). All three readings encourage us to seek our...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 27, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm is an unexpected response to the first reading. It urges us: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts” (Psalm 95). But in the first reading, God tells Jeremiah (7: 23-28) that when he commanded his people, “Listen to my voice… they...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 26, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm invites us to focus on how good and life-giving God’s teachings are, so that we will appreciate him: “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem” (Psalm 147). Praise will lead us to appreciation. Deuteronomy 4: 1-9 focuses, not on the requirements of...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 25, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm calls us to believe that, whatever our starting point is, God will help us: “Remember your mercies, O Lord” (Psalm 25). Psalm 25 makes God’s mercy very concrete: “Your ways make known to me; teach me your paths; guide me in your truth….”...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 24, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm teaches us to listen to our heart and follow it: “Athirst is my soul for the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God?” (PsalmS 42-43). Kings 5:1-15 shows us a common reason why we don’t make progress in the spiritual life: we...
