by Lynne Marie | Jan 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Samuel 1:9-20, when Hannah asked the Lord for a child, “she conceived and gave birth to a son, and called him Samuel ‘since,’ she said, ‘I asked the Lord for him.” (Samuel in Hebrew means “the name of God is…” but also sounds like the word for “ask”). For Hannah,...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 12, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The Old Testament readings for the first weeks of Ordinary Time will take us through the stories of Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon: all great “names” in sacred history, men chosen explicitly by God for the role they were to play. As we see their lives develop and...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Matthew 3:13-17, we see Jesus introduced to the world by the Father’s voice and the Spirit’s descent. In the Preface for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we say to the Father: “Your Spirit was seen as a dove, revealing Jesus as your servant.” We who “become...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Saturday between Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord The Responsorial Psalm assures us, “The Lord takes delight in his people” (Psalm 149). That includes us. 1John 5: 14-21 keeps insisting that “we know” God takes delight in us because “we are… in his Son Jesus...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 9, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Friday between Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord The Responsorial Psalm sings, “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem” (Psalm 147). 1John 5:5-13 tells us why: it is because we have the life of God in us, and we can know it. “And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal...
