by Lynne Marie | Nov 24, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The readings show a difference between the identity people perceive in us and the identity we proclaim in the Introductory Rites of the Mass and when we say, “Our Father, who art in heaven…” We are children of God. In Daniel 1:1-20, the king wants to take some...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 22, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Luke 23:35-43 tells us that Jesus was rejected by his own people, by the Roman soldiers, and by a fellow-sufferer because he would not use his power to defend himself or anyone else from oppression and death. Note that Jesus had told Pilate, “My kingdom is not from...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 22, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial (Psalm 9) calls us to remember God’s “wondrous deeds”: “I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.” The whole point of the reading from 1Maccabees 6:1-13 is whether we will, in fact, “rejoice in your salvation, O Lord” when we die. King...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 21, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial (1Chronicles 29:13) leads us in praise: “We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.” In 1Maccabees 4:36-59, the Jews celebrated their victory by rebuilding and “purifying” the temple. They even replaced the stones of the altar that had been...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 20, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time In 1Maccabees 2:15-29, we see the difference between authorities and leaders. Both are necessary. Either can be good or bad. But they have two different functions. The first function of authorities is to hold the...
