by Lynne Marie | Sep 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows The Church traditionally commemorates seven “sorrows” of Mary:
Simeon prophesies that a “sword” will pierce Mary’s soul (Luke 2:34-35); The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13);
Jesus is “lost” for three days (Luke 2:41-50);
Mary sees...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Commenting on Numbers 21:4b-9, the Jerome Biblical Commentary says, “The cult of the snake was widely practiced in Canaan, probably in connection with fertility rites.” This would make it a symbol of life and healing, and...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of St. John Chrystostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church In 1Timothy 1:15-17, Paul lays down one of the foundational rules of Christian thought, action, and pastoral practice: “You can depend on this as worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 12, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Psalm 16) is: “You are my inheritance, O Lord!” An inheritance is something one has a right to. Can we say Christians have a right to Communion? The faith of the Church, the laws of the Church, and...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 11, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Psalm 150) is a response to what we experience in Communion: “Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!” Colossians 3:12-17 describes, as well as anything, the thoughts, feelings, and desires...
