by Lynne Marie | Aug 11, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of St. Clare, Virgin The Responsorial — “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem” — should be our spontaneous response to the other verses in Psalm 147 and to the first reading. Deuteronomy 10: 12-22 urges us to be faithful to the Covenant because the One we have made it...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 9, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time In the Entrance Antiphon, we ask God, “Be true to your covenant”, which means to his nature, to what he chooses to be for us. It is a cry for protection and security. In the Opening Prayer(s), we “remind” God, “Your Spirit made...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 9, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr; BVM The Responsorial Psalm pinpoints the focus of all religion: “I love you, Lord”; then adds one of many reasons: “my strength” (Psalm 18). Deuteronomy 6: 4-13 gives us what Jesus called “the...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 8, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of St. Dominic, Priest The Responsorial Psalm says, “I remember the deeds of the Lord” (Psalm 77). In Deuteronomy 4: 32-40 Moses sums up the great deeds by which God showed his greatness and his favor to Israel. He wants the people to “remember the deeds of...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 7, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest The Responsorial Psalm reminds us: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts” (Psalm 95). Numbers 20: 1-13 teaches us to accept the fact that even God’s greatest ministers...
