by Lynne Marie | Jul 6, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Serving God in Freedom The Opening Prayer(s) speak of “new life,” the Prayer Over the Gifts of “eternal life,” and the Prayer After Communion of “the fullness of life.” This is the “loving kindness” the Entrance Antiphon celebrates...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 5, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm shows us the bias we should consciously adopt when reading Scripture and when evaluating everything in life: “Praise the Lord, for he is good” (Psalm 135). This is the bias that lets us see...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 4, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm calls us to communal celebration: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good” (Psalm 106). In Genesis 23:1 to 24:67, Abraham tells his servant not to let his son Isaac marry a Canaanite woman from...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 3, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast Day of Saint Thomas, Apostle What Thomas said in John 20:24-29 is probably the most oft-quoted line spoken by any disciple in the Gospels. Millions of Catholics say, every time the host is lifted up at the Consecration of the Mass, “My Lord and my God!” This is...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 2, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm assures us that, despite appearances, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor” (Psalm 34). God made it clear from the very beginning that we are all called to be ministers to one another. Each of...
