by Lynne Marie | Sep 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Matthew 5:3 and Psalm 49) gives the key to openness and its fruit: “Happy the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs.” In 1Timothy 6:2-12, Paul insists that whoever does not hold to “the...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Twenty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Perseverance in the faith should be a major concern for every Christian: our own perseverance and that of our children, grandchildren, and even our country. Although no society has ever been truly “Christian,” we...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Do we find the “mystery of our faith” that Paul summarizes in 1Timothy 3:14-16 made present to us at Mass? We proclaim in the Introductory Rites that God was “manifested in the flesh” in Jesus and is still...
by Lynne Marie | Sep 16, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs The Responsorial (Psalm 101) voices a sense of community responsibility: “I will walk with a blameless heart.” After the Sign of Peace, the liturgy calls for the “Breaking of the Bread” (Latinized...
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...
