by Lynne Marie | Aug 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Entrance Antiphon begins, “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman….” And that is what the Assumption is: a sign given by God for all times that is especially needed in ours. A sign that says God has chosen to...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 14, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr The Responsorial is just Alleluia! but the verses (Psalm 114) recall the “signs” God worked as he brought his people into the Promised Land. In Joshua 3:7-17, the Lord promises to work wonders for Joshua in the...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs The Responsorial (Psalm 66) alerts us to the greatness of the mystery of God’s promises and their fulfillment: “Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire.” In Deuteronomy 34:1-12, God is about to...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 12, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious The Responsorial (Deuteronomy 32:3-12) “names” the People of God (who have become the Church) as God’s special possession! “The portion of the Lord is his People.” In Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Moses urges the people to...
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...
