by Lynne Marie | Jul 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Mystery of Ministry Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Entrance Antiphon tells us, first of all, that everything depends on God: “God himself is my help. The Lord upholds my life.” But a lot depends on the attitude we have toward what we do: “I will offer you a...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial verse tells us: “His love is everlasting” (Psalm 136). And every act of Christian ministry today says the same thing. In Exodus 12: 37-42 God shows his “steadfast love” by fulfilling his promise to...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm encourages us to celebrate God’s saving work: “I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord “ (Psalm 116). Exodus 11: 10-14 presents us with the root source of everything God...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm gives us a distinguishing characteristic of God: “The Lord remembers his covenant forever” (Psalm 105). God never rejects us. The word “steadfast” appears 187 times in the Bible. In Exodus 3:...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 16, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time An enlightening comment on the Lord’s choice of Moses is in the Responsorial Psalm: “The Lord is kind and merciful” (Psalm 103). It should help us to accept our own call to minister. In Exodus 3: 1-12 God appeared to...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church The Responsorial Psalm calls us to remain aware that the only real answer to any of our needs is God: “Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live” (Psalm 69). In Exodus 2: 1-15 we see God saving...