"STAY WITH US, LORD" (Luke 24:29)

1st Reading                 Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8 Psalm                            15: 2-3a. 3bc-4ab. 5 (R. 1a) R:// "O Lord, who may abide in your tent" 2nd Reading               James 1: 17-18, 21b-22, 27 Gospel                         Mark 7: 1-8. 14-15. 21-23.  BELIEF INFORMS ACTIONS Beloved, today is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). Today is also the first day of the new month of September. We are not only in the second half of the liturgical year but also surrounded by newness. What I suggest we start understanding is that the Lord comes to renew us whenever we encounter him. Let us take a few details from the Word of God for this Sunday and draw out lessons to help our reflections. The first reading is from Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8. The first reading opens by say...

1st Reading              Joshua 24: 1-2, 15-18. Psalm                        34:2-3,16-23 R:// "Taste and see that the Lord is good" 2nd Reading          Ephesians 5:21-32 Gospel                      John 6: 60-69 WE WILL SERVE THE LORD, FOR HE IS OUR GOD Beloved, today is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). Today is also the last Sunday of August. We thank God for his mercies and his providence. We recognize the miraculous deeds of the Lord for the last 8 months. We pray that the Lord will continue to cause us to "love what [he] commands and to desire what [he] promises amid the uncertainties of this world."  Let us pay close attention to the first reading from Joshua 24: 1-2, 15-18. We also need to recognise that we are bringing our long reading of Jesus' discourse on bread in John 6 to an end. Today ...

1st Reading            Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm                       34: 1-2. 9-10. 11-12. 13-14 (R. 8a) R:// "Taste and see that the Lord is good" 2nd Reading         Ephesians 5:15-20 Gospel                    John 6: 51-58 LIVING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE Beloved, today is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), and we need to realise that we are far gone in the wilderness of life. The Word of God today helps us to focus on Living the Extraordinary Life . Let us take a few thoughts from the first reading and the Gospel to assert our point and come to know what the "extraordinary life" entails and how vital it is for us to strive to attain it.  The first reading is from Proverbs  9: 1-6. Chapter 9 of Proverbs forms part of the major reflection on wisdom. In fact, Wisdom is personified as a lady, and she invites people to her...

1st Reading                1 Kings 19: 4-8 Psalm                           34: 2-3. 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 (R. 9a) R://"Taste and see that the Lord is good" 2nd Reading             Ephesians 4:30- 5:2 Gospel                         John 6: 41-51 LISTENING TO THE DIVINE WHISPER Dear friends, we have come to the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). We also recognise that we are in the second half of the liturgical year. The liturgical year is made up of 34 Sundays. As it is, we are reminded that we have come thus far and we only need to look back and be grateful to God for how he has sustained us.  Let us say a few words about the Word of God for this Sunday. I would like us to stay within the context of decision-making. I choose this because the Word of God presents two levels of voices to us and o...