Sunday Reflections
Weekly reflections from Fr Michael based on the liturgy of the Word of that SundaySECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (B)
Feb 25Genesis 22. 1 – 2, 9 – 13, 15 – 18Psalm 116Romans 8. 31b – 35, 37Mark 9. 2 – 10 In today’s first reading Abraham is portrayed as being willing to let go of what was most precious to him, the only son of his old age. In being willing to let his son go to God, he...
First Sunday of Lent (B)
Genesis 9. 8 – 15Psalm: 251 Peter 3. 18 – 22Mark 1. 12 - 15Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is the Holy One. How can the Holy One, the Son of God, betempted? The temptation of Jesus is mind-boggling. What sense can we make of it? LastSunday we were left with the...
World Day of the Sick
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Leviticus 13. 1 -2, 45 – 46
Psalm: 32
1 Corinthians 10. 31 – 11.1
Mark 1; 40 – 45
Jesus disciples must have recoiled when they saw the man approaching. Everyone feared the dreaded disease the he was obviously suffering from. Sure, showing signs of leprosy would make someone ritually unclean (Leviticus 13:46). But it was also deadly and thought to...