LORD, HAVE MERCY – One Bread, One Body, Jun 17, 2014
1 Kings 21:17-29 | Psalm 51:3-6, 11, 16 | Matthew 5:43-48 “Then the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Have you seen that Ahab has humbled himself before Me?’ ” —1 Kings 21:28-29 The Lord is so merciful that, when we even begin to repent, He pours out His merciful love.
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE – One Bread, One Body, Jun 13, 2014
St. Anthony of Padua 1 Kings 19:9, 11-16 | Psalm 27:7-9, 13-14 | Matthew 5:27-32 “Anyone who looks lustfully at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his thoughts.” —Matthew 5:28 We who live in the “culture of death” are caught in a raging war for control of our senses. We are continually bombarded with sexual sensationalism.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – One Bread, One Body, Jun 12, 2014
1 Kings 18:41-46 | Psalm 65:10-13 | Matthew 5:20-26 “Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, crouched down to the earth, and put his head between his knees.” —1 Kings 18:42 Elijah prophesied that three-and-a-half years of drought would soon end, although there was not a cloud in the sky (1 Kgs 18:41). He told his servant seven times to look for a cloud. “Seven” probably refers to an indefinite number of times
A PROPHETIC LIFESTYLE – One Bread, One Body, Jun 9, 2014
St. Ephrem 1 Kings 17:1-6 | Psalm 121:1-8 | Matthew 5:1-12 “They persecuted the prophets before you in the very same way.” —Matthew 5:12 Elijah prophesied: “During these years there shall be no” rain in Israel “except at my word” (1 Kgs 17:1). This prophecy turned Israel’s economy upside down
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, March 5th, 2012
First Reading Dn 9:4b-10 “Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments! We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws. We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land