Psalms 37:6 My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness. Sometimes we do not recognize the effects of sin in our lives. But the more we continue...
Psalms 37:7 I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long. Have you ever felt miserable and guilt-ridden after...
Reflections on the Scriptures Fifth Sunday of Lent Gospel C Go and sin no more
By spiritaflame 10:18 AMFifth Sunday of Lent Gospel CJesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and...
Psalms 37:5 For my iniquities have walked over my head, and they have been like a heavy burden weighing upon me. Sin is like a heavy burden upon us. For, living in...
Psalms 37:4 There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins. When we sin and...
Psalms 37:3 For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me. What are the arrows? St Augustine says they could be the effects of Original...
Psalms 37:2 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath. We know we have sinned in many ways. We know that justly we desire severe...
Psalms 31:11 Rejoice in the Lord and exult, you just ones, and glory, all you upright of heart. The Psalmist began by realizing how blessed he was for God’s merciful forgiveness of...
Homily Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C Reading 1: What was the reproach of Egypt? It was the rebellious heart of the people of God. For 40 years many of them grumbled and...
Psalms 31:10 “Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy will surround him that hopes in the Lord.” The scourges can come from the effects of sin in one’s life or from...
Reflectiion on the Scriptures Fourth Sunday of Lent Gospel C Which one are we?
By spiritaflame 10:56 AMFourth Sunday of Lent Gospel CTax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with...
Psalms 31:8 I will give you understanding, and I will instruct you in this way, in which you will walk. I will fix my eyes upon you. Once the sinner has repented...
Psalms 31:7 “You are my refuge from the tribulation that has surrounded me. You are my exultation: rescue me from those who are surrounding me.” Once David experienced the merciful forgiveness from God,...
Psalms 31:5 “I have acknowledged my offense to you, and I have not concealed my injustice. I said, ‘I will confess against myself, my injustice to the Lord’ and you forgave the impiety...
Homily Third Sunday of Lent Year C Reading 1: The background to our reading. Moses had killed an Egyptian and has fled the wrath of Pharaoh. Now, God appears to him to...
Psalms 31:4 “For, day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. I have been converted in my anguish, while still the thorn is piercing.” It wasn’t until the prophet Nathan confronted David...
Psalm 32:3 Because I was silent, my bones grew old, while still I cried out all day long. After David committed adultery and Bathsheba is with child, the King sinned again by commanding...
Third Sunday of Lent Gospel CSome people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. Jesus said to them in reply, “Do you think that...
Psalms 32:2 “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of...
Psalms 31:1 “Blessed are they whose iniquities have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered.” What a mystery of divine revelation! Not only does God forgive our sins, he no longer...
Psalm 31: overview. David recognizes and testifies that forgiveness and mercy are unmerited graces that come solely from an all merciful and full-of-compassionate God. When we acknowledge our sinfulness and entrust ourselves to...
Psalms 6:9-10 “Scatter before me, all you who work iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication. The Lord has accepted my prayer.” ...
Psalms 6:8 My eye has been troubled by rage. I have grown old among all my enemies. Here, David may be referring to the rebellion of his own son, who sought the throne...
Second Sunday of Lent Gospel CJesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. · Jesus, in his humanity, saw the need to go aside and pray even when people...
Psalms 6:7 I have labored in my groaning. Every night, with my tears, I will wash my bed and drench my blanket. If the author of this psalm is David, he acknowledges...
Psalm 6:6 “For there is no one in death who would be mindful of you. And who will confess to you in Hell?” It was the Old Testament understanding that, once people died,...
Homily First Sunday of Lent Year C Reading 1: Why were the people required to bring a tithe of their crops as a gift of sacrifice to God each year? God did...
Psalms 6:5 “Turn to me, Lord, and rescue my soul. Save me because of your mercy.” In Malachi 3-7 we read: “Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord.”...
First Sunday of Lent Gospel CFilled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. ·...
Psalm 6:2-3 “O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your anger. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones have...
Psalms 6:2-3 “O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your anger. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones have...
During the season of Lent, we will be reflecting on the seven Penitential Psalms. Each week we will reflect on one of the following psalms: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143. As...
"Be with him and listen. Listen to the One who invites you. Be quiet. Like a child dwells in the house with her mother and father. Just dwell. Play around. Be there. A...
This, then, is the third call to conversion: a call to hope, to trust in God and his great promise of eternal life. Let us ask ourselves: Am I convinced that the Lord...
"And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it." Luke 12: 29This is another way of saying live in the present moment, focusing on the...
Homily: Eight Sunday Year C Reading 1: One’s speech and words tell us much about a person, his character, his values, his motives and his true self. One uses a sieve or...
“You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely." Psalm 59: 17What would our life be without God? That would be a...
The intimate relationship between the Father and the Son has a name. It is Spirit. Holy Spirit. “I want you to have my Spirit.” “Spirit” means “breath.” It comes from the ancient Greek...
What is the desire of your heart? If it is not "we shall be like God, for we shall see him as he is", then our life will be a waste. "The entire...
As Christian disciples of Jesus we are called to be a leader in the name of Jesus. Our Lord made it clear that our leadership needs to be modeled after his ministry. His...
It is hard for us to really and fully be attentive and comfortable in the present moment of God's grace in our lives. Some live more in the past. The past is now...
Reflection on Scirpture Seventh Sunday Gospel C A disciple lives differently
By spiritaflame 10:43 AMSeventh Sunday Gospel CJesus said to his disciples: “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who...
