Mass Reading & Meditation for October 10, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 11:27-28
Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it. (Luke 11:28)
Jesus spoke these words in reply to a woman who blessed his mother simply because she had the good fortune of bearing such a wonderful son. And that’s completely understandable. What mother wouldn’t want to have a boy as [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for September 22, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 8:19-21
My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it. (Luke 8:21)
Did Jesus really reject his relatives? Was he really telling Mary to let him be? No more than he really wanted his followers to pluck out their eyes or cut off their hands. Jesus [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Sunday March 15

Third Word – Woman, Behold Your Son
Read: John 19:25b-27
Every baby has hope-filled hands. Countless parents have looked at their newborn, filled with the wonder of God’s creation. I remember baby hands; I was filled with joy as they curled around my finger. Probably, so did Mary and Joseph, knowing this was a special baby. They [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
January 4, 2009
Gospel: (Matthew 2:1-12)
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.”  When King [...]

Vincentian Reflection for New Year’s Day …

SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
January 1, 2009
Gospel: (Luke 2:16-21)
The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger.  When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child.  All who heard it were amazed by [...]

Vincentian Reflection for Christmas …

CHRISTMAS
Gospel: (Luke 2:1-14)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled… And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled [...]

ADVENT MEDITATION – WEEK FOUR 2008

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent – I hope you will enjoy reading this Advent meditation which was written in December of 2001.  With so much going on this week I am finding myself in a time crunch, so I thought I would share one of my favorite writings from a few years ago. [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 21, 2008
Gospel: (Luke 1:26-38)
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. He said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you… Do not be [...]