Ss Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs; St Fachtna, bishop 1st Reading: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 God’s voice was like the gentle whisper of a breeze At that place Elijah came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”…
Saint Muredach, bishop; Saint Attracta; Saint Lelia 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-13 The central commandment of Torah: Be faithful to God Moses said to the people: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all…
Saint Clare, virgin 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Moses calls the people to appreciate God’s works and keep the commands Moses said to the people: “Ask now about former ages, long before your own, ever since the day that God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of heaven to the other: has…
1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Whoever sows generously will also reap generously Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to…
09 August. Saint Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stern)
Saint Dominic, priest 1st Reading: Numbers 12:1-13 Despite the envy of Miriam and Aaron, Moses is leader of his people Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married (for he had indeed married a Cushite woman); and they said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not…
Saint Cajetan 1st Reading: Numbers 11:4-15 The people rebel, during their Exodus from Egypt The rabble among the Israelites had a strong craving; and they also wept again, and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks,…
The Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated on 6 August each year, so we mark that feast today. It is also the date on which the first atomic bomb was exploded, on Hiroshima in 1945. We pray to be delivered from nuclear war.
We pray for a deeper experience of God in our hearts, and to share in the divine life 1st Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Daniel sees the Almighty One conferring power upon the Son of Man As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne, his clothing was white as…
St Mary Major, basilica 1st Reading: Leviticus 25:1, 8-17 Land can never be sold or mortgaged beyond the next Jubilee year The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying: “You shall count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years gives forty-nine years. The…
Saint John Vianney, priest 1st Reading: Leviticus 23:1, 4-11 etc Sacred festivals of Pasch, Pentecost, Atonement and Tabernacles The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall celebrate at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the…
1st Reading: Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38 When the tabernacle and its contents are consecrated, God’s glory settles there Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him. In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up. Moses set up the tabernacle; he laid its…
St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop; St Julian Eymard, priest 1st Reading: Exodus 34:29-35 Moses veils his face when speaking to the people Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face…
St Alphonsus Ligouri, bishop and doctor of the Church 1st Reading: Exodus 33:7-11; etc Moses meets with God, fasts 40 days and receives the Ten Commandments Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought…
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest 1st Reading: Exodus 32:15-24 etc Despite the golden-calf scandal, Moses continues to lead his people toward the Promised Land Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that were written on both sides, written on the front and…
God has given us many gifts, including the promise that we will share in Christ’s glory. We give thanks for these treasures, as we continue on our journey to the fullness of the kingdom of heaven.
Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church Pray for the gift of discernment, as our guide in all decisions. Many things intrinsic value, but to over-value our ownership of goods is to devalue God. I need to relax my grip on passing things, and hold firm to what is eternal. I need to…
1st Reading: 1 John 4:7-16 True love shows us to be children of God Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this…
1st Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 God gives the Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. Then God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an…
27 July. Thursday, Week 16
