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Thursday 30 November 2023
Lectio Divina
Daily prayer and reflection on the Gospel. Take a few minutes out of your day, relax, and listen to the Word of God.
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Wednesday 29 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Wednesday of Week Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time at this link.
Tuesday 28 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time at this link.
Monday 27 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Monday of Week Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time at this link.
Sunday 26 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of Christ the King at this link.
Saturday 25 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Thirty-Three in Ordinary Time at this link.
Friday 24 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Friday of Week Thirty-Three in Ordinary Time at this link.
Thursday 23 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Thirty-Three in Ordinary Time at this link.
Wednesday 22 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Wednesday of Week Thirty-Three in Ordinary Time at this link.
Tuesday 21 November 2023
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Thirty-Three in Ordinary Time, the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at this link.
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cafe energy
The past few days has been full with sessions presenting Pope Francis’ 2022 letter on liturgy to people in Hamilton (Thursday) Rotorua (Friday) and Tauranga (Saturday). I suppose this work with the National Liturgy Office might be called my “day” job with Food For Faith and a few other bits and pieces as my moonlighting mission and ministry.
A.S.K.
As a child I picked up the idea that it was best to be hesitant to ask for things. Instead, giving was the seen as the ideal, and being able to anticipate the needs of others (without them asking) and to respond appropriately was seen as an ultimate virtue.
something greater
Too often we fall into the trap of trying to be Christian in a pre-Christian kind of way. As I write I’m remembering the old song titled “Old-Time Religion”, a catchy tune with unfortunate lyrics:
“Give me that old-time religion
Give me that old-time religion
Give me that old-time religion
It’s good enough for me”
our & father
Well we’re almost a week into Lent. Think back to the gospel for Ash Wednesday: the good deeds we do for Lent are not to be paraded before others. If we do this we have had our reward since others know the good we have been doing.
the measure
In recent years I have been invited to lead sessions for the parents of children preparing for First Communion local parishes. I love working with these parents. Many have had little contact with Sunday worship for a decade or two or more. Yet their growing faith leads them to ask for a Sacrament of the Church. While our (church) response is always well-intentioned it’s usually pretty unhelpful when it focusses on Mass attendance and parish activity as the ultimate and immediate measure of faith.