10.31.15

Lectio: Mt 4. 1-12                                            

Meditatio: “He began teaching them, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’.” Mt 2-3                       
                                                            
Oratio: O God, Your Son at the beginning of His public ministry proclaimed the Beatitudes, the ways of blessedness, the Magna Carta of Christian living. Pray to have the right attitude to things that are hard for that is the essence of the Beatitudes and the way to their blessings that follow to those who do.
                                                    
I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "He....teaching...Blessed are”; Jesus gave us the Beatitudes and held out to us many blessings for having the right attitude. Seek the grace to live the Beatitudes which leads to a fulling life in the now and t he hereafter                                                                            

Tomorrow's reading:Jn 12.23-28

10.30.15

Lectio: Lk 14.1, 7-11

Meditatio: “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Lk 14.11

Oratio: O God, humility is a priceless virtue and Jesus extolled it as paradoxically the way to true greatness. Pray that I may always be humble of heart for the greater honor and glory of God.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect, “ exalts...humbles...exalted”; the path to greatness lies in the path to recognizing who we are and acting accordingly. Seek the grace to be humble for that is how Jesus proposes we attain true worth.

Tomorrow’s reading: Mk 5,1-12a

10.27.15

Lectio: Lk 6.12-16                                             

Meditatio: “In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to                      God.” Lk 6.12
                                                            
Oratio: O God, Jesus not only prayed to Yo u but He spent a great time at prayer. If He had a felt need to do so, how much more should we! Pray that you set more than enough time aside to commune with God and especially through Jesus and through Mary.                  
                                                    
I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "departed....pray... spent...night”; what an example Jesus gave us as to the importance of prayer! Seek the grace to set aside daily time for private prayer and we will find  that time will prove to be the most beneficial time of the day for us.                                                           

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 13.31-35

10.26.15

Lectio: Lk 13.18-21                                 

Meditatio: “Then he said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it’?” Lk13.18                                                                              
Oratio: O God, Jesus asked the rhetorical question as to what to compare the kingdom of God? He then gave two parables - the mustard seed and the yeast. In both the message is clear from a small begging much will result. Pray to do your part to spread the Good News.                                                       
I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "kingdom...like...compare”; Jesus gave us two examples both of which involve small beginnings and great results. Seek the grace to allow God to use you in your littleness to evangelize and He will bring about the  results He deisres.                                                                       
Tomorrow's reading:Lk 6.12-16

10.24 & 10.25.15

10.24.15

Lectio: Mk 10.46-52

Meditatio: “Jesus told him, 'Go your way; your faith has saved you.' Immediately he received his sight and followed him on his way." Mk 10.52

Oratio: O God, Jesus not only cured Bartimaeus of his blindness but Bartimaeus by his immediate action of following Jesus up the way to Jerusalem and Calvary shows what we should do. Pray to follow Jesus in this life and you will find a sure leader to lead you to the end of life's journey   - the kingdom.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "faith...saved...received...sight...followed him"; blind but now he can see because Bartimaeus put his faith in Jesus. Seek the grace to see things as I ought and I, too, will be richly blest in this life and the next.

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 13.10-17

10.25.15

Lectio: Lk 13.10-17                     

Meditatio: “When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, ‘Woman, you are set free of your infirmity’.” Lk 13.12                               

Oratio: O God, Jesus by His words and His touch cured a woman who was unable to stand erect for 18 years.  How sad that the religious leaders only saw curing as work and unlawful to do on the Sabbath. Pray to have a true conscience and allow Love to be your guide in all situations of doubt.                     
I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "Jesus....Woman.....free"; by a touch and a command, Jesus did a marvelous thing  but His religious critics could only see it as a violation of their interpretation of work forbidden on  the Sabbath. Seek the grace to keep holy the Sabbath but never allow it to be an excuse to do show selfless love for a person in need.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 13.18-21

19.21 to 10.23.15

10.21.15

Lectio: Lk 12.49-53

Meditatio: “Jesus said to His  disciples, 'I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!"

Oratio: O God, You so loved the world, You gave us Your only Son, and Your Son so loved the world He gave His very life for us, and he so much wants all of us to set the world on fire with selfless love. Pray that we may love in all things and we will be true believers of the Lord.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "Jesus...set...fire...wish...blazing"; Jesus so much wants love to be the primary motive for our actions and He gave us THE example
of His  sacrificial love for us. Seek the grace to be a true lover, a selfless lover, for that is the kind of love that keeps Jesus' love alive in our hearts.

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 12.54-59

10.22.15

Lectio: Lk 12.54-59

Meditatio: “Jesus said to the crowds, 'when you see a cloud rising cloud in the west, you say, 'It is going to rain - and so I does; and when you notice the wind is blowing from the south, you say, 'it is going to be hot-so it is." Lk 12.54

Oratio: O God, Jesus was upset by the crowd who could interpret the signs in the sky, and yet could not interpret the signs he was giving. Pray to see the marvelous in creation and to realize the love and greatness of God who brought it into existence.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "Jesus...upset...cloud...wind"; Jesus made His identity obvious to anyone who was searching for the Messiah and many refused to accept the obvious much to Jesus chagrin.  Seek the grace to be always open to Jesus presence whether obvious or not for He reveals Himself for our good.


Tomorrow's reading:Lk 13.1-9

10.23.15

Lectio:Lk 13.1-9

Meditatio: “Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them - do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?” Lk 12. 4                                                                     
Oratio: O God, Jesus calls all to repent and he pointed out that it not those who are killed in accidents who are more guilty than anyone who did not. Pray to avoid rash judgments and when you come to your senses after sinning to immediately turn to the Lord and repent for He so much wants us to return to Him.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "people....killed...more guilty...” Jesus made it clear that people who die in tragedies are not necessarily sinners and He urged all to be vigilant and repentant. Seek the grace to live as Jesus directed and repent as often as you sin for that is His way and our way to Him.          

Tomorrow's reading:Mk 10.46-52

10.20.15

Lectio: Lk 12.39-48                                           

Meditatio: “Be sure of this, if the master had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into You must also be prepared for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” Lk 12.39-40           

Oratio: O God, Jesus by his parables warned us of the end of our time and to be prepared for it each and every day. Pray to live each moment as this were your last moment and you will not have to worry when the beginning of the next life starts.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "known...thief...coming...be prepared”; As believers in Jesus and as His brothers and sisters, we must be prepared daily for leaving this world. Seek the grace to be prepared for eternal life with the Lord and our loved ones is certainly most worthwhile and motive enough to be so..

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 12.49-53

10.19.15

Lectio: Lk 12.35-38                                           

Meditatio: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” Lk 12. 35-36

Oratio: O God, Your Son urged us to be vigilant and especially as to those things which pertain to eternal life. Pray to be ready as good servants and night and day be vigilant as to the things which are important to life for that is where are focus and effort should be and that is how we please Jesus while helping ourselves.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "Gird...light....ready....open immediately”; s good servant is always watchful for his master and ready to serve him. Seek the grace to ever vigilant for the Lord and readily serve Him for that is the best way of showing our gratitude to Him who has done so much for us

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 13.1-9

10.18.15

Lectio: Lk 12.13-21                               

Meditatio: “and I shall say to myself, ‘Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you, and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong’.” Lk 12, 19-20

Oratio: O God, Jesus warned against greed in His parable to a rich man who had so much that he thought he could rest and eat, drink and be merry; but Jesus said that very night he would die. Pray to use the goods of this world properly for not just not my good but for the needs of others and for the support of the church.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "many things....stored....be merry...life demanded”; we cannot rely on riches for they are both fleeting and we may not be around to enjoy them. Seek the grace to rely on Jesus and use  things in the way He prompts so that my use of them will bring me safely home..

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 12.35-38

10.15 to10.17.15

10.15.15

Lectio: Lk 12.1-7

Meditatio: “Even the hairs of your head have been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows." Lk 12.7

Oratio: O God, Younwatch over us with loving care and so intently that You even know the number of our hairs. How well You know us and care for us! Pray to trust always in Your living care and we will never be disappointed.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "hairs...counted...worth more...sparrows"; Jesus used hyperbole to express His Father's love for us but in truth it is not hyperbole but real.  Seek the grace to always fly unto our Lord for His protection and He will be there for us.

Tomorrow's reading:  Lk 12.8-12

10.16.15

Lectio: Lk 12.8-12

Meditatio: “Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven." Lk 12.10

Oratio: O God, Your Son declared one sin which will not be forgiven- blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Why? It is heretical blasphemy and denies the existence of an attribute of God - His very love and Life - for  the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son  and He is the author of life and God's love - so if we deny the very existence of the One from whom  we offended, it is impossible to ask for that One to forgive. Pray to love the Holy Spirit always so as to always remain in His presence.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "blasphemes...holy Spirit...not...forgiven"; blasphemy - there are two types - imprecatory ( cursing) and heretical. It is the latter which can not be forgiven for we deny the very existence of the One whose forgiveness we need.  Seek the grace to abide in the Holy Spirit always for therein is a safe refuge.

Tomorrow's reading:  Mk 10.35-45

10.17.15

Lectio: Mk 10.35-45                   

Meditatio: “Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all." Lk 10. 43b-44

Oratio: O God, Jesus declared that greatness is achieved when we are servants to other and the height of greatness means we serve like a slave - total self-giving. Pray that I may do the Will of God and willingly serve the needs of others in Jesus’ name; not to attain greatness, but to attain true friendship with Jesus.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "great...servant....first....slave”; greatness in Jesus’ eyes in achieved in loving service to others in His name. Seek the grace to be always thankful for Jesus’ total self -giving which brought about the opening of Heaven to all who believe and serve in His name..

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 12.13-21

10.13.15

Lectio: Lk 11. 42-46                                                                                             

Meditatio: “And he said, ‘Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people heavy burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them’.” lk 11.46
                                                                                                                                                                   Oratio: O God, Jesus was very upset with the religious leaders of His day for placing so many burdens on people as part of the Holiness Code and doing nothing to help the people. In prayer seek the right attitude and relationship to God and others for therein lies the foundation of true religion which gives God the praise and worship and thanks that He deserves.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You  and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "Woe...scholars...law...impose...burdens... not lift...finger”; Jesus warning to the lawyers applied to all the religious leaders for their multiplying the duties of the people though the Holiness Code and failing to help the people in their relationship with God. Seek the grace to relate rightly to the Lord and as espoused by the Catholic Church, the guardian  of Jesus’ revelation.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 11.47-54

10.12.15

Lectio: LK 11.37-41                                                                                 

Meditatio: “But what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.” Lk 11. 41 
                                                                                                                                                                     Oratio: O God, Jesus used his hosts dismay that He did not comply with the ritual cleansing of hands before eating as a teachable moment about spiritual hygiene. He knew if we were generous with our time, talent and treasure, we would be open to God’s cleansing love. Pray to be an alms giver for no greater blessing can come upon you than God’s cleansing love.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You  and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "alms...everything...clean”; Jesus told His host about what would truly cleanse everything that is within us; namely, almsgiving. Seek the grace to make the ascetical practices of prayer, fatting and almsgiving part of one’s spirituality and one will be greatly blest in this life and in the next..

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 11. 42-46

10.11.15

Lectio: :Lk 11.29-32                                                     

Meditatio: “While still more people gathered in the crowd, he said to hem, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah’.” Lk 11.27                                                                                                                                
Oratio: O God, Jesus told the crowd who were seeking a sign of His identity, that the only sign would be the sign of Jonah.   Upon reflection Jesus was referring to the power of His preaching which was certainly greater than Jonah for He backed His preaching with miracles.. Pray to accept the words of Jesus which have been handed down to us for they are the words of eternal life..

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You  and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "seeks...sign...none...but....Jonah”; Jesus said His peaching is the sign of who He is for His preaching brings about reform and results in eternal life. Seek the grace to believe in the Gospels for they record His teachings and His life and through Him we have eternal life if we believe and live the way He taught.

Tomorrow's reading: LK 11.37-41

10.10.15

Lectio: Mk 10.17-30                                         

Meditatio: “Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven.; then come, follow me. At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.” Mk 10.21-22
                                                         
Oratio: O God, Jesus made it clear that we cannot attain to eternal life on our own terms when He encountered a young man who kept all the commandments from his youth but who could not give up his possessions, and follow Jesus, for the youth went away sad with his encounter with Jesus. Pray to realize our ticket to heaven is doing the will of God which is expressed in the Great Law of Love.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You  and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "have...give...poor...follow me”; the rich young man asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life and Jesus reply that he sell what he has, give to the poor and follow Him; but the young man was trapped by his possessions and went away sad. Seek the grace to be ever mindful of others in their needs and do what you are able to help them and always put Jesus’ teachings into practice in your life for that is the way to eternal life.

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 11.29-32

10.09.15

Lectio: Lk 11.27-28                             

Meditatio: “He replied, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it’.”
Lk 11.28                                                    

Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear that all have the opportunity to achieve blessedness.  Pray to not only listen to the Word of God but to put it into practice for that is how true blessedness may be obtained.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You  and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "blessed...hear...word...observe it”; hearing and observing the words of Jesus is the way to true blessedness for Jesus has revealed this path. Seek the grace to observe the teachings of Jesus for therein lies our life’s goal.

Tomorrow's reading:Mk 10.17-30

10.08.15

Lectio: Lk 11.15-26                 

Meditatio: “And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out t demons." Lk  11.18

Oratio: O God, Your Son encountered people who were hard of heart for despite His power, they asserted that He was only able to cast out demons through the power of Satan - How sad! Pray to have an open heart and mind when it comes to matters of faith so that we may not miss out on the richness of it.                                     

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You                                                                             
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operatio: reflect: "divided...by Beelzebul....drive...demons"; some of the crowd that followed Jesus used any reason to deny His divine power for if they accepted it, they would have to accept His teachings, which they were not prepared to do. Seek the grace to accept all the teachings of the Church and especially the ones that are hard for our faith has been established by Jesus and He would not let the Church it guide us in wrong ways.

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 11.27-28

10.07.15

Lectio: Lk 11.5-13

Meditatio: “If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?" Lk  11.13

Oratio: O God, Your Son instructed us to pray with confidence and with the openness of a child, knowing the Heavenly Father will give us only what is for our good and in the manner He deems best and when He deems best. Pray that your will is in conformity with Jesus' will for then you will certainly receive what you ask the Father.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You                                                                              
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "wicked...good gifts....much more...Father"; Jesus made it clear that His Father will only give us good gifts in answer to our prayers.  Seek the grace to always pray with confidence of a child to our Father and we will not be disappointed.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 11.15-26

10.06.15

Lectio: Lk 11.1-4                                                                                    

Meditatio: “He said to them, ‘When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test’.” Lk 11.2-4  

Oratio: O God, Your Son responded to His disciples request to teach them how to pray with the beautiful Our Father. Pray to say it often and with meaning and feeling for it is the best prayer for me and for You from me.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "pray...Father.”; Jesus not only taught us what to pray for gave us the privilege of calling God our Father. Seek the grace to pray as his child and to honor Him with the words that Jesus gave us..                             

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 11.5-13

10.05.15

Lectio: Lk 10.38-42                                                                        

Meditatio: As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name is Martha welcomed him.” Lk 10.28                                                                         

Oratio: O God, Martha welcomed Jesus but her sister simply sat at his feet and listened to Him. And Jesus declared that Mary had chosen the greater role.  Pray for an understanding heart for Jesus values that above all for it reaches out to our inmost needs and heals the other where food cannot reach and it is a gift that trumps hospitality.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "Martha...welcomed him............”; Jesus preferred Mary’s role of a listener over Maltha’s role of a hospitable host.. Seek the grace to see the spiritual needs of another have a greater priority than their temporal needs’ and do your best to satisfy both.                             

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 11.1-4

10.04.15

Lectio:  Lk 10.25-37                                                            

Meditatio: “Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robber’s victim? He answered, ‘The one who treated him with mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise’.” Lk 10. 36-37

Oratio: O God, Jesus made it clear who our neighbors are! All who are in need and who are within our orbit of influence are our neighbors - even those whom we would consider outsiders.  Pray for a merciful heart and to allow God to use us as His instruments of mercy to those who are in need and whose lives we touch for that is the way to fulfill the Great Law of Love.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "neighbor....robber’s victim...one....mercy”; Jesus in His dialogue with a lawyer defined who our neighbors are - everyone especially those who are in need. Seek the grace to see the other for who they are and treat all with mercy and God will be greatly pleased.                                                            
Tomorrow's reading: Lk 10.38-42

10.03.15

Lectio:  Mk 10.2-12                                                 

Meditatio: “The Pharisees approached and asked, ‘Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?’... Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate’.” Lk 10.2,9

Oratio: O God, Jesus made it clear that marriage is for a life time for that is what God intended from the beginning. Couples who have been married for many years show that a life time commitment is possible and it very possible if the couple receives the sacrament of matrimony. Pray for all married couples that they may live the sign the sacrament and manifest a love which reflects Jesus’ love for His church and they will be richly blest.....

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "lawful....divorce...God...joined...no human...separate”; Jesus in His reply to the Pharisees made it clear that divorce is not God’s intention and the sacrament of matrimony provides the grace to live a life long commitment. May all married couples seek the grace of the sacrament and their life together will be a mutual blessing.

Tomorrow's reading:Lk 10.25-37

10.02.15

Lectio:  Lk 10.17-24                 

Meditatio: “Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Lk 10.20

Oratio: O God, Jesus gave His disciple great power and they exercised it and saw it as a reason for rejoicing. But He set the record straight by letting them know that power over spirits is not a reason to rejoice but the fact that their names were written in heaven. Pray for a humble heart and take refuge n the fact that you have been blest with your faith and strive to live it out in all things for therein lies true joy.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "not rejoice....spirits... subject;; but..names...heaven”; true joy does not lie in earthly power but in membership in the kingdom. Seek the grace to live the faith that Jesus is the Lord and to put His words into practice for therein lies our greatest and ultimate joy.

Tomorrow's reading:Mk 10.2-12


                                           

9.30 & 10.01.15

9.30.15

Lectio:  Lk 10.1-12

Meditatio: “carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals, and greet no one along the way." Lk 10.4

Oratio: O God, Your Son's instructions to the disciples He sent out on mission seem strange to the modern ear and especially take nothing with you and speak to no one as you are going. But these instructions were intended to convey the utmost importance of their mission. Pray that material things will not deter from doing your part to spread the Good News.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "greet no one"; this instruction is intended to keep the missionary on focus and not to indicate rudeness on the part of the disciple. Seek the grace to be singleminded in pursuit of God's will for that is the focus that is most effective for mission.

Tomorrow's reading: Mt 18.1-5
  
10.01.15

Lectio:  Mt 18.1-5

Meditatio: “And he said, 'amen, amen I say to you, unless you become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven'." Mt 18.3

Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear that admittance to heaven depends upon our becoming like children. Pray that I may have the innocence of a child, and openness, accepting and without guile for these are the characteristics of a child that will result in our being admitted to kingdom.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God speaks to you,

Operation: reflect: "unless...like children...not enter"; we must have the demeanor of children if we wish to be part of God's kingdom.  Seek the grace to be child-like in one's character for therein lies our ticket to heaven.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 10.17-2