6.09.15

 Lectio: Mt 5.17-19                                                                                      

Meditatio: “Do not think I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Mt 5.17

 Oratio: O God, Jesus told His disciples that His followers were to fulfill the law and the prophets; and at first blush this seems so onerous. But then elsewhere He told us that all the laws and the prophets are fulfilled by loving God with your whole heart, soul and strength and You neighbor as your self. Pray to be a selfless lover in all situations and Jesus will be greatly pleased.

 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 is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "abolish....law...fulfill” ; The laws given by Moses and interpreted by the religious leaders were numerous and the proclamation of the prophets were many. To comply with all of them was an impossibility until Jesus also revealed how. Seek the grace to live in accord with the great Law of Love and you will fulfill Jesus’ command.

 Tomorrow's reading::Mt 5.20-26

6.08.15

 Lectio:  Mt 5.13-16                                                  

Meditatio: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.” Mt 5.14



 Oratio: O God, Jesus gave concrete instructions to His disciple as part of His Sermon on the Mount one of which is to be he the light of the world. Pray that others may see Jesus alive and active in us so as to be drawn to Him for their good; and Jesus will be pleased with us..

 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 is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "light....world...cannot...hidden” ; as committed followers of Christ, our lives should reflect Christ within us; i.e., selfless love. Seek the grace to be a source of good example and in a way that others ask: ‘Why does he or she act that way’;  and they will come to know it is Christ within you and You are His light.

 Tomorrow's reading::Mt 5.17-19

6.07.15

 Lectio:  Mt 5.1-12                                        

Meditatio: “He began to teach them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’.”  Mt 5.2-3                                                                          

 Oratio: O God, Jesus gave a beautiful Sermon on the Mount at the beginning of His public ministry known ever sense at the Beatitudes. He declared ‘Blessed’ various situations in this life which involved being without when our natural instincts are we are blest when we ‘have.’ Pray to see that  the doing without is really a blessing in the sense it is form of detachment from things of this world and is a great help in preparing for the next world, an everlasting one of blessedness.

 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 is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "Blessed....poor”;   the Beatitudes have  specific situations which Jesus declared ‘Blessed’, five of which are doing without including the poor, the mourning, the meek, the hungry and thirsty. Jesus also said they will rejoice and be glad for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs. Doing without is the essence of detachment and detachment can be a source of great virtue if we embrace it. Thus these five situations can be a source of blessedness in this life, too. Seek the see as the Buddhists do, that attachment to things is a source of misery. And then for the grace to use things for what they are designed - as helps for the journey in this life and to aid in one day arriving at the heavenly kingdom..If you do, you will have the right attitude to which the Beatitudes call.

6.06.15

 Lectio:  Mk 14.12-16, 22-26                     

"Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant which will be shed for many’.” Mk 14.24-25

 Oratio: O God, Jesus at the Last Supper instituted the Eucharist as a living memorial of His salvific act for us. Pray that we may always remember His great sacrifice so that we may have life everlasting;  and show our remembrance by living as Eucharistic people.  .  

 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 is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "took...cup...drank...my blood...covenant”;   the bread that Jesus blest, broke and gave to His disciples to eat and the cup of wine that He gave thanks and gave to them to drink is a living memorial of Jesus and  through Whom we have the Way, the Truth and the Life. Seek the grace to follow Him all our days by living a life of selfless love for that is what  the covenant He entered with us is calls us to do as  our part of the agreement;  and it is the Way to eternal life with Him.

 Tomorrow's reading: Mt 5.1-12       

6.03-6.05.15

 6.03.15

 Lectio: Mk 12.28-34

 Meditatio: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is like this. "You shall love your neighbor as yourself'. There is no other commandment greater than these'." Mk 12.30-31

 Oratio: O God, Your Son made known the two great commandments that You desire we obey.

 I remember Jesus declared that the love of God and love of neighbor as ourselves are the twin commands for us.  Pray that we may always be guided by selfless 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 and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
 God is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "love God...love neighbor...yourself"; You have revealed how we are to serve - with great love.  Seek the grace to love always and be guide by this principle in all you do and you will be the child that God wants you to be.

 Tomorrow's reading: Mk 12.35-37


 6.04.25

 Lectio: Mk 12.35-37

 Meditatio: "David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said 'the Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand  until I place  your enemies under your feet'."  Mk 12.36

 Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear as to His origin.

 I remember Jesus showed that the Messiah's origin was both of David and before and above David when He declared the Lord said to my lord. In prayer thank Jesus for being God and Man  of the house of David, and our Lord and Savior.

 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 and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
 God is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "Lord...my lord...sit"; the Messiah is Lord and David is lord and thus Jesus Jesus cleared up the question about His origin. Seek the grace to follow Jesus wherever He leads for not only should we serve Him but worship Him as well.

 Tomorrow's reading: Mk 12.38-44



 6.05.25

 Lectio: Mk 12.38-44

 Meditatio: "A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents." Mk 12.42

 Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear that what is in our heart that counts. I rememberJesus told the Temple crowd that those the widow who gave the less gave the most because she gave from her need. Pray for a grateful and generous heart.  

 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 is saying to you.

 Operatio: reflect: "poor widow...two small coins"; it is not the size of the gift that counts but the size of one's heart.  Seek the grace to be generous in thought, word and deed for that is what Jesus wants of us as His siblings.

 Tomorrow's reading: Mk 14.12-16, 22-26

6.02.15

Lectio: Mk 12.18-27                                                                                                                     

Meditatio: "When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.” Mk 12. 25

Oratio: O God,  Your Son revealed a wonderful truth to us about the after life.                                   
I remember when He was asked by the Sadducees, a sect, who do not believe in the resurrection,  as to whose wife would a woman be in the resurrection if she married seven brothers, Jesus replied that we are like angels and do not marry. In prayer thank God for providing such a wonderful existence for us in heaven and may we strive to imitate the angels here on earth in their virtues.

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 and meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: “rise...neither marry...angels”; in the resurrection our mode of existence is like the angels - how wonderful and glorious! Seek the grace to live the angelic way here in on earth, i.e.; as persons of selfless love and Jesus will be pleased.     

Tomorrow's reading:Mk 12.28-34

                 

6.01.15

Lectio:  Mk 12.13-17                                                                                                         

Meditatio: So Jesus said, ‘Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what

 belongs to God.” Mk 12.17

Oratio: O God,  Your Son, did not come to sow division between the Civil Authorities and religious practice.

I remember when He was asked about paying taxes, Jesus replied by saying we should pay them. In prayer seek to fulfill not only your religious duties but your civil ones as well for the is Jesus’s will.
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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 and meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: “repay...Caesar...and to God.”; as believers we are to fulfill all civil law that is just.  Seek the grace to be a good citizen as well as a good believer.

Tomorrow's reading:Mk 12.18-27