Seventeenth sunday in ordinary time

The miracle performed by Elisha finds its perfect fulfillment in Jesus' feeding of the five thousand.  He opens His hands and satisfies our deepest needs.  In Him we form one body.

Sixteenth sunday in ordinary time

Jesus, our shepherd, nourishes and strengthens us, guiding us in right paths.  He is the righteous shoot of David, the peace between Jews and Gentiles, between God and all humanity.

Fifteenth sunday in ordinary time

The prophet hears what God proclaims and is called to speak in God's name.  The Twelve hear the message of Jesus and are sent forth to preach the good news.  in Him have we been chosen to be full of love.

FOURteenth sunday in ordinary time

Jesus is met with misgivings and rejection by His own relations.  Like them, we often resists the prophetic word because of an obstinacy of heart, rooted in a self-pride which must give way to weakness and powerlessness.

thirteenth sunday in ordinary time

Because of sin, sickness and death have entered the world, but are overcome through the resurrection of Jesus.  He hears the cry of those in need, healing the sick and raising the dead to life.  He made himself poor that we might become rich.

twelfth sunday in ordinary time

In the midst of adversity, we need to trust in the saving presence of God who triumphs over the waters of the sea.  In the midst of distress, let us turn to the Lord with faith, to Him whom even the wind and the sea obey.  He died and rose for our sake that we might live and not perish.

eleventh sunday in ordinary time

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which springs up and becomes the largest of plants, like a tender shoot the cedar which will bear fruit and become a majestic cedar.  So shall the just one flourish, like a cedar.  As we walk by faith and not by sight may our lives bear fruit in abundance.

most holy Body & Blood of jesus

Moses ratifies the covenant by offering a thanksgiving sacrifice and by sprinkling blood over the people. The new covenant, the law's oblation , is ratified in the blood of Christ, the unblemished offering poured out for us.

most holy trinity sunday

The Lord God is one, there is no other.  We have been chosen as His own, and through the Spirit, are able to call God Abba.  Through baptism all nations are called to share in the life of the Son and acknowledge the triune God.

pentecost sunday

All of us have been baptized into one and the same Spirit; let us live, then, by the Spirit!  That same Spirit, the Advocate, who "renews the face of the earth", was given as gift to the disciples to strengthen them to go forth in the name of the Lord, and to obtain forgiveness of sins.

ascension of the lord

Jesus commissions His disciples to baptize in His name, reminding them that He is always present through His Spirit.  Having ascended to His Father amid cries of gladness, we are to be His witnesses for we have been gifted with His Spirit of wisdom and revelation.  Let us, therefore, live in a manner worthy of the call we have received.

sixth sunday of easter

Let us love one another as Christ has loved us by offering himself for our sins.  His love is to be revealed to all the world, as Peter himself taught.

     Fifth sunday OF easter      

Saul witnesses the risen Jesus and boldly proclaims His Lordship.  We proclaim our belief in Jesus by our love for one another.  He is the vine and we the branches.  Together let us praise His name in our assembly of worship.

     Fourth sunday OF easter      

Jesus is the "rejected by the builders which has become the cornerstone".  He is the good shepherd who laid down his life for us.  Through His paschal mystery we have become children of God.

     third sunday OF easter      

Peter proclaims the wonders of the Lord: the suffering Messiah is raised from the dead and has been glorified.  This Jesus is our intercessor, and our offering for sin, our peace.

     second sunday OF easter      (sunday of divine mercy)

Thomas believed because he saw the risen Jesus. Although we have never seen him, we believe that Jesus is the Christ, begotten by God. We give thanks to the Lord that he has formed us into a community of believers, united in the Spirit

EASTER sunday OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

On this day of days we offer a joyful sacrifice of praise to the Father who raised his Son from the dead. Let us be intent upon the life Christ offers us. Christ our Passover who has been sacrificed.

palm sunday

Jesus, humbling himself out of love for us, did not shield his face from buffets and spitting, but offered his life on the cross. He relied on his Father's love.

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Fifth sunday Of lent

The grain of wheat must die to produce fruit. Such dying must be cultivated by obedience and by our covenant with God, rooted in love and forgiveness

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Fourth sunday Of lent

Samuel, chose by the Lord and endowed with power, is sent among the sons of Jesse to find and anoint a new king.  Jesus upturns traditional rabbinic understanding of blindness as a punishment for immorality.

third sunday Of lent

The law liberates and leads us to freedom.  it is to be trusted for it is a source of wisdom.  Jesus speaks of the ultimate freedom to be won for us by His being raised up.  He is the sign of the power and wisdom of God.