Category: Bible Reading & Meditation
“They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings.” –Isaiah 40:31 Mass Readings: December 13 First: Isaiah 40:25-31; Resp: Psalm 103:1-4,8,10; Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30 Listen to the Mass Readings The Lord is our Strength (Ps 27:1). The joy of the Lord is our strength (Neh 8:10). In Him Who is the Source of our strength we have strength for everything (Phil 4:13). Samson had incredible physical strength, but spiritually he had weaknesses. If we rely on our own strength, we will falter. However, if we rely on the Lord’s strength, we will...
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“Blest is she who trusted that the Lord’s words to her would be fulfilled.” –Luke 1:45 Mass Readings: December 12 First: Zechariah 2:14-17; Resp: Judith 13:18-19; Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Listen to the Mass Readings If we would just obey God’s commandments, Christmas would be fantastic, our prosperity like a river, and our vindication like the waves of the sea (Is 48:18). Our descendants would be as numerous as the grains of sand and our name never cut off (Is 48:19). There’d be no stopping us. The Lord says: “If only My people would hear Me, and Israel walk in My...
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“Sitting close by were Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem.” –Luke 5:17 Mass Readings: December 11 First: Isaiah 35:1-10; Resp: Psalm 85:9-14; Gospel: Luke 5:17-26 Listen to the Mass Readings Jesus was surrounded by a large number of religious leaders and Bible scholars. It was something like a convocation of priests or a symposium of professors. In the midst of this august assembly, the roof was partly dismantled, and a man on a stretcher was lowered through the hole. Jesus said to the paralyzed man: “My friend,...
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“Comfort, give comfort to My people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.” –Isaiah 40:1-2 Mass Readings: December 10 First: Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11;Resp: Psalm 85:9-14; Second: 2 Peter 3:8-14; Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 Listen to the Mass Readings This Christmas, the Lord wants us to have a special “encounter” with Him (seeChurch in America, 3). He wants our relationship with Him to be greater than any other love in our life. He will make our relationship with Him so deep, personal, and intimate that He will be a Source of comfort for us even in our worst sufferings (see Is 40:1-2; Ps...
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Jesus “summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority to expel unclean spirits and to cure sickness and disease of every kind.” –Matthew 10:1 Many people are interested in what they are going to get for Christmas, but we should also be very excited about what we are getting before Christmas. Sometimes what we receive before Christmas is a prerequisite for receiving what the Lord wants to give us for Christmas. Sometimes one of our before-Christmas presents is a healing, which often leads to receiving another Christmas present. The Lord promised to bind up “the wounds of His people” and...
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