Category: Prayers

“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves.” –Genesis 11:4 Mass Readings: February 17 First: Jonah 3:1-10; Resp: Psalm 51:3-4,12-13,18-19; Gospel: Luke 11:29-32 The future of a nation which excludes God is dispersion (Gn 11:9), not unity. If a nation’s faith in God is not firm, that nation shall not be firm (Is 7:9). “A nation of firm purpose [God keeps] in peace; in peace, for its trust in” the Lord (Is 26:3). Any lasting unity comes from the Holy Spirit, Who is the Source...

“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves.” –Genesis 11:4 Mass Readings: February 17 First: Jonah 3:1-10;Resp: Psalm 51:3-4,12-13,18-19; Gospel: Luke 11:29-32 The future of a nation which excludes God is dispersion (Gn 11:9), not unity. If a nation’s faith in God is not firm, that nation shall not be firm (Is 7:9). “A nation of firm purpose [God keeps] in peace; in peace, for its trust in” the Lord (Is 26:3). Any lasting unity comes from the Holy Spirit, Who is the Source of...

“With a sigh from the depths of His spirit He said…” –Mark 8:12 Mass Readings: February 13 First: Isaiah 58:9-14; Resp: Psalm 86:1-6; Gospel: Luke 5:27-32 After Jesus had twice multiplied loaves and fish, had healed countless people of many different ailments, and had delivered many from demons, the Pharisees wanted Jesus to give them a sign (Mk 8:11). The Pharisees were obviously not sincere. They were testing Jesus (Mk 8:11). Jesus refused to play their game. “He left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore” (Mk 8:13). “The chief priests and elders of...

“Yet God has revealed this wisdom to us through the Spirit. The Spirit scrutinizes all matters, even the deep things of God.” –1 Corinthians 2:10 There is a certain wisdom which is not of this age or of the rulers of this age who are headed for destruction (1 Cor 2:6). If we do not have this wisdom, we will be so ultimately foolish as to crucify the Lord of glory (1 Cor 2:8; Heb 6:6). The only way to receive this wisdom is through the Holy Spirit. The Lord requires us to have a holiness which surpasses that of...

“Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the Lord God had made.” –Genesis 3:1 Mass Readings: February 10 First: Genesis 3:1-8; Resp: Psalm 32:1-2,5-7; Gospel: Mark 7:31-37 “The serpent asked the woman, ‘Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?’ ” (Gn 3:1) Our temptations often come in the form of questions. Also, the issue seems to shift from the sin committed to whether God ever really told us that a particular act was a sin. For example, those advocating the legitimacy of some homosexual acts try...