Journey to Wholeness
In Mary’s troubled wonder, a virgin’s humble “yes” welcomed the eternal Son into our world.
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. … Read the rest
Four fishermen left their nets to join Christ’s heavenly fisheries—catching souls for eternity.
… Read the restAs he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
Sing to the LORD a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.… Read the rest
… Read the restAgain, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When
… Read the restThe disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”
And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us,
written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,
not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
… Read the restChildren, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. Whoever sins belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning.
How does God’s love draw us toward him as his blooming arrow for eternity?
… Read the restYou were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the disobedient. All
31st Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday
Luke 15:1-10
“Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep” (Luke 15:6).
“Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost” (Luke 15:9).
“But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found” (Luke 15:32).… Read the rest
4th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year I)
Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15
The dramatic parade of the “cloud of witnesses” in Hebrews 11 finds its finale in Jesus Christ, “the leader and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2).… Read the rest