Drinking Poison

Thursday after Ash Wednesday 

Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

Genesis 2:15 (RSV)

Adam, priest and king of the Lordโ€™s garden sanctuary, had the duty โ€œto till it and keep it.” … Read the rest

Untouched by Evil

Fra Angelico, Detail of the Crucifixion (ca.1437-46)

Saturday After Epiphany

1 John 5:14-21

โ€ฆyet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me.

Galatians 2:20

We know that no one begotten by God sins; but the one begotten by God he protects, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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Children of the Father

Mosaic of the Sermon on the Mount (Ravenna, Italy)

23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)

Luke 6:27-38

Jesus said to his disciples: โ€œTo you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat youโ€ฆ Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.โ€… Read the rest

Awake!

Christ Pantocrator, Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. CC BY-SA 4.0.

21st Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)

Matthew 24:42-51

Jesus said to his disciples: โ€œStay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will comeโ€ (Matthew 24:42).… Read the rest