Journey to Wholeness
I will rejoice heartily in the Lord,
Isaiah 61:10a
my being exults in my God.
Holy Mother Church, the new Jerusalem, rejoices as one Body and one Bride.… Read the rest
In the viper’s den, perfect love reigns—fear flees where Christ is victorious.
… Read the restThe baby shall play by the viper’s den,
and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.
… Read the restR. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
In our collective journey to wholeness, may our Prayer for Jerusalem breathe life into dry bones and fulfill God’s promise of restoration.… Read the rest
Baruch 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6
Israel’s exodus from Egyptian slavery into the Promised Land of “milk and honey” epitomizes humanity’s exodus from sin into the Promised Land of transfigured holiness.… Read the rest
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22
In the enclosed garden of Eden, a river branched out to the four corners of the earth, enlivening and nourishing all creatures (Genesis 2:10-14).… Read the rest