Friday, December 9, 2022
religious acronyms
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Divine Mercy in Scripture
Friday, August 5, 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Friday, May 6, 2022
on the road to Emmaus
"Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them, 'What are you discussing as you walk along?' They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, 'Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?'
And he replied to them, 'What sort of things?' They said to him, 'The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.'
And he said to them, 'Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?' Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, 'Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.' So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, 'Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?'
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, 'The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!' Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread."
Luke 24: 13-35
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Who do you trust?
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
on earth as in heaven.
Monday, March 28, 2022
breaking news
Saturday, March 5, 2022
faith
- war
- natural disasters
- poverty
- injustice
- personal tragedies
- etc.
faith is believing that no matter what happens that it is what it is because God wills it. faith is trusting God no matter what happens.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
God's greatest attribute
Thursday, February 17, 2022
baptism
1240 In the Latin Church this triple infusion is accompanied by the minister's words: "N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." In the Eastern liturgies the catechumen turns toward the East and the priest says: "The servant of God, N., is baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." At the invocation of each person of the Most Holy Trinity, the priest immerses the candidate in the water and raises him up again.
Sunday, February 6, 2022
JOY = HOPE
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Matthew 5:3
- Humility: It signifies a humble and contrite heart, acknowledging one's spiritual poverty and dependence on God. It is the opposite of arrogance, pride, and self-sufficiency.
- Recognition of Need: Those who are 'poor in spirit' recognize their need for God's grace, forgiveness, and guidance in their lives. They understand that they cannot achieve righteousness or salvation on their own merits.
- Openness to God: Being 'poor in spirit' implies a willingness to submit to God's will, to be open to His teachings, and to be receptive to the transformation of one's character by the Holy Spirit."
the Lord's prayer
Thursday, January 6, 2022
never been born?
9 Of others no memory remains,
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.
10 Yet these also were godly;
their virtues have not been forgotten.
11 Their wealth remains in their families,
their heritage with their descendants.
12 Through God’s covenant their family endures,
and their offspring for their sake.
13 And for all time their progeny will endure,
their glory will never be blotted out;
but their name lives on and on.
15 At gatherings their wisdom is retold,
and the assembly proclaims their praises.
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.