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Cud Vatican II asks us to read the Bible
every day, |
This plan follows
the Sunday liturgy: reading + psalm + reading +
gospel |
O Holy Spirit, may these passages give
us hope,
wisdom, compassion, |
Bible Blog January 2, 2014 Comments welcome here
Reading: Numbers
18
Reflection: Prayer: Dear God, please help priests to be good and not greedy |
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Reading: Psalm 123 To
you have I lifted up my eyes, My
eyes, like the eyes of slaves Like
the eyes of a servant on the hand of her mistress, Have
mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. Indeed
all too full is our soul with the scorn of the rich, Reflection: Prayer: Lord, please help me avoid criticism and contempt of others |
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Reading: 1 Timothy 5 Do not speak harshly to a man older than
yourself, but advise him as you would your own father. Treat younger men
as brothers. Be considerate to widows. If a widow wishes to be enrolled as a church worker, she must be at least 60 years old, the wife of one husband As regards young widows, it's best if they re-marry
Reflection: Prayer: Jesus, please help church workers to be kind and caring
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Reading: Luke 19 When Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a donkey colt which no one had ever ridden Jesus sat on the colt and began the descent from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem The disciples spread their clothes on
the road, Some religious leaders told Jesus to stop the disciples from calling out. Jesus replied "If these keep silence, the stones will cry out" Reflection: c.f.
this recent
reflection re pressure on people not to express their praise of the
Lord! |