Mother Mary
Women in Mission
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Luke 8: 1-3
1 Cor 15: 12-20 / Ps 17: 1, 6-8, 15
These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
(Luke 8: 3)
We’ll never lack for provision,
With wives and sisters in our team;
They are our partners in mission,
Worthy of our love and esteem.
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to [...]
Our Lady of Sorrows
Monday, September 15th, 2008John 19: 25-27 or Luke 2: 33-35
1 Cor 11: 17-26, 33 / Ps 40: 7-10, 17
“Woman, behold your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother.”
(John 19:26)
What was once a great mystery
Was that “sign of contradiction”,
But soon Christ’s Word revealed to me
That His cross was our salvation.
And the child’s father and mother were [...]
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Matthew 1: 1-16, 18-23
Mi 5: 1-4a or Rom 8: 28-30 / Ps 13: 6ab, 6c
Of her was born Jesus, Who is called the Messiah.
(Matthew 1:17)
Reading our Lord’s genealogy
Can be such a puzzling mystery…
But if we look deeply we can see
God’s plan includes Mary’s nativity.
In today’s Gospel of Matthew, he outlines the genealogy of our Lord, [...]
The Greatest Law: Love
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Matthew 22: 34-40
Ez 37: 1-14 / Ps 107: 2-9
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… Love your neighbor as yourself.
(Matthew 22: 37, 39)
Loves’ model can be no other
Then the Mother of Jesus Christ;
No love on earth can be greater
Than our Queen Mary’s sacrifice.
Hearing [...]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Many
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Luke 1: 39-56
Rev 11: 19; 12: 1-6, 10 / Ps 45: 10-12, 16/ 1 Cor 15: 20-27
From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.
(Luke 1:48)
My soul proclaims the Lord’s greatness,
In God my spirit rejoices;
He looks upon my lowliness,
And fills my [...]
The Canticle of Mary
Friday, May 30th, 2008Luke 1: 39-56
Zep 3: 14-18a or Rom 12: 9-16 / Is 12: 2-6
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
(Luke 1:46)
The wonders of our Lord I’ve found,
The proud and haughty are debased,
The mighty He casts to the ground,
The humble to high honor raised.
At that time Mary got ready [...]
The Annunciation
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Luke 1: 26-38
Is 7: 10-14; 8:10/ Ps 40: 7-11 / Heb 10: 4-10
‘I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.’
Her virtues that we emulate
Will shield us from all tribulation;
Today let’s pause to meditate
Her ‘Yes’ that led to our redemption
In the sixth month of her cousin Elizabeth’s [...]
Honoring Mary
Monday, December 31st, 2007Luke 2:16-21
Nm 6: 22-27/ Ps 67/ Gal 4: 4-7
But Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.
(Luke 2:19)
Lord, on this first day of the year,
We honor Mary, our mother.
May her example draw us near
To You, our most loving Father.
So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant [...]
The Canticle of Mary
Friday, December 21st, 2007Luke 1: 46-56
1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1.4-8
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
(Luke 1:46)
My soul proclaims the Lord’s greatness,
My lips exult with words of praise,
He has shown me His great kindness,
And led me to this life of grace.
The wonders of our Lord I’ve found,
The proud and haughty [...]
According to Our Faith
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Luke 1: 26-38
Is 7: 10-14/ Ps 24: 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.
(Luke 1:38)
As Mary had set the example
In serving God with total trust,
If faith be our guiding principle
Then God will surely be with us.
When the Archangel Gabriel brought the [...]
The Genealogy of Jesus
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Matthew 1: 1-17
Gn 49:2.8-10 / Ps 72
Of her was born Jesus, Who is called the Messiah.
(Matthew 1:17)
Our Lord Jesus’s genealogy
Can be such a puzzling mystery…
But if we look deeply we can see
God’s plan in man’s Salvation History.
In today’s Gospel of Matthew, he outlines the genealogy of our Lord, Jesus Christ in the lineage of King [...]
The Immaculate Conception
Friday, December 7th, 2007Luke 1: 26-38
Gn 3:9-15.20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6.11-12
Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
(Luke 1:28)
Mary’s Immaculate Conception
Was designed for man’s salvation.
This doctrine may all Christians believe
That Christ’s Mother was sinless conceived.
A young virgin named Mary was visited in her home by the Archangel Gabriel in a laid back village in Galilee. [...]
Curing a Crippled Woman
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Luke 13: 10-17
Rom 8:12-17/Ps 68:2,4,6-7,20-21
Shouldn’t this daughter of Abraham be set free from what binds her?
(Luke 13:16)
Of women, this all men must learn:
In numbers they showed more concern
To Jesus, bent by our sins’ weight,
Was urged on by their steadfast faith.
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on a Sabbath when He saw a woman there who [...]
Mary and the Word of God
Friday, October 12th, 2007Luke 11:27-28
Jl 4:12-21 / Ps 97
Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!
(Luke 11:28)
We keep God’s Word to make us worthy
To earn God’s kingdom, and nothing less.
Let’s strive to be like Mother Mary,
Who is our model of holiness.
While Jesus was teaching the crowd, a woman there raised her voice [...]
The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
Friday, September 14th, 2007Luke 2: 33-35
Heb 5:7-9/Ps 31:2-6,15-16,20
Behold this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign of contradiction, (while a sword will pierce your own soul) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
(Luke 2:34-35)
What was once a great mystery
Was that “sign of contradiction”;
But soon Christ’s [...]
Birth of the Virgin Mary
Friday, September 7th, 2007Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23
Rom 8:28-30 / Ps 13
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23)
Happy birthday, dear Mother Mary,
Our model of love and purity;
Your example of obedience be
Our guiding light to eternity.
Today we celebrate the feast of [...]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Luke 1: 39-56
Rv 11:19; 12:1-6.10 / Ps 45 / 1 Cor 15:20-26
Blessed is she who trusted that the Lord’s words to her would be fulfilled.
(Luke 1:45)
My soul proclaims the Lord’s greatness,
In God my spirit rejoices;
He looks upon my lowliness,
And fills my life with His graces.
Mary hastened to a town in the hill country of Judea, [...]
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Monday, August 13th, 2007Matthew 18: 1-5,10,12-14
Dt 31:1-8 / Dt 32:3-12
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
(Matthew 18:1)
St. Maximilian, be my guide
That I may never be misled;
May your prayers destroy my pride
That only in Christ’s path I’ll tread.
At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called [...]