God's Word for Today (Scripture Reflections)

  Sunday - 30 June 2024 – XIII Week in Ordinary Time (B) Mass Readings: Wis 1:13-15; 2,23-24    Ps 29    2 Cor 8:7.9.13-15    Mk 5:21-43 Key verse to Meditate: "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live" (Mk 5:23). Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time calls us to place our faith in Jesus, the giver of life and healing. God has created us for life, not for death. Those touched and healed by Christ Jesus have already overcome selfishness and death, beginning to live a life of gr ace in God. This Sunday's Gospel presents two miracles of healing involving two women, illustrating Jesus as the Lord of life and power. One is a twelve-year-old girl at the beginning of her life, and the other is a woman who had suffered from hemorrhages for twelve years (Mk 5:25), potentially seen as nearing the end of her life. Both were in extreme suffering and facing deat

  Jesus Stills a Storm 

  Sunday 16 June 2024- XI Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mass Readings: Ezek 17:22-24    Ps 91    2Cor 5:6-10    Mk 4:26-34 Key Verse to Meditate: The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil (Mk 4:26. 31). Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The Word of God this Sunday invites each of us to participate in the growth of the Kingdom of God, which unfolds silently in the world and within our lives. The first reading and the Gospel are interconnected, highlighting this theme. The first reading describes the remarkable growth of a small twig cut from a lofty cedar and planted on a mountain peak. The Gospel reading presents two parables: the spontaneously growing seed and the tiny mustard seed. Both readings illustrate how these small beginnings grow and put out branches, providing shelter for the birds of the air. The Kingdom o

  Sunday 9 June 2024 – Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Mass Readings: Gen 3: 9-15    Ps 129    2 Cor 4:13-5:1    Mk 3:20-35 Key Verse to Meditate: "And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. "And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand (Mk 3:24-25). Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, After the solemnities of the Ascension of the Lord, Pentecost Sunday, the Most Holy Trinity, and the Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ, all celebrations linked to Easter, this Sunday the liturgical calendar of the year resumes the Sundays in Ordinary Time. The Gospel readings on these Sundays in Ordinary Time project the life and public ministry of Jesus. People welcome Jesus through His powerful teachings, healings, and miracles. However, opposition to Jesus also began to grow. While the crowd marveled at His wondrous deeds, performed with the power of the Holy Spirit, the prejudiced religious authorities co