Friday, December 24th Scripture 2 Sam 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14, 16 Ps. 89: 2-5, 27, 29 Lk 1: 67-79 Reflection “God raises from David’s house a child with power to save.” Canticle of Zachary Today’s liturgy links God’s refusal that David construct a temple with the Canticle of Zachary who praises God for raising from […]
Category: Advent Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 26, 2017 By Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Chestnut Hill, MA Scripture 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5: 8-14; Jn 9:1-41 Reflection They said, “How did your eyes get opened?” “A man named Jesus made a paste and rubbed it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ I did […]
First Sunday of Advent
November 27, 2016 By Betsy Meagher, CSJ Nazareth, MI Scripture Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 Reflection Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain… that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths. Let us walk in the light of the Lord! Is 2:3, 5 You know […]
Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2016 By Janet Roesener, CSJ Cincinnati, OH Scripture Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 Reflection The various readings of today’s liturgy give much encouragement to work for peace and justice by accepting our multiple differences and working together. Already on this second Sunday of Advent, the reflection in […]
Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2016 By Lucy Silvio, CSJ Baton Rouge, LA Scripture Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1: 3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Reflection God chose us in Christ before the world was made to be holy and faultless before God in love, marking us out beforehand to be adopted sons and daughters through Jesus Christ– […]
Third Sunday of Advent
December 11, 2016 By Mary Ann Wyllie, CSJ St. Clair Shores, MI Scripture Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 Reflection Are you the One we’ve been expecting, or are we still waiting? Mt 11:3 (The Message) Advent is my favorite liturgical season. It invites us to slow down (in spite of our […]
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2016 By Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ St. Louis, MO Scripture Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-7c, 10b; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24 Reflection Look! The virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel… Is 7:14 and Mt 1:23 This fourth Sunday of Advent begins a week which pressures […]
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2016 By Joan Burger, CSJ Wichita, KS Scripture 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27 and 29; Lk 1:67-79 Reflection And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation, […]
Christmas Day
December 25, 2016 By Mary Kay McVey Christian CSJ Associate St. Louis, MO Scripture Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 Reflection In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jn 1:1 Words matter. Words have power to enlighten, to empower, to hurt and even […]
Feast of the Epiphany
January 6, 2017 By Margie Edic, CSJ Albany NY Scripture 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 Reflection …on coming out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heaven, “You are my beloved […]
