Ash has been used for many different things over the years, many of which can help us think about our spiritual journey on Ash Wednesday.

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for Ash Wednesday. Readings for the 6th March 2019.

Joel 2:12-18

Psalm 50:3-6,12-14,17

2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2

Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

Kyrie Eleison from: Giovanni Animuccia, Missa Victimae Paschali Laudes by The Tudor Consort which is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.

The idea of taking the plank out of our own eye to attend to the splinter of others on one level is about not judging others - but it is also about self-emptying.

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 3rd March 2019.

Sirach 27:4-7

Psalm 91:2-3,11-16

1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Luke 6:39-45

Jesus is presented as the New Adam. Yet Adam is hardly mentioned in the New Testament. How can it relate to us today?

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 24th February 2019.

1 Samuel 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23

Psalm 102:1-4,8,10,12-13

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

Luke 6:27-38

In a recent survey most people said that they desired happiness most of all. Nothing has changed much over the last two thousand years as Jesus spoke to a crowd desiring the same.

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 17th February 2019.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

Psalm 1:1-4

1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20

Luke 6:17,20-26

Simon Peter's response to Jesus was "Leave me" - yet not that long ago in Advent we were asking for God to come amongst us. How do we interpret his words for us today?

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 10th February 2019.

Isaiah 6:1-8

Psalm 137:1-5,7-8

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

Music "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" arranged and performed by Gerry Baird - used under Creative Commons Licence alone. Source: Jamendo Music.

How could Jesus slip through the crowd of people who wanted to kill him and who knew him so well? Perhaps later events at Emmaus can help us understand this. Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 3rd February 2019.

Jeremiah 1:4-5,17-19

Psalm 70:1-6,15,17

1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

Luke 4:21-30

The eyes of all in the Synagogue at Nazara were fixed on Jesus. So too are the eyes of the world on the Church and on us, ready to accept or reject the words of Christ. Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings for the 27th January 2019.

Nehemiah 8:2-6,8-10

Psalm 18:8-10,15

1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Luke 1:1-4,4:14-21

The great Epiphany accounts of the Magi and the Baptism of Jesus turn the order of this world upside down. So too does the Gospel account of the wedding feast at Cana where Jesus changes water into wine.

Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Readings for the 20th January 2019.

Isaiah 62:1-3

Psalm 94:1-3,7-10

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

John 2:1-11

Do you rush out of Church as soon as Mass is over? Looking at what Jesus did after his Baptism gives us food for thought about what we do when we finish celebrating any of the Sacraments. Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Baptism of the Lord (Year C). Readings for the 13th January 2019.

Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11

Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,24-25,27-30

Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7

Luke 3:15-16,21-22

An Epiphany hymn speaks of "kneeling before him, the Lord is his name" - our worship should be for the simple reason to worship our God and nothing more. Join Catholic Musings for a contemplation of the readings for the Epiphany (Year C). Readings for the 6th January 2019.

Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 71:1-2,7-8,10-13

Ephesians 3:2-3.5-6

Matthew 2:1-12

Music

Composer:Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Song:Te Deum Prelude

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