Lectio the Liturgy

In this week’s prayer, we ask God to show favor to us. We want him to satisfy our hunger, which is for more.

If you want to do more for God, you need more of God.

Jesus tells us that He is the way, the truth, and the life.

However, Jesus can use us to point others to the Way and to be the light on the path when we learn that to be a Christian isn’t a way of life, it is a life to be lived, and that life is His.

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What if you were standing in line waiting for our punishment for sin and Jesus cuts in front of you? If you say “yes” to his offer, you would be raised up, set free from the slavery to sin, filed with holy joy and eternal gladness. Not a bad trade.

I hadn’t really thought about the significance of the Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul before, but their participation in the history of the Church is remarkable.

Both said “yes” in their own way. Both even had a name change. Both gave up they way they were to become what God was calling them to be.

Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us so that we, too, may “yes” to God’s call to each of us.

When we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood, we venerate the precious gift that paid the price of our redemption, the body and blood of Jesus.

However, we also should consider the words of St. Augustine, “If you receive them well,

It’s easy to get lost and give up when trying to understand the Trinity. This week, push that aside and focus on the words, “God sent.”

What’s the longest distance in the Christian life? The 12” from the head to the heart.

This is the distance it takes to move from knowing to believing.

3 definitions to get to know

I’ve been told the English Language falls short of words. After looking up words in this prayer, while definitions originate in Latin and Hebrew, I believe that.

Look, pasture, and redeemed are three words that may surprise you.

Holy Communion is an amazing gift. By its very nature, which is Jesus, it can put our sin to death and fill us the Glory of God.

This week, as we join the Church in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, we need to remember that in order to say, “Eternal Father, I offer you...” we first need to receive.