19Jul 19 July. Friday of Week 15
19 July. Friday of Week 15
July 19th, 2019The Pharisees emphasised what was forbidden on the Sabbath than its purpose..
Weekday Homily Resources
The gist of each reading is suggested in a single line; then the readings (minus the Responsorial Psalm) are given in full (using the NRSV for its inclusive language); finally a couple of reflections on the day’s readings. Most weekdays we offer two separate homily approaches. The first is drawn from material written by my friend and Passionist confrere, Fr. Carroll Stuhlmueller cp. With permission from his estate, I have used his Biblical Meditations for Ordinary Time and Biblical Meditations for Lent as starting point, editing them down to a maximum of 3 or 4 paragraphs. The second approach is based on a set of homilies provided by Fr. Martin Hogan of the Dublin archdiocese.
Fr Pat Rogers cp, Mount Argus, Dublin.
19Jul 19 July. Friday of Week 15
20Jul 20 July. Saturday of Week 15
20 July. Saturday of Week 15
July 20th, 2019Like Jesus we have some power to cure and heal, quietly, without ostentation...
22Jul 22 July. St Mary Magdalene
22 July. St Mary Magdalene
July 22nd, 2019As one who suffered in her mental health (being rid by Jesus of her "seven demons") Mary Magdalene probably had to endure negative responses from others. Who would want to go near a madwoman? Yet Jesus reached out to her in kindness, reached out to the real Mary,..
23Jul 23 July. St Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe
23 July. St Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe
July 23rd, 20191st Reading: Galatians 2:19-20
It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me
For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with …
24Jul 24 July. Wednesday of Week 16
24 July. Wednesday of Week 16
July 24th, 2019Jesus had no illusions about the frailty of humankind; he met it throughout his ministry but he also recognised potential in many ordinary people that he met...
25Jul 25 July. St James, apostle
25 July. St James, apostle
July 25th, 2019Today's feast celebrates the more prominent James, the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. This "greater" James was one of the first disciples to join Jesus, in Capernaum.
26Jul 26 July. Friday of Week 16
26 July. Friday of Week 16
July 26th, 2019We need to set the Decalogue alongside the parable of the sower and the seed. Morality is essentially linked to growth and development, to bear fruits of positive goodness, as God wants of us.
27Jul 27 July. Saturday of Week 16
27 July. Saturday of Week 16
July 27th, 2019Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn..
29Jul 29 July. Saint Martha
29 July. Saint Martha
July 29th, 2019There is a fine appraisal of Martha and Mary by Saint Augustine, in today's Liturgy of the Hours...
30Jul 30 July. Tuesday of Week 17
30 July. Tuesday of Week 17
July 30th, 2019As Moses entered this tent, the column of cloud came down to its entrance, and there...
