Месяц: Август 2025

CLEANSING THE INSIDE (Mt 23:23-26) Prayer: O Jesus, send your Holy Spirit, the fire of true repentance. Imagination: Picture Jesus teaching inner holiness. Context: Jesus continues to confront his opponents about their false teachings which lead many astray. “The cup …

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025 TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Читать далее »

THE PHARISEES’ FALSE ZEAL (MT 23:13-23) Prayer: O Jesus, enlighten my path and lead my steps. Imagination: Picture Jesus denouncing hypocrisy. Context: Jesus is preaching in the temple during Holy Week. There, he meets severe opposition and must denounce false …

MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Читать далее »

THE CLOSED DOOR (Lk 13:24-30) Prayer: O Jesus, you are my Lord and Saviour. Imagination: Picture Jesus with His disciples. Context: By these parables, Jesus confronts his hearers. They understand, (all too well), what He means. He comes to their …

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2025 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Читать далее »

THE HYPOCRISY OF THE PHARISEES: (MT: 23:1-12) Prayer: O Jesus, give me the heart of a servant. Imagination: Picture Jesus instructing His disciples in humility. Context: Jesus does not criticize the teaching of the scribes and Pharisees (although he alludes …

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025 TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Читать далее »

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT (MT: 22:34-40) Prayer: O Holy Spirit, send your divine fire to help me love God and my neighbor. Imagination: Pictures Jesus speaking to the Pharisees and the crowds. Context: The Rabbis had 613 commandments, and a common …

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025 MEMORIAL OF THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Читать далее »

THE INVITED GUESTS (MT 22:1-14) Prayer: O Jesus, may I always respond to your invitations. Imagination: Picture Jesus confronting his enemies. Context: The time is Holy Week. In the days before his capture, Jesus confronts his opponents in Jerusalem. In …

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025 MEMORIAL OF SAINT PIUS X, POPE Читать далее »