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Mark 1: 29-39 1Sm 3:1-10,19-20 / Ps 40 Rising very early before dawn, Jesus went off to a deserted place to pray. (Mark 1:35) We always rush, we have no time, So much in mind of work to do; Lest we forget things more sublime, What if in turn, God forge…
Luke 21: 1-4 Dn 1:1-6,8-20 / Dn 3 …she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on. (Luke 21:4) What grace from God have we been given That shows our close affinity To Him as His beloved children? It’s His gift of generosity. As Jesus look…
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Matthew 5:1-12a Rv 7:2-4,9-14 / Psa 24 / 1Jn3:1-3 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. (Matthew 5:12a) We are destined to reach heaven If we take on Christ’s attitude; Here are lessons He has given: Trust His Word in the Beati…
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Matthew 11: 25-27 Ex 3:1-6,9-12 / Psa 103 I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, and revealed them to the childlike. (Matthew 11:25) How do we show our gratitude For all the b…
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John 16: 23b-28 Acts 18: 23-28 / Psa 47 I tell you, anything you ask from the Father He will grant in my name. (John 16:23) To life’s trials we are not immune, Even as God’s promises we claim; But whatever doubters may impugn, We trust in the power…
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Matthew 28: 1-10 Rom 6:3-11 / Psa 118 Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. (Matthew 28:5-6) Like the rising of the glorious sun, We see the fulfillment of God’s…
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Matthew 7: 7-12 Est C: 12,14-16,23-25 / Psa 138 Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12) Every fear is but an illusion, Every worry adds to confusion. Turn to prayer and supplication; God alw…
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Mark 10: 28-31 Sir 35: 1-12 / Psa 50 … no one who has left … (everything) for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time (everything) with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. (Mark 10:29-3…
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Mark 10: 17-27 Sir 17: 20-24 / Psa 32 It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:25) As I ponder life’s mystery, Its deepest question comes to me: What good would all the world’s …
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Mark 10: 1-12 Sir 6: 5-17 / Ps 119 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one.’ So they are no longer two but one. What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asun…
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Mark 1: 29-39 Heb 2: 14-18 / Psa 105 Rising very early before dawn, Jesus went off to a deserted place to pray. (Mark 1:35) Try to find a quiet place to pray, Then meditate by keeping still; Unload all the troubles of the day, And peace within the Lord…
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Luke 5: 12-16 1 Jn 5: 5-13 / Ps 147 Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. (Luke 5:12) Grant us the wisdom, Lord Jesus, By the Father’s Will abide. With Your healing Word release us From the “leprosy” of pride. While Jesus was in one of…
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Matthew 9: 35-10:1,5a,6-8 Is 30: 19-21,23-26 / Ps 147 The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. (Matthew 9:37) God came to heal and exorcize, And proclaim pardon to sin…
Matthew 25: 14-30 1 Cor 1: 26-31 / Ps 33: 12-13, 18-21 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. (Matthew 25:29) For the talents God’s entrusting May we gai…
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Matthew 13: 44-46 Jer 15:10,16-21 / Psa 59 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. (Matthew 13:44) The hidden treasure that we seek Needs but few moments of our time, To read of Whom the prophets speak, Our Savior Jesus, Lord sublime….
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Matthew 6: 19-23
2 Kgs 11:1-4,9-18,20 / Ps 132
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(Matthew 6: 21)
We are blind to the real treasure
If the wealth of this world is our goal;
We will find the cost beyond measure
If it shou…
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Luke 1: 39-56
Zep 3: 14-18a / Isa 12
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
(Luke 1:46)
Mary had endured much difficulty
If only to bring the Good News;
May her example of humility
Lead us to her Son, Christ J…
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Mark 10:17-27
1 Ptr 1:3-9 / Psa 111
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.
(Mark 10:25)
What worth are all the world’s treasure
If in the end I lose my soul?
Strive for the prize beyond measure:
God’s kingdom, our eternal goal.
As Jesus [...]
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John 16: 23b-28
Acts 18:23-28 / Psa 47
Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name He will give to you.
(John 16:23b)
To life’s trials we may not be immune,
Even as God’s promises we claim;
But whatever blasphemers may impugn,
Have faith in the power of His Name.
(Jesus said), “Amen, amen, I say to [...]
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John 6: 16-21
Acts 6:1-7 / Psa 33
“It is I. Do not be afraid.”
(John 6:20)
When troubles bring us to the brink
Of despair,
And we begin to think
Life’s unfair;
But just before we sink
God is there…
There was no need to fear.
When evening came, His disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set [...]
