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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
The Lord God then called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had…
O people of Zion, who dwell in Jerusalem, no more will you weep; He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as he hears he will answer you…No longer will your Teacher hide himself, but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher, while from behind, a voice shall sound…
I will hear what God proclaims; the Lord – for he proclaims peace to his people, and to his faithful ones, and to those who put in him their hope. Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him, glory dwelling in our land. Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss.…
Fr. Michael reminds us that the message of the incarnation is a promise of hope. We await in hope for the coming of Christ and await in hope for relief from the many burdens and anxieties from the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew 15:29-37 At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea…
Then the moonlight will be bright as sunlight and sunlight itself be seven times brighter – like the light of seven days in one – on the day the Lord dresses his people’s wounds and heals the scars of the blows they have received. Isaiah 30:26 Egypt’s “Doctor of the Poor,” Mohamed Mashally,…
…two blind men came after him crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he got to the house, the blind men caught up with him. Jesus said to them, “Are you confident I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they told him. At that he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your…
Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. Matthew 7:24-25 Fr. Augustus Tolton,…
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way.” Matthew 15:32 In the New Testament,…
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to the childlike…” Luke: 10:21 Little children usually trust their parents completely. This trust is deep, so a…
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor; the lives of the poor he shall save. Psalm 72:13 Barbara Cope, born in Germany in 1838, emigrated with her family to Utica, New York. Her father, a farmer, fell ill when Barbara was in grade school. Since he was unable to care for his…