Posted by: Erineus on: February 25, 2009
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 - Almsgiving, Prayer and Fasting Ash Wednesday & Universal Day of Fasting and Abstinence Today is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the great season of Lent, when we are invited to “return sincerely to the Lord our God with fasting prayer and mourning” (Jl 2:12) and to offer to God a sacrifice [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: February 21, 2009
Mark 2:1-12 – The Healing of the Paralytic Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday Gospel Reflection Today’s gospel narrates to us the cure of the paralytic who was brought on a mat by his four friends to Jesus. Since it was physically imposible for them to approach Jesus they went to the roof, made a [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: February 14, 2009
Mk 1:40-45 – The Cleansing of the Leper Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leprosy, is a disease caused by the mycobacterium leprae bacteria, this kind of bacterium affects the body’s nervous system, concentrating on the cooler parts of the body. Affected areas are skin, eyes, and muscles in the hands and feet. There are two [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: February 11, 2009
What do you usually give as a reason or justification when you failed to pray, when you are unable to pray? Chances are, the reason you give are: “I am busy,” ‘I have to time to pray,” “I have a lot of commitments,” “I am preoccupied with many things.” Sometimes we have the arrogance to [...]
