It's not a bad idea to take stock of where you are in your faith journey from time to time. Don't pass up this very essential posting of Mass Prep for Most Holy Trinity Sunday, Take this opportunity to reevaluate your relationship with the Lord. As always, I hope that you will find a blessing. …
In this week’s Mass Prep for Pentecost Sunday we look at the Holy Spirit as the Mind of God for the Church and the believer. I hope that you’ll find something new to make your own in it. Please like, subscribe, and share. Thanks and God Bless
Pentecost Sunday (Cycle A)
The tie in between today’s readings: Good and Very Good
Psalm 104:1;24;29-34, Acts 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:3-7;12-13, John 20:19-23
In the beginning, the Holy Spirit moved over the waters of a formless and void world. In six days, the Lord established His creation and it was good. Our reading in Psalm 104:1;24;29-32, praises and marvels at His handiwork in making and sustaining our earth. Just as a painting reflects the talents of the artist, our physical creation reflects the attributes of the invisible God. But the Lord was not satisfied with that. He wanted more than just the joy of creating. He looked beyond the angel’s astonished applause over His ability to fabricate a universe. He, like Geppetto in the story of Pinocchio, wished to have a relationship with His creation. He wanted to commune with His work, not just be the Master…
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Now serving up, Mass Prep for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Cycle A). Today we’ll explore the challenges we face in the Christian life and our intimate God who will take us through them. I hope that you will find a blessing. Please like, subscribe and share. Thanks and God Bless
The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
The tie in between today’s readings: Infinite Intimacy
Psalm 27:1-8, Acts 1:12-14, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-11
Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, Christian, you have an enemy. Actually, you have three: the world, the flesh, and the Devil (Ephesians 2:1-3). Through Christ, you escaped the Kingdom of Darkness and have gone over to the LIGHT. You are hated for it. Your adversaries will do everything in their power to make you as ineffective as possible for the Savior. The world will force you into compromise and silence so that you cannot “infect” others with the gospel’s message. The flesh will tempt you into sin to make your testimony for the Kingdom of God hypocritically laughable. Satan wants to get at you, to sift you like wheat, perhaps even bring you to martyrdom. What’s a believer to do?…
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Mass Prep for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A) is short, sweet, and a little different look at Sacramental living. Click on! Check it out! Tell your friends! No…seriously, tell you friends. Thanks and God Bless
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
Psalm 66:1-7;16-20, Acts 8:5-8;14-17, 1 Peter 3:15-18, John 14:15-21
The tie in between today’s readings: A Sacramental Life
Let’s take a different angle on Psalm 66 today. Imagine that God is your favorite movie star. You belong to His fan club, read every Tweet, and can even mouth the dialogue of your favorite scenes. Verses 1-4 will sound a lot like your conversations about Him. He is nothing short of awesome! Now, let’s say that you score two tickets to the Hollywood premier of His next movie (verses 5-7). You call tour friend, “OMG! This guy is the greatest! I’ve seen the trailers! This movie is awesome! It has to win an Oscar! We can’t miss it!” Your friend agrees. We finish our scenario with verses 16-20. The movie is epic; it blows everyone away. Someone who knows the actor…
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This week’s Mass Prep for the Fifth Sunday of Easter explores Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Click on and come along as we focus on this foundational teaching of our faith. And, if you find a blessing, please like, subscribe and share this posting with others. Be Blessed.
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
The tie in between today’s readings: The Way, The Truth, and The Life
Psalm 33:1-5;18-19, Acts 6:1-7, 1 Peter 2:4-9, John 14:1-12
One of the chief objections that I find people have to Christianity is its insistence on Jesus being the sole access to God the Father. In a world of clichés like: “There are many paths to God.”, “All religions are the same.”, and “You have your truth, I have mine.” Jesus’ declaration in John 12:6 that He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life, grates on them like fingernails on a blackboard. After all, who does He think He is? Out of respect for the historical Christ, they usually will not refute Him head on, but soften His statements with slanting interpretations and work arounds, so that in the end, the Master seems to have agreed with their…
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