“But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.”
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The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Lectio — Not My Will “I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will…” — John 6:37–40 Six times in four verses, the word “will” appears, both as a promise and as an expression of divine purpose. Jesus does not come to imposeContinue reading “The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)”
Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
“‘Sir, leave it for this year also,…'”
Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
“No, I tell you, but rather division.”
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
My ledger swells with borrowed grace,
Yet still I claim another’s place;
Lord wipe the books my pride has kept—
For mercy paid my endless debt.
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
My fist once preached a sermon loud,
A dent beneath a holy shroud;
But Christ walked calm through rage and cry—
And taught my anger how to die.
Third Sunday of Lent
Beneath the grass a river lies,
A hidden sea beneath the skies;
I draw each dawn from Christ’s own well—
And thirst returns so I may tell.
Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
I stood outside the music hall
And counted what was owed to me;
But mercy opened wide the door—
A son was all I had to be.
Friday of the Second Week of Lent
The vineyard’s fruit was not my own,
Yet still I claimed the fields as throne;
Until a voice—both fierce and kind—
Spoke like a prophet to my mind.
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
I warmed myself by comfort’s flame,
And called the distant wars a game;
But Heaven’s mercy drew a line—
The comfort I kept was never mine.