Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest

Their glory or mine?
Arrogance is slippery.
Surrender to Them.

1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Lk 14:25-33

Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Stubborn, stubborn fools!
They love us so very much.
The icy furnace.

Ex 33:7-11, 34:5b-9, 28; Mt 13:36-43

Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Look, our Golden Calf!
Now we will have it our way!
Yay! What could go wrong?

Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Jn 11:19-27

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Beauty, sorrow, hope,
And love. We receive so much,
But refuse to find.

Gn 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13

Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Divide and conquer.
Souls under the microscope.
They find only wheat.

Ex 24:3-8; Mt 13:24-30

Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Idols everywhere.
You shall know Them by their love.
Jealousy or truth?

Ex 20:1-17; Mt 13:18-23

Feast of Saint James, Apostle

Grant my wish, O Lord,
To bear the greatest title:
Your useless servant.

2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 20:20-28

Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Troubles and trials.
Unrecognizable grace.
"You shall have your fill."

Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Mt 13:1-9

Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

We are Their children.
Friend and foe, all family.
Behold, the kingdom!

Ex 14:21-15:1; Mt 12:46-50

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Longing and aching,
Loving unashamedly.
Something wonderful!

Sg 3:1-4b; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Image. Power. Stuff.
We fuss and fret till we die.
Choose better. Choose Them.

Gn 18:1-10a; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Behold, Their chosen,
Their beloved, Their delight!
Hint: That is all you.

Ex 12:37-42; Mt 12:14-21

Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Sacred Tradition.
All honor to its owner.
Hint: That is not us.

Ex 11:10-12:14; Mt 12:1-8

Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

What is in a name?
Definitions and answers.
We Are; all you need.

Ex 3:13-20; Mt 11:28-30

Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Wondrous mystery!
Books and degrees are useless.
Listen to the fool.

Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Mt 11:25-27

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"The abysmal swamp."
You cannot escape alone.
Trust or die. Your choice.

Ex 2:1-15a; Mt 11:20-24

Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Truth or ecstasy.
Pick one and claim your reward.
"Not peace but the sword."

Ex 1:8-14, 22; Mt 10:34-11:1

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

See the one you hate.
Their hand offered in friendship.
"Go and do likewise."

Dt 30:10-14; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37

Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Fear not, my siblings.
You will never be denied.
"May your hearts be glad!"

Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Mt 10:24-33

Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"Here I am," O Lord.
Your refuge, your love, your all.
For you, I endure.

Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Mt 10:16-23

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Holy E ticket!
Twist! Turn! Loop! How will it end?
Marvel of marvels.

Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Mt 10:7-15

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Who are these "lost sheep"?
This tribe? That tribe? All the tribes?
Mercy shall be theirs.

Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Mt 10:1-7

Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Test me with your fire.
I long to behold your face.
Something wonderful!

Gn 32:23-33; Mt 9:32-38

Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Life is dangerous.
My enemies everywhere.
Courage! Trust in Them!

Gn 28:10-22a; Mt 9:18-26

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cry out with delight.
For the kingdom is at hand.
Do you not see it?

Is 66:10-14c; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20

Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Behold, something new!
Co-opt? Reject? Embrace? Fear?
They favor the bold.

Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Mt 9:14-17

Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Racist, sexist scum.
Whom would They dine with today?
Love the unworthy.

Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Mt 9:9-13

Independence Day

Love says: Sacrifice.
World says: Be free! Take! Use! Play!
Whom shall you obey?

Gn 22:1b-19; Mt 9:1-8

Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle

Something wonderful!
What proof could ever quench doubt?
Embrace mystery.

Eph 2:19-22; Jn 20:24-29

Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Life is violence.
"Save us! We are perishing!"
All as it should be.

Gn 19:15-29; Mt 8:23-27

Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Evil, we have done.
Destruction, do we deserve.
Mercy, They give us.

Gn 18:16-33; Mt 8:18-22