Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hearts dulled by goodies
Blind to needs under our feet
Beware: just desserts.

Am 6:1a, 4-7 / 1 Tm 6:11-16 / Lk 16:19-31

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"You can have it all!"
Brought to you by, "Greed is good!"
Sing, O dear cross, sing.

Am 8:4-7 / 1 Tm 2:1-8 / Lk 16:1-13

Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist

From each, as they are.
To each, as they truly need.
The glory of grace.

Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 / Mt 9:9-13

Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

So smooth and silky!
Aah, the finer things in life.
But what a price tag.

1 Tm 6:2c-12 / Lk 8:1-3

Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Sweet tears of remorse.
Their love greater than my sin.
In this, I believe.

1 Tm 4:12-16 / Lk 7:36-50

Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Dance for me, Jesus!
Wisdom or affirmation?
Time to grow up, kids.

1 Tm 3:14-16 / Lk 7:31-35

Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Dead as a doornail,
Our souls long to hear Their voice:
"I tell you, arise!"

1 Tm 3:1-13 / Lk 7:11-17

Monday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

"I am not worthy."
Yet They refuse me nothing.
O my beloved!

1 Tm 2:1-8 / Lk 7:1-10

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Come and celebrate!
Boundless generosity
For we wayward fools.

Ex 32:7-11, 13-14 / 1 Tm 1:12-17 / Lk 15:1-32

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

O beloved Cross!
Create in me a clean heart.
Your will, forever.

Nm 21:4b-9 / Phil 2:6-11 / Jn 3:13-17

Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Weep! Wail! Knash those teeth!
Confronting sin feels so right!
And cheaper than love.

1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14 / Lk 6:39-42

Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Beat me. Steal from me.
Cannot change your name to me.
My sibling, always.

Col 3:12-17 / Lk 6:27-38

Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Death comes for us all,
In tumult or in whispers.
Not the final word.

Col 3:1-11 / Lk 6:20-26

Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Sweet utopia,
Full of love, light, and candy.
Too sweet to be True.

Col 2:6-15 / Lk 6:12-19

Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Blood, sweat, toil, and tears.
For the family. For you.
Rejoice, O my soul!

Col 1:24-2:3 / Lk 6:6-11

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Glorious wisdom!
Mysterious is your way,
But never unknown.

Wis 9:13-18b / Phlm 9-10, 12-17 / Lk 14:25-33

Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

Laws, laws everywhere.
But whom is the final judge?
Love über alles.

Col 1:21-23 / Lk 6:1-5

Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

The old might be good,
But this new vintage delights
Everlastingly.

Col 1:15-20 / Lk 5:33-39

Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

Depart from us, Lord,
For we are but sinful fools!
Then, They astonish.

Col 1:9-14 / Lk 5:1-11

Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

Hope springs eternal.
Not in you or me, but Them.
O blessed garden.

Col 1:1-8 / Lk 4:38-44

Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

Their times and seasons
Are most wondrous to behold.
Can you not see them?

1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11 / Lk 4:31-37

Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

Behold, the cool kids:
So shiny! Shall we follow
Or love the outcasts?

1 Thes 4:13-18 / Lk 4:16-30

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Think not of yourself
As big or grand or special.
Their prize, not the world's.

Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 / Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a / Lk 14:1, 7-14