Posts Tagged ‘salvation’

“Hear the Word!” by Bill Ayres: First Sunday of Advent

A reading from the Book of the prophet Isaiah (Chapter Chapter 2:1-5)   “In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills….For from Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge ...Read More

Prayer: The Demands of Baptism

God of love, in the Jordan River you revealed Jesus as your beloved Son. We praise you for the gift of Christ, our salvation and our peace. You anointed Jesus for the service of the world. Strengthen the Church’s witness to this mission in our world today. You brought us to new life and made us members of ...Read More

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

“And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did ...Read More

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – A Different View

“At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he ...Read More