Deuteronomy 26: 4-10

A thanksgiving to God for life and blessings.

 

Romans 10: 8-13

Faith is not obscure or complicated.  It is pure and simple, and finds it echo in the human heart.

 

Luke 4: 1-13

All the conflicts and struggles of Our Lord’s life are captured in the drama of the temptations in the wilderness.

Isaiah 6: 1-8

The Lord takes away the sin of the prophet and invites him to be his messenger.

 

1 Corinthians 15: 1-11

Paul speaks about the hope of the resurrection and the confidence that he has received from God’s power at work in his life.

 

Luke 5: 1-11

Jesus calls Simon Peter and commissions him to preach the Gospel to all people.

Nehemiah 8:2-6. 8-10

The prophet Ezra teaches the returning exiles the Law of God.  As they listen and understand, their tears are turned to rejoicing.

 

1 Corinthians 12: 12-30

Joined to Christ in Baptism and filled with his Spirit, Christians share a new way in each other’s joys and sorrows, gifts and burdens.

 

Luke 1: 1-4: 14-21

At the start of Jesus’ ministry he proclaims his good news of healing and liberation.  In his person he fulfils the words of the prophets.

Jeremiah 1:4-5. 17-19

God promises to make Jeremiah strong in his vocation as a prophet.

 

1 Corinthians 12:31 – 13:13

Paul tells us about the three great theological values of faith, hope and love.  Love is the one that lasts for all eternity.

 

Luke 4: 21-30

Jesus is rejected in his home town of Nazareth as he preaches the universality of the Good News.

Isaiah 62: 1-5

The prophet speaks of Jerusalem’s glorious future, when the Lord will address her as “My Delight” and her land as “The Wedded”.

 

1 Corinthians 12: 4-11

There are many gifts and many ministries but one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is at work in them all.

 

John 2: 1-11

At a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee, Jesus gives his first “sign” and begins to reveal himself.