by Jorge Lazaro Diaz
February 20th, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Verse of the week
Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect
Questions for reflection:
- What specifically inside of me prevents me from loving my enemies and praying for them?
- What one action can I take to help me overcome this shortcoming?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18
- Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48
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by Jorge Lazaro Diaz
February 13th, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Verse of the week
Let your ‘Yes” mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.”
Questions for reflection:
- Is there anything I can do to release my resentment and become reconciled with the people around me?
- What changes can I make in my prayer life to change my heart towards goodness?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Sirach 15: 15-20
- Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:17-37
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by Jorge Lazaro Diaz
January 23rd, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Verse of the week
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light
Questions for reflection:
- How do you see God’s light in your life?
- What changes can you make to share that light with the people around you?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3
- Second Reading: 1 Corithians 1:10-13,17
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23
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January 16th, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Verse of the week
I will make you a light to the nations
Questions for reflection:
- What changes can I make in my life to demonstrate to others my belief in the Lord and my Church?
- How do these changes make me feel?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6
- Second Reading: 1 Corithians 1:1-3
- Gospel Reading: John 1: 29-34
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January 9th, The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Verse of the week
This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased
Questions for reflection:
- As I take on this New Year and new liturgical cycle, how can I open myself up for the surprises the Lord has in store for me?
- What one specific thing can I do with my family to nurture this openess to the Lord’s will?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7
- Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17
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by Jorge Lazaro Diaz
January 2nd, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Verse of the week
Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Questions for reflection:
- Reflect back on a time when God revealed himself to you personally through a peculiar set of circumstances. What impact did that God-incidence have on you and those who knew about it?
- As I reflect back on that situation, how do I compare that to what I’m experiencing in my faith walk today?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 60: 1-6
- Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12
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December 26th, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Verse of the week
Whoever reveres his father will live a long life.
Questions for reflection:
- Reflect upon a time when you and your family when through difficulty. How did God reveal himself to you?
- What can you do so life’s hardships increase your awareness of God working in your life?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
- Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-21
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-15,19-23
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by Jorge Lazaro Diaz
December 19th, Fourth Sunday of Advent
Verse of the week
Before they lived together, she was found with child…
Questions for reflection:
- Jesus’ life brought wonder and splendor with him. What wonder and splendor are you bringing to this Christmas?
- What Christ centered, self improvement New Year’s resolutions are you open to making this year?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14
- Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-24
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December 12th, Third Sunday of Advent
Verse of the week
Are you the one who is to come or should we look for another?
Questions for reflection:
- What is about God working in your life that is so difficult to accept and believe?
- Make a point to recognize God working in your life this third week of Advent and share that moment with someone special in your life
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-6a,10
- Second Reading: James 5:7-10
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-11
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December 5th, Second Sunday of Advent
Verse of the week
So that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy
Questions for reflection:
- What can you do to prepare your family, including your children, for the true meaning of Jesus’ birth?
- In what ways can you combine the commercial with the spiritual to give more meaning to the season?
This Week’s Readings
- First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10
- Second Reading: Romans 15:4-9
- Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-12
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