Year II. In the name of God, the prophet Hosea scolds the people of Israel, who have let prosperity lead them into a hypocritical religion. He calls them to conversion. Gospel. Jesus sends out his apostles as healers of people’s ills so that the new era of the kingdom of God can begin. They, and […]
Year II. The people of God in the OT deserted God for idols – false gods, sham gods of their own making. They tried to fashion a god in their own image and likeness. Are we Christians free from idolatry? We make our own idols and bend our knees to them – some in the crude way:
Year II. The prophet Hosea is the prophet of the tender, gratuitous love of God, who continues to love his people even when they are unfaithful, because he is God, not like people (Hos 11, 9). Hosea can describe this love well, for he had experienced it in his own life when his wife deserted
Greeting (See the Gospel) It is Our Lord Jesus who invites: “Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened And I will give you rest. Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” May this gentle Lord always stay with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant
Year II. We hear in the first reading an appendix to Amos, probably written at a later date but in Amos’s style and perspective; it promises a new future to those who are faithful. Gospel. Can we be people of compromise? To settle disagreements and make peace, to solve disputed matters and to become at
The gospel has some beautiful texts about St. Thomas. Not only the “My Lord and my God” after his doubt and hesitation to believe, but also “Let us too go and die with him,” and the question “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How could we know the way?” And the Lord’s, “Happy
Year II. The priest Amaziah, in the name of the lord king, judges as inopportune the word of God through the prophet Amos. It is not politically relevant. Gospel. It was, humanly speaking, a meagre consolation for the cripple to hear that his sins were forgiven. But to the believer, sin is the root of
Year II. In strong terms, Amos scolds the people, saying that their rituals and liturgies are worthless unless they honour God by practising justice. Gospel. Jesus takes pity on people considered possessed by the devil, outcasts of little value to their pagan fellow citizens, who are more concerned about the loss of their pigs than
Year II. Amos questions the people of God, asking them to give an account of how they have responded to God’s love. Gospel. We have to recognise the Lord’s presence and keep trusting in him when storms rage within us and in our world as they threaten to engulf us and make us ask: “Lord,
Greeting (See Second Reading) May the Lord stand by you and give you power. May he rescue you from all evil and bring you safely to his kingdom. May he always be with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant Today, we celebrate with joy the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
