Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Jesus acknowledges that some of the most profound truths are hidden from the cunning and self-assured and made known to the littlest of children. We see this today, for example, in the inquisitive and playful way a child rests on his mother’s womb to feel the baby kick within. That child knows the value of human life even within the womb, while some of the worlds best and brightest do not.
Read MoreOur greatest love should be Jesus. Everything we do must be centered on Him, even if it causes us to lose our lives, because it is only in losing our lives for Him that we can gain eternal life. So, we must not be afraid to speak the life-giving Gospel, which calls all people to repentance and forgiveness.
Read MoreToday’s Psalm reminds us that it is God who is the author of life: “It is He that made us, and we are His.” We cannot, then, attempt to give or take away life as we please.
Jesus urges us to “pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He may send labourers into His harvest.” God calls labourers from every walk of life: priests, religious, married, or single.
