Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In today’s Second Reading, St. James says that being faithful to religion, pure and undefiled, means caring for the weak and keeping oneself unstained by the world. Indeed James teaches that the most repulsive act is to fail to put the words of the Gospel into practice.
Read MoreDo we suffer from a “Cafeteria Catholic” mentality? Do we pick and choose which of the Church’s teachings on the Gospel of Life to follow? Or do we trust as confidently as Peter professed: “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Read MoreIn today’s Collect we pray for the warmth of God’s love and the ability to love all things in Him.
And in the Second Reading, St. Paul calls the Catholic community at Ephesus to recognize the needs of others and to live lives exemplary to those around them. He proclaims this message by stressing their need to know the Psalms and to sing unto the Lord and to drink wine properly!
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