They took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was

Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary   They took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.    “Just as he was.”   How was Jesus?   Tired.   He was so tired that not even a fierce storm could wake him.   But when the disciples managed to rouse him, he...

He ate and drank with David, who made him drunk

Saint John Bosco, Priest (Memorial)   He ate and drank with David, who made him drunk.  King David was caught.   He had had an affair with the wife of one of his soldiers, and she was now pregnant.   After a couple of botched attempts to cover up his sin, he...

The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you

3rd Week in Ordinary Time   The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you.    In World War II, the Nazis believed the secret code they were using to transmit radio messages was unbreakable.   But men and women at the now famous Bletchley Park in...

My faithfulness . . . shall be with him

Saint Angela Merici, Virgin (Optional Memorial)   My faithfulness . . . shall be with him. (Psalm Response) David was just a shepherd boy when he was anointed by Samuel to be the king of Israel.   It was many years later, when he was thirty years old, when he...

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