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Daily Scripture, September 13, 2025

Scripture:   

1 Timothy 1:15-17
Luke 6:43-49

Reflection:

Jesus often speaks in parables in the Gospel. He uses an image to describe what the kingdom of God is. Funny how the Scribes and Pharisees ask him to speak plainly. He reveals the meaning to His disciples! I will show you what a follower of mine looks like. One who builds their house on a firm foundation, one who has a firm foundation in God, the Rock. This is the house that can weather the storms, the daily afflictions and bombardments.

This day in 1810 inaugurated Mexico’s war for independence. A Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo rang the church bells in 1810. In the form of grito, he “decried” Spanish oppression with an impassioned speech. The brutal war lasted nearly eleven years. To this day, the tradition continues with the Mexican president ringing the same 200+year bell at midnight and reciting the cry of pain.

The bell continues to ring out across our world; we hear the cries of the earth. The war in Ukraine persists. Incidents of gun violence are taking the lives of our children. With all these events, what is our firm foundation? We are crying out and searching for our firm foundation. Christ indeed says that in the world that you will have trouble. But also, to take courage because He has conquered the world. Let us hear these “gritos” and stretch out our hands to our needy brothers and sisters. God bless!

Fr. Phillip Donlan, CP, is the Associate Director of Ministry at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center, Citrus Heights, California.

Daily Scripture, March 26, 2025

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9Matthew 5:17-19 Reflection: Amnesia: A medical condition characterized by a partial or total loss of memories, facts, information and experiences. In today’s scripture selections from the Book » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 25, 2025

Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10Hebrews 10:4-10Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: One of the commentaries for today’s Solemnity of the Annunciation reminds us of how we often » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 24, 2025

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15b,Luke 4:24-30 Reflection: Welcoming Jesus A wonderful experience in my life was kneeling at the altar in the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where Jesus took » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 23, 2025

Third Sunday of Lent Scripture: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-151 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12Luke 13:1-9 Reflection: In Sunday’s Gospel reading (Luke 13:1-9), Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree. The owner » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 22, 2025

Scripture: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Reflection: The parable of the prodigal son is so familiar a story that it is understandably tempting to automatically tune out, as in heard » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 21, 2025

Scripture: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28aMatthew 21: 33-43,45-46 Reflection: For so many years, Lent was a time for giving up things such as dessert, going to movies, etc.  The focus was » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 20, 2025

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10Luke 16:19-31 Reflection: Welcome: “Soft Hearts,” Sincerely Abraham Not too long ago, at a school in the Detroit area, a faculty member proposed that the adults in the » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 19, 2025

Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a Reflection: It was not through » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 18, 2025

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: We are in the second week of Lent and our readings for today immerse us even more deeply into the mystery of God’s mercy » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 17, 2025

Scripture: Daniel 9:4b-10Luke 6:36-38 Reflection: Today’s readings could fittingly be described as a “crash course” in Christianity because they tell us everything we need to know: We are sinners. God » Continue Reading.

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