Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – 2nd Reading

Philippians 4: 6-9 Lectionary: 139 Brothers and sisters:Have no anxiety at all, but in everything,by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,make your requests known to God.Then the peace of God that surpasses all understandingwill guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters,whatever is true, whatever is honorable,whatever is just, whatever is pure,whatever …

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – 1st Reading

Isaiah 5: 1-7 Lectionary: 139 Let me now sing of my friend,my friend's song concerning his vineyard.My friend had a vineyardon a fertile hillside;he spaded it, cleared it of stones,and planted the choicest vines;within it he built a watchtower,and hewed out a wine press.Then he looked for the crop of grapes,but what it yielded was …

Ownership, Use and The Voice

As a lector, I have been blessed to have been able to share my ability in many cities across Africa, Europe and the US for over 40 years. I have been even more blessed to have been able to read at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (Calvary/Golgotha and the Tomb of Christ), the Church of the Transfiguration (Mt Tabor) and many others as well as in Rome. It is not for me to say more, but only, to share these readings for those who wish to avail themselves of them.

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 2nd Reading

Philippians 2: 1-11 Brothers and sisters:If there is any encouragement in Christ,any solace in love,any participation in the Spirit,any compassion and mercy,complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love,united in heart, thinking one thing.Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory;rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,each …

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 – Second Reading

2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Beloved, I remind you, to stir into flamethe gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.For God did not give us a spirit of cowardicebut rather of power and love and self-control.So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord,nor of me, a prisoner for …

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Hababkkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 – First Reading

Hababkkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 How long, O LORD? I cry for helpbut you do not listen!I cry out to you, "Violence!"but you do not intervene.Why do you let me see ruin;why must I look at misery?Destruction and violence are before me;there is strife, and clamorous discord.Then the LORD answered me and said:Write down the vision clearly …