First Friday of Lent | Robert O’Brien

Psalms 31, 95 Deuteronomy 7:12-16 Titus 2:1-15 John 1:35-42 When I was perusing the passages for this devotional, I was struck by some of the harsh, violent language in them. For example, “And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them . . […]

Palm Sunday

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Mark 11:1-11 or John 12 :12-16 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39 [40-47] Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that […]

Freshman First 40 — Day 17

DAY 17 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 Eph 4:2-3, 11-13 and Heb 10:24-25 What is a vocation? Is it a job? Is it a calling? Merriam-Webster defines it as “a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action.” In St. Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, he tells the Ephesians exactly what they should […]