Monthly Archives: July 2025

Saturday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time

Why do we and the Pharisees fast.
But your disciples do not fast .
Will our own good intentions last .
Can we mail our intentions to the mast.

Can the wedding guests mourn.
As long as the bridegroom is with them.
Why be forlorn.
We are not like them.

The day will come when the bridegroom is taken away.
And then they will fast.
Then we will see the spiritual ray
And all this good will certainly last.

We will see him.
We will know him.

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Do we also fast
Like the Pharisees did then
No there’s no need  now

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See Matthew 9 : 14-17

Friday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time

Why does your teacher eat.
With tax collectors and sinners.
How will we ever arrive at his seat.
Or become worthy followers.

We dare to follow Jesus.
Despite our imperfect nature.
We know he will always be with us.
We of so little stature.

We eat with him.
We drink with him.
We pray with him.
We are a part of him.

We sinners.
Grateful seekers.

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He eats with sinners
And now we can eat with him
Now and for always

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See Matthew 9 : 9-13

St Thomas, Apostle , Thursday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time

You are no longer strangers.
But fellow citizens.
Spiritual rangers:
And holy denizens.

Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails.
And place my hand into his side.
And place my hand in the mark of the nails.
I will not believe and will deride.

Yet Thomas was all for saving Lazarus.
He was not such a faint heart.
A faithful follower of Jesus.
A man set apart.

We too are always doubting
Then wondering and finally believing.

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We see the nail’s marks
We place our hand into his his side
Just in our mind’s eye

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See Ephesians 2 : 19-22 and John 20 : 24-29

Wednesday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time

All the town came out to meet Jesus.
And when they saw him they begged him to leave their region.
I suppose this message is too for us.
Our rejections are legion.
How many times, determined.
Do you do a good turn.
And you are not thanked.
But we must continue to learn.
The people could not leave the town,
Then Jesus cured the demoniacs.
They continued to frown.
Is it compassion they lack
Perhaps some thankfulness.
Or gratefulness or self awareness.
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They looked for Jesus
He had done them a favour
And then they asked him to leave
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See Matthew 8 : 28 – 34

Tuesday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time

Save us Lord.
We are perishing.
We pray to you Lord,
We just have to keep searching.

Then he rose and rebuked the sea.
And there was a great calm.
Without him how far will we ever see.
Would we even attempt to be calm

And the men marvelled.
Saying what sort of man is this.
But to us he is revealed.
We know that we are his.

Yet we remain locked in our mind’s turbulent sea.
As far as the mind’s eye can see.

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We say save us lord.
We shout we are perishing
Is he in our boat

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See Matthew 8 : 23-27