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Man Praying , van Gogh  [ Web Gallery of Art ] Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel   Luke 11:1-13 ( New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, Canada)     Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name.      Your kingdom come.      Give us each day our daily bread.        And forgive us our sins,          for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.      And do not bring us to the time of trial.’ And he said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.”   

Christ in the House of Marth and Mary , Tintoretto  [ Web Gallery of Art ] This is  Sunday Reflections  for 21 July 2019, which I am posting early because of going on retreat. You will find  Sunday Reflections  for 14 July  here .   Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel  Luke 10:38-42 ( New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, Canada)     Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.  She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying.  But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’  But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracte

Moses , Carlo Dolci  [ Web Gallery of Art ] Moses said to the people: ' No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe' (Deuteronomy 30:14, from today's  First Reading ). Because I am going on retreat I have posted  Sunday Reflections  for both 14 July 2019 and for 21 July. You will find the latter  here . Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel   Luke 10:25-37 ( New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, Canada)     Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’  He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’  He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind;

Pope Benedict elevating the Body of Christ at Mass   [ Wikipedia ] But when, holding the Eucharist, I say 'Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world', I feel His strength in me. When I hold the Host in my hands, it is really He who is holding me and all of us, challenging the terrorists and keeping us united in His boundless love (Fr Ragheed Ganni, Iraqi martyr). Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel   Luke 9:11b-17 ( New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, Canada)     Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured. The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a