June 30, 2023
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
Jesus does what he wills. We often think we can do whatever we want to do. But if we want to do good, sometimes we aren’t able to do it. And sometimes instead we decide to do bad. Jesus only wants to do good and he has the power to do it.
June 29, 2023
“And so I say to you, you are Peter”
Jesus is the one who gives us our true name. He gave Peter a new name because now he was going to be a rock to lend stability to others. He knows who each one of us truly is.
June 28, 2023
“Every good tree bears good fruit”
Jesus is the Good Tree. He provides us with nourishment, shade from the heart and protection from storms.
June 27, 2023
“Enter through the narrow gate”
Jesus is the Narrow Gate. He is the way to salvation and love. Every other way leads us away from our true happiness.
June 26, 2023
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged.”
Jesus is the only judge. We can not take this job from him because we are not qualified for it. He is the only one who knows everything and can judge with mercy and love.
June 25, 2023
“So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Jesus is our confidence. He has taken everything into account and has provided all that we need. We do not have to be afraid to trust him and tell others about him.
June 24, 2023
“What, then, will this child be?”
Jesus is the cousin of St. John the Baptist. Jesus is so much like us that he even has relatives. But that doesn’t stop him from inviting everyone to be part of his family.
June 23, 2023
“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”
Jesus is our treasure. We will find him when we take the time to find out where our heart really is and what it truly desires.
June 22, 2023
“Our Father who art in heaven”
Jesus is our pattern of prayer. Just as he came before his Father at all times, he wants us to come before our Father in all simplicity and ask for what we truly need.
June 21, 2023
“And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.”
Jesus is our reward. The reward we receive from our good deeds, prayer and fasting is coming closer to Jesus as we become more and more like him.
June 20, 2023
“So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.“
Jesus is perfect. He is the perfect image of the Father’s love. We are not. We sin and make mistakes. How can we ever be perfect? We can only be perfect by becoming one with Jesus. Jesus came so that we might be one with him.
June 19, 2023
“When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.”
Jesus is someone who lives what he teaches. He doesn’t sit back and expect us to do things that he has not done first. He gives us encouragement by his example.
June 18, 2023
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
Jesus is the generous giver of gifts. He has given us everything for free and not because we deserved his gifts. He wants us to do the same.
June 17, 2023
And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
Jesus is the Divine Yes. He is faithful and will fulfill all of his promises. Mary recognizes this Divine Yes when she ponders in her heart and makes it her own.
June 16, 2023
No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.
Jesus is the one who knows the Father. Therefore he can show us the Father. The Father’s Heart and the Heart of Jesus have the same love for each one of us.
June 15, 2023
“I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.”
Jesus is the Lawgiver. But all of his laws can be summed up in this: Love God with everything you have and love your neighbor as yourself.
June 14, 2023
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.”
Jesus is also the Fulfillment of the Law and the prophetic witness. Everything that came before him, he fulfilled. Everything that comes after him, he restores.
June 13, 2023
“You are the light of the world.”
Jesus is the Light of the World. He also calls us the light of the world. He wants us to be so identified with him that we share his mission.
June 12, 2023
He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”
Jesus is the fulfillment of all the Beatitudes. He depends entirely on his Father, weeps for sinners, is meek and humble of heart, hungers and thirst, shows mercy, is entirely turned toward his Father, is our Peace and for all this he was persecuted.
June 11, 2023 Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
“For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.”
Jesus is True Food. What is food? It is something that allows us to live and grow. When you come to Jesus, he becomes part of you and you become part of him. He gives you the true nourishment you need to grow and to have Eternal Life.
June 10, 2023
A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.
Jesus is the one who loves little things. He notices each little good deed, each little victory over our sins, each small attempt to please him. He knows our weakness and our poverty and this draws him to us.
June 9, 2023
The great crowd heard this with delight.
Jesus is our delight. He has all the words of truth that fill our hearts with joy.
June 8, 2023
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
Jesus is the answer to all our questions. When we want to understand, we need to come to him. He will not only give us the right answer but he will lead us to understand the Love that he is.
June 7, 2023
“And to God what belongs to God.”
Jesus is the Living One. He makes all who come to him fully alive if they believe in the words and power of God.
June 6, 2023
“And to God what belongs to God.”
Jesus knows everything. We can not fool him with our words nor our deeds. Instead we need to give him everything because everything belongs to him.
June 5, 2023
He had one other to send, a beloved son.
Jesus is the Heir. We do not need to cast him out of the vineyard in order to receive the inheritance because he wants to share everything with us.
June 4, 2023
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
Jesus is not here to condemn us but to do the will of his Father and bestow the gift of the Holy Spirit on us.
June 3, 2023
Jesus said to them, “I shall ask you one question.
Jesus is the one who questions us. Although he knows all the answers, he wants us to think and so come to know who we are and who he is.
June 2, 2023
Jesus said to them in reply, “Have faith in God. Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.
Jesus is powerful. He can drive out evil but he can also transform evil into good. We should have faith in his power to heal, forgive and restore.
June 1, 2023
“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus is the Son of David. As one of us, he can have compassion on our infirmities and our sins.