ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTION. THE MACCABEES
December 22nd. The Maccabees. The two books of the Maccabees recount historical events around 180 BC at the time of the desecration of the temple in Jerusalem by Greek rulers of Israel at that time and the eventual rededication celebrated as Hanukkah. The story of the…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. JOB AND INNOCENT SUFFERING
December 20. Job. This book is a reflection on innocent suffering. In dialogue with Satan God allows “Satan” to tempt Job, an upright and wealthy family man, in order to see if he will curse God if his good fortune is reversed. He loses his land, animals, children and…
4TH SUNDAY ADVENT. jESSE TREE – THE PROPHETS
December 19. 4th Sunday of Advent C. Isaiah, Hosea, Micah, and the prophets. After the judges during the time of the kings the Lord raised up prophets as counsellors to the kings and to read the signs of the time. In his prophecy Hosea uses the example of his own…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTION. DANIEL’S COMMITMENT
December 18. Daniel. Read the book as a story of encouragement and hope. Chapter 3 has a beautiful long Canticle of Praise of Creation. The episode of Daniel and three teenage youths is set at the time when the Jewish community had been taken into exile when the…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. SOLOMON
December 17th. Solomon. Read in 1 Kings. This son of David is revered in part because in his youth when God asked him what he desired most he chose wisdom. An example of this was his judgement in the case of two mothers and two babies. The babies had become mixed up…
ADVENT JESSE TREE. DAY OF RECONCILIATION AND DAVID’S FAMILY
December 16th. Day of Reconciliation. The story of David’s family is spread through the books of Samuel and Kings. David was recognised as the greatest of Israel’s kings. He was highly successful as a warrior and overall as a ruler, but his own family life was…
TIME FOR RECONCILIATION IN THE WORLD, A FAMILY OF FAMILIES
RECONCILIATION IN THE FAMILY, A SIMPLE SERVICE. https://marfam.org.za/2021/03/23/family-reconciliation-service/ We’re coming to the end of a very difficult year, another difficult year. We thought 2020 was hard. It was from the start of a pandemic that does not…
ADVENT JESSE TREE. KINGS SAUL AND DAVID
December 14th Saul and David. The book 1 Samuel has a long historical account of the first years of the Israel as a kingdom. God revealed Saul to Samuel to be anointed as the first king. He was popular and a great commander…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. SAMUEL A WISE PROPHET
December 13th. SAMUEL. Read 1 Samuel 1-3 and later parts of the book. Samuel’s mother, Hannah was childless and mocked by her husband’s other wife. Once in the temple Hannah was praying in her distress and the prophet Eli saw her and thought she was drunk. After she…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. 3RD SUNDAY
December 12. 3rd Sunday of Advent C. joy. This Sunday has always been known as Gaudete Sunday, which means joy. during this penitential time the priest wears pink instead of purple. But what is true joy? The readings of the day give a long list of experiences and…
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