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One Minute Reflection – 3 November – ‘Then our soul will ascend … ‘

One Minute Reflection – 3 November – Readings: Romans 13: 8-10; Psalm 112: 1b-2, 4-5, 9; Luke 14: 25-33 “… Anyone of you, who does not renounce all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:33 REFLECTION – “The tradition and the authority of Holy Scripture show us three renunciations … The first is that by which, as far as the body is concerned, we make light of all the wealth and…

One Minute Reflection – 20 October – “I have waited, I have waited for the Lord”

One Minute Reflection – 20 October – “Month of the Most Holy Rosary” – Readings: Romans 6: 12-18; Psalm 124: 1-8; Luke 12: 39-48 “You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” – Luke 12:40 REFLECTION – “The heart’s most effective medicine is patience. According to the words of Solomon: “The gentle man is the physician of the heart.” (Prv 14:30 LXX) So…

One Minute Reflection – 3 September – ‘… The absolute demand of the precept….’

One Minute Reflection – 3 September – “Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary” – Readings: Colossians 1: 15-20; Psalm 100: 1b-2-5; Luke 5: 33-39 “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” – Luke 5:34 REFLECTION – “We had left Syria for the Province of Egypt, anxious to learn there, the teachings of the old Monks and were astonished by the great warmth with which we…

Quote/s of the Day – 6 February – Solitude

Quote/s of the Day – 6 February – Readings: Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21, Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6, Mark 6:30-34 “Come away by yourselvesto a deserted placeand rest awhile” Mark 6:31 “The supreme goal to which the monk tends,the summit of the perfection of his heart,is indeed the union of his heart with his Lord.” St John Cassian (c 360-435)Monk, Father of the Church “O Hermitage, only those who…

One Minute Reflection – 23 January – “Come to Me”

One Minute Reflection – 23 January – Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Hebrews 7:25 – 8:6, Psalms 40:7-8,8-9, 10, 17, Mark 3:7-12 and the Memorial of Saint Agnes (c 291- c 304) Virgin and Martyr and Saint Meinrad of Einsiedeln OSB (c 797–861) Martyr, Priest, Monk, Hermit “A great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and…