Category: 6Ordinary

  • The Hunger Games

    Westin St Francis Hotel in SF, 1904 ✙ JMJ The Readings for the 6th Tuesday of Ordinary Time (B2) Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras James 1:12-18 Mark 8:14-21 Nemo cum tentatur, dicat quoniam a Deo tentatur : Deus enim intentator malorum est : ipse autem neminem tentat.Let no man, when he is tempted, say that…

  • I’ve got the joy joy joy joy….

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the 6th Monday of Ordinary Time (B2) James 1:1-11 Mark 8:11-13 Omne gaudium existimate fratres mei, cum in tentationes varias incideritis : scientes quod probatio fidei vestrae patientiam operatur. Patientia autem opus perfectum habet : ut sitis perfecti et integri in nullo deficientes.My brethren, count it all joy, when you…

  • Soft hands are important…

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B2) Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46  I Corinthians 10:31—11:1 Mark 1:40-45 …et tangens eum… …and touching him… Lepers in ancient Israel were untouchable. We are told in Leviticus that they had to not only avoid other people, but also they had to scare other people away.…