For 26 January 2008, Saturday of 2nd week, based on 2 Timothy 1:1-8, Mark 3:20-21
2 Timothy 1:1-8
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.
For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God,
Mark 3:20-21
And the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When Jesus’ family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Mary Jean Traeger, O.P.
Mary Jean is a Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.
She has been promoter of preaching, national convener of the U.S. Dominican Promoters of Preaching, and vice-president of the Catholic Coalition on Preaching. She sits on the board of the Parable Conference.
Having completed two terms as Prioress General of the Springfield Dominicans, she now ministers as parish life coordinator at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Springfield, Illinois.
26 Jan 2008
Urgency for the Gospel
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2 Timothy 1:1-8
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.
For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God,
Mark 3:20-21
And the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When Jesus’ family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Mary Jean Traeger, O.P.
Mary Jean is a Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.
She has been promoter of preaching, national convener of the U.S. Dominican Promoters of Preaching, and vice-president of the Catholic Coalition on Preaching. She sits on the board of the Parable Conference.
Having completed two terms as Prioress General of the Springfield Dominicans, she now ministers as parish life coordinator at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Springfield, Illinois.