LITURGY IN FOCUS

CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Sincere humility helps us know our true worth and the deep value and dignity of all others. Humility opens our hearts to the poor, those crippled by society and those who are outcast by judgment. We sit together with them at the banquet of the Lord. To […]

LITURGY IN FOCUS

CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Jesus tells us today that the gate to salvation is narrow. We close the gate to salvation ourselves when we are judgmental and show prejudice toward others, when we are exclusive, comfortable or complacent. In Christ, there is a table set for all! To the point: Entering […]

LITURGY IN FOCUS

CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Staying faithful to Jesus will bring division among people and even within families. We must let our baptism empower us with the fire of God’s Spirit so that our choices will be clear and loving. To the point: In today’s Gospel, fire is an image referring to […]

LITURGY IN FOCUS

CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

19th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that being blessed means that we must be prepared and vigilant, always ready to meet our Master. To the point: What, really, does the Father give us? What is the treasure that is to claim our hearts? The “inexhaustible treasure in […]