Updated on April 22, 2024
Zaccheaus
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Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.
In Luke 19:1-10, Zaccheaus, who collects taxes from his fellow countrymen on behalf of the Romans, and earns his wage by inflating the fees, is interested in catching a glimpse of Jesus. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Luke 19:1-10 is read from the NRSV
Art: “Zacchaeus,” Misereor Hunger Cloth by Alemayehu Bizuneh found here
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Rich Young Ruler
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As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
In Mark 10:17-22, a young man from a privileged background comes earnestly seeking wisdom from Jesus about how to access the divine, how to inherit eternal life. Jesus is filled with love for this man. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Art: Katherine Sanders, click here for full image and her very helpful article on the icon.
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Updated on June 2, 2018
Healing at the Pool
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When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’
This week we pray with the healing at the pool of Bethzatha, or Bethsaida, in John 5:1-9.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark Luke 24:13-35 is read from the NRSV
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Feeding 5000
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When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them.
In Matthew 14:13-22, five loaves and two fish miraculously feed thousands of people. As I listened to this passage read prayerfully and slowly, I noticed Jesus showing love to this hungry crowd again and again. I wonder what will stand out to you…
Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Matt 14:13-22 is read from the NRSV
photo: Olive wood carving from the Benedictine church at Tabgha
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Pentecost
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Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
In the opening verses of Acts 2, the disciples experience a powerful infilling of the Holy Spirit, which ignites them for the ministry of healing and evangelism on a whole new level. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Acts 2 is read from the NRSV
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Victoria Emily Jones reflects on the above Pentecost artwork, and some poetry here.
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Ascension
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While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
In Luke 24:36-38 and 44-53, Jesus is carried up to heaven even as he is blessing his disciples. NT Wright describes heaven as “God’s space, which intersects with our space but transcends it… the God-dimension, of all our present reality.” Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Luke 24:36-38 and 44-53 is read from the NRSV
NT Wright on the ascension can be found hereand here.
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Feed My Lambs
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Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
In John 21, as they finish their breakfast beside the sea of Galilee, three times Jesus asks Peter if he loves him. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Mark John 21 is read from the NRSV
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Breakfast on the Beach
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Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they knew it was the Lord
In John 21:1-14, Jesus’ disciples are still wondering what to do with themselves. After a disappointing night in their fishing boat, Jesus appears on the beach and powerfully reassures them of his initiative, his generosity, his kindness and his love. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Recommended for further reflection:
Interrupting the Silence: A priest’s reflection on John 21
Abiding Together Podcast: A conversation between three thoughtful Catholic women on this passage (look for “John 21” in the podcast archives)
John 21:1-14 is read from the NRSV(verses 1-2 in my own abbreviation)
Art: James Tissot
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Thomas
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But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’
In John 20:24-29, Thomas, one of the twelve cannot accept the claim that Jesus is alive again. Jesus appears to the disciples for the second time, offering peace, and offering Thomas the invitation to hope, to believe. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
John 20:24-29 is read from the NRSV
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Image: The Incredulity of St Thomas, Caravaggio
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Peace
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
In John 20:19-23, the disciples are locked in the upper room, in fear, when Jesus appears among them. “Peace be with you” he says to them- twice- then breathes on them, and says “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
John 20:19-35 is read from the NRSV
Image “the great commission” by Nalini Jayasuriya, 2002
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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