MEDITATION
FEBRUARY 2012
Sunday 5th February ~ Saturday 3rd March
-
We begin February in the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time when Jesus performed many miracles and did a great deal of teaching throughout Galilee. However an important aspect is his source of strength – “he went off to a solitary place and prayed” and so we seek to learn how we too can gain strength by following his example.
Our Meditation for the Sixth Sunday focuses on Jesus’ treatment of the outcast when we consider how we cope with rejection and how we might treat those on the edges of our society, be it Fraternity or Universal.
Our week beginning on February 19th covers Ash Wednesday and we reflect on considering the changes which we might make in our relationship with God over the 40 day journey to Easter.
On the first week of Lent, we focus on “Jesus in the desert” and consider what we might do when we find ourselves low and vulnerable in our own “desert”.
Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.
Copyright C 1973,1978,1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission.
Photographs by Liz Hayward, Sr Frances Hall FMDM, Maggie Larkin and Rita Beggins.
Used by permission.