Morning
Sunday, March 28, 2027
Opening
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hymn
O worship the King, all glorious above, O gratefully sing his power and his love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.
Robert Grant (1779–1838); first published 1833. Public domain.
The reading
Be still for a moment, and let the day wait. Listen for what Jesus wants to say to you first.
No Gospel is published for this date.
Wisdom 7:24–30
For wisdom is more active than all active things, yet she reaches everywhere because of her purity. For she is a breath of the virtue of God and a genuine emanation from the purity of the almighty God, and therefore nothing unclean can invade her. Indeed, she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of the majesty of God, and the image of his goodness. And though she is one, she can do all things; and, unchanging in herself, she renews all things, and throughout the nations she conveys herself to holy souls, establishing them as friends and prophets of God. For God loves none but those who dwell with wisdom. For she is more spectacular than the sun, and above the array of all the stars; compared with the light, she is found to be before it. Indeed, after her comes night, but wisdom will not be overcome by malice.
Reflection
What stood out to you, even if you do not know why?
What would you like to tell Jesus?
Silence
Be still for a minute. You do not have to say anything.
Psalm
Psalm 34 (33):9
Ant. Lord, let me taste your goodness in this word and carry it with me.
Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
Ant. Lord, let me taste your goodness in this word and carry it with me.
Today’s lesson from Jesus
The sower
“Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow. And while he was sowing, some fell along the way, and the birds of the air came and ate it. Yet truly, others fell upon stony ground, where it did not have much soil. And it rose up quickly, because it had no depth of soil. And when the sun was risen, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and suffocated it, and it did not produce fruit. And some fell on good soil. And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.” And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Mark 4:3–9
Where do these words meet your day?
Intentions
Add your own personal intentions
Shared by the community
For Mary and Dewey as they begin their life together, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.
R. Lord, have mercy.
Prayer on Fire intention
For the hungry, the unhoused, and the overlooked.
R. Lord, have mercy.
Prayer on Fire intention
For just wages and honest work.
R. Lord, have mercy.
Closing
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Lord, let our ordinary work be one more way of loving you. Free us from the need to be noticed. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.