My Family Prayer Book

 2026-06-21 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time   Jeremiah 20:10-13 Jeremiah came from a priestly family (his father Hilkiah was a priest). He was called to prophesy in the southern kingdom of Israel around 627 BCE, during the reign of King Josiah, and remained active for roughly 40 years through the reigns of several subsequent kings. His audience were filled alternately with nostalgia and fear—looking back to a “golden age” under David and Solomon, while facing the rising threat of Babylon He prophesied during one of its most turbulent periods — the decades leading up to and following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE when he foretold the destruction of the Temple. Jeremiah faced intense opposition—he was beaten, imprisoned, thrown into a cistern, and accused of treason. This personal anguish is reflected in his writings, earning him the nickname "the weeping prophet." Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35  Psalm 69's portrayal of David, as a servant of God who is ...

  2022-Jul-10: Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   Opening prayer Heavenly Father, send forth your Spirit to enlighten our minds and dispose our hearts to accept your truth. Help us to listen to one another with openness and honesty, eager to learn from the talents and intuitions that you have given each of us. Never let differences of opinion diminish our mutual esteem and love. May we leave this meeting with more knowledge and love for you and your Son. In the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Theme of the  liturgy   Deuteronomy 30:10-14 The primary theme of Deuteronomy is God's covenant to the Jews - a binding promise made by Yahweh to Abraham, Sarah, and their descendants. In today's reading from Deuteronomy 30:10-14, Moses emphasizes the accessibility, transparency, and doability of the covenant and its laws and statutes to Jews at Moab about to enter the Promised Land.  This passage echoes the Shema, the prayer that observant Jews pray twice daily, which beg...