Tag Archives: Whispers to the Wind

08-09-20 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 9, 2020 (19th Sunday Ordinary Time, A) Elijah, hiding in a cave, heard that – A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD — but the LORD was not in the wind. … Continue reading

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06-12-20 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

June 12, 2020 Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.  A voice said to him, “Elijah, why are you here?”  He replied, “I have been most zealous for the LORD, … Continue reading

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08-04-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 4, 2015 (St. John Vianney, Priest) Jesus came to the disciples, walking on the surface of the water and said, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”  Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is … Continue reading

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08-26-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 26, 2014 St. Paul wrote to the Church in Thessalonica, “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hearts and … Continue reading

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07-08-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

July 8, 2014 Jesus said, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”  Mt 9:32-38 We tend to look at this verse from the point … Continue reading

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06-17-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

June 17, 2014 Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Mt … Continue reading

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06-13-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

June 13, 2014 (St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church) A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD— but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there … Continue reading

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05-07-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

May 7, 2014 Jesus said, “this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.  For this is the … Continue reading

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01-15-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

01-15-2014 Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. Ps 40 response “To do your will, O my God, is my delight, and your law is within my heart!” Ps 40 When Samuel went to sleep in his … Continue reading

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01-09-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

01-09-2014 St. John said, “whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith.” 1 Jn 4:19-5:4 So strengthen that Faith always, beloved. For you are more than conquerors. You ARE Children … Continue reading

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01-04-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

01-04-2014 (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious) After John the Baptist’s declaration that Jesus is the “Lamb of God,” the long-awaited Messiah, two of his disciples left John and followed Jesus.  Andrew, one of the two, sought out his own brother … Continue reading

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01-02-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

01-02-2014 (Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church) John the Baptist answered the Levites’ inquisition about his identity by saying, “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the … Continue reading

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01-01-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

01-01-2014 (Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God) “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger.”  Lk 2:16-21 Mother, step-father, and the Son of God – God the … Continue reading

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12-31-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

12-31-13 (Seventh day in the Octave of Christmas) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and … Continue reading

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12-10-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

12-10-13 “Though the grass withers and the flower wilts, the word of our God stands forever.”  Is 40:1-11 Sometimes, that Word stands out like a blaring trumpet: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so … Continue reading

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10-25-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

10-25-13 St. Paul began to recognize the sin that dwelt within his thoughts and his actions. And it became a war within himself, fighting his human (fleshly) desire to sin, while inside his heart and within his soul was an … Continue reading

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10-11-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

10-11-13 The Prophet Joel cried out: Proclaim a fast, call an assembly; gather the elders, all who dwell in the land, Into the house of the LORD, your God, and cry to the LORD! . . . Blow the trumpet … Continue reading

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10-03-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

10-03-13 As He sent the twelve disciples out earlier, Jesus today sent seventy-two (other) disciples out on mission. They were not to take any provisions for themselves, but were to rely on the kindness of those they visited for food … Continue reading

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09-28-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-28-13 Jesus said to his disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.”  Lk 9:43b-45 Ever feel like we’re living in a world of too many words? From … Continue reading

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09-25-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-25-13 “Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”  Lk 9:1-6 Now we might say this … Continue reading

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09-24-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-24-13 In the middle of an important sermon, Jesus learned that his mother and cousins were looking for him on the other side of a huge crowd.  He answered, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word … Continue reading

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09-23-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-23-13 (St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)) Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who … Continue reading

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09-22-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-22-13 (25th Sunday Ordinary Time C) Jesus taught His disciples about Prudence, Priorities and Prosperity, for living in a world of non-sense, yet being a part of God’s Wisdom. He did this by telling a parable about a shrewd business … Continue reading

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09-21-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-21-13 (St. Matthew, Apostle/Evangelist) Jesus selected Matthew, a tax collector, and said to him, “Follow me.” The Pharisees rejected all people they considered as sinners, tax collectors included. They were dismayed at Jesus for entertaining those types of people. Jesus … Continue reading

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09-19-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-19-13 (St. Januarius) Jesus addressed a Pharisee who complained about the company He kept. Many Pharisees were very notoriously intolerant of anyone who, in their opinion, were sinners. Jesus responded with another piercing parable, to which He concluded, in reference … Continue reading

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09-18-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-18-13 (St. Joseph of Cupertino) Jesus said that contrary to the foolishness of children’s banter, “wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”  Lk 7:31-35 And Paul writing to Timothy about Jesus said, “Undeniably great is the mystery of devotion, Who … Continue reading

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09-17-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-17-13 (St. Robert Bellarmine) Jesus said to the dead man, “‘Young man, I tell you, arise!’ The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.”  Lk 7:11-17 Know anyone who’s “dead,” beloved? Someone … Continue reading

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09-15-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-15-13 (24th Sunday Ordinary Time C) Jesus said, “I tell you,” “there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.”  Lk 15:1-32 Found – the lost … Continue reading

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09-14-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-14-13 (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) St. Paul said, “Brothers and sisters: Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of … Continue reading

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09-13-13 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-13-13 (St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) Jesus said, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? . . . Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam … Continue reading

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09-12-12 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

09-12-13 (Feast of the Holy Name of Mary) St. Paul wrote, “Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, . . … Continue reading

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