Mary, Mother of God/Holy Name/New Year's

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(B)(2024)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(B)(2024)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(A)(2023)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(2022 and 2023)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(C)(2022)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(B)(2021)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(B)(2021)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(A)(2020)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(A)(2020)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(C)(2019)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(C)(2019)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(B)(2018)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(A)(2017)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RC)(Archives)

Commentaries and Lectionary Reflections (RCL)(Archives)

• *Musings (Holy Name)

  by Phil Gilman

• *Musings (New Year's Day)

  by Phil Gilman

Music Suggestions

Prayers of the People

• Prayers of the Faithful (Mary, Mother of God)

  by Sil Galvan

• *Prayers for Worship (Holy Name)(B)(2003)

  by Linda Kraft

Worship Resources (B)(2024)

Worship Resources (A)(2023)

• Penitential Rite (Mary, Mother of God)

  by Sil Galvan

Worship Resources (C)(2022)

Worship Resources (B)(2021)

Worship Resources (A)(2020)

Worship Resources (C)(2019)

Worship Resources (B)(2018)

Worship Resources (A)(2017)

Worship Resources (Archives)

• *The Fullness of Time

  Poem for Worship by Timothy Haut

• Make a Fire of Love for Us

  Poem for Worship by Timothy Haut

Powerpoint, Images and Clip Art for Worship

General New Year's Resources

• Holiday Classics

  by Sil Galvan

  Raymond Camp, who wrote a column called "Wood, Fish and Stream" for the New York Times, tells of a letter he got from a boy. It read, "Would you tell me where I could find a place to fish that is not more than five or six miles from my house in Queens? I am 14 years old and have saved up enough money to buy a rod, reel and line, but do not know where to go fishing. My father sometimes goes with other men, but he's too busy for me, so I have to find some place I can reach on my bicycle or the subway." The columnist managed to find out the father's name and send him his son's letter with a brief note. He received this reply from the father: "You handed me quite a wallop in your letter, but I am sorry you did not hit me harder and sooner. When I think of the opportunity I might have lost, it frightens me. I do not need to point out that I now have a new fishing companion, and we have already planned a busy spring and summer. I wonder how many other fathers are passing up similar opportunities?"

• Illustrations, Quotes and Lectionary Reflections (New Year's Day)

  by Various Authors

  "We sometimes miss the great opportunities of life because we get sidetracked. I once heard the tale of a talented and gifted bloodhound in England that started a hunt by chasing a full-grown male deer. During the chase a fox crossed his path, so he began now to chase the fox. A rabbit crossed his hunting path, so he began to chase the rabbit. After chasing the rabbit for a while, a tiny field mouse crossed his path, and he chased the mouse to the corner of a farmer's barn. The bloodhound had begun the hunt chasing a prized male deer for his master and wound up barking at a tiny mouse. It is a rare human being who can do three or four different things at a time--moving in different directions..." And many more...

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