The Anawim Way

The Anawim Community publishes a periodical booklet of liturgical meditations, Pondering The Word The Anawim Way, to help people make use of the scripture readings from the Mass as the basis for their daily prayer. Many people also use them in their Bible sharing groups.

Features:
◊ Follows the Church’s daily liturgical calendar
◊ Daily scripture readings from the Mass
◊ In-depth meditations on the readings; plus reflection questions
◊ Information on the Saint of the day
◊ Used by bishops, priests, religious, and lay people in many countries (click here to see endorsements)
◊ Eight issues per year
◊ Printed in the Philippines

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

The world strives and struggles to build many structures and make many improvements. However, anything that is not done in God and for God cannot last. All that is of earth will finally come to an end. Only God and his will and all who are in his will can remain forever. In Jesus’ time, the temple in Jerusalem was a glorious structure. For those looking at it, it...

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Today’s readings, chosen in honor of the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, underscore the reality of Jesus’ love for each of us and his call that we too are to love. The Gospel today is the well-known account of Jesus “cleansing the temple.” It is the time of the Jewish feast of Passover, and the temple is overrun with vendors selling animals and with...

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)

Having honored yesterday the saints who are already in heavenly glory, today we pray for the souls of those who have died but do not yet experience the glory of God. Yesterday we read from the Beatitudes that those who “will see God” are “the clean of heart.” We know, therefore, that purity of heart, purity of faith, and purity of love are required before we are...

Solemnity of All Saints

Last Sunday we pondered how the prayer of the poor in spirit pierces the clouds and finds a welcome in the heart of God, who sends the poor home justified. Today, the Church in Heaven and on earth rejoices in the Lord as we celebrate a feast day in honor of all those who have really been poor and have, for that very reason, been justified and glorified by God –...

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In these times of disturbing doctrinal confusion and moral laxity, people sometimes complacently say that “God has no favorites.” They refer, erroneously and without context, to passages such as the first verse of today’s Sirach reading: “The LORD is a God of justice, / who knows no favorites.” Their thought is that this expression implies that it does not matter...

What makes the Anawim Way a valuable guide for pondering the daily scripture readings is that each day’s readings are followed by a meditation which relates directly to the readings and applies them to our daily lives.

The meditations and the reflection questions help us do what our Blessed Mother Mary does, ponder the mysteries of Christ in our hearts (cf. Luke 2:19, 51). As we are guided to pray from within the heart of the Church, the Church’s official prayer becomes our personal prayer.

We invite you to make Pondering the Word the Anawim Way a part of your prayer life.

We also offer a PDF version of the Anawim Way. Please email us at oxford@anawim.com if you wish to inquire about this.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, or for more information about the Anawim Way.