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

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus sometimes makes statements which sound quite harsh to our ears. Today’s Gospel gives us a striking example: “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” How can he tell us to hate our relatives and our own lives, when he tells us repeatedly throughout the...

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The readings throughout this week will return again and again to the theme of humility. Why should we be humble? Not because we have no regard for ourselves, but rather because God thinks so highly of us. Despite our unworthiness, God means to exalt us beyond anything we could imagine – he means to bring us into a total union with himself! There is no higher place...

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Those who travel by commercial airlines these days are aware that, in order to be admitted, one must have photo identification, pass through a body scanner, and not be named on a terrorist watch list. But what are the requirements for admission to the Kingdom of God? Today’s readings address this important question. In the Gospel Jesus is asked, “Will only a few...

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Christian life is a joyful and fulfilling journey. However, since we follow on this journey a King who revealed his glory through the suffering and injustice of the Cross, we cannot expect to be free of all suffering. The Cross of Christ, which will always appear as “foolishness to those who are on their way to ruin,” is for us “the power of God and the wisdom...

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the event we ponder when we pray the Fourth Glorious Mystery of the Holy Rosary. At the end of her life, Mary was taken to Heaven, “assumed,” body and soul. Since she was preserved from the effects of original sin, and she remained without sin her whole life, she did not suffer the most terrible...

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.