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-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s Gospel challenges our sense of justice. Its startling conclusion, “the last will be first, and the first will be last,” does not sit well with our understanding of achievement and success. Truly, Isaiah’s prophecy is correct: God’s ways are not our ways – they are worlds apart! To better understand today’s parable, we should note that Jesus begins it with...

Companion Feasts

Fr. Francis Marino, Founder of the Anawim Community, often spoke of how the Liturgy constantly teaches and forms us. This profound process of “liturgical formation” takes place not only through each day’s readings and prayers, but also through the orderly arrangement of the feasts and seasons. In the month of September, the Church celebrates two feasts that clearly...

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Last Sunday, we pondered Jesus’ challenging instructions on how to correct a fellow sinner. Today’s readings give us even more challenging personal instructions on forgiveness. The Psalm sets the tone for the whole week, showing us the foundation of every decision to forgive: “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.” By his very nature,...

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, repeats Jesus’ admonition, “love one another.” He tells us that “love is the fulfillment of the law.” When we truly act in love for our brothers and sisters, we are doing all that we can to bring about good for them and not evil, and this is the reason for the law – to teach us to do good and avoid evil. We know that God is...

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The image of Jesus Christ crucified is so important for our liturgical life that the Church requires that a crucifix must be on or close to the altar at every Mass. In some parishes, however, the image of the Risen Christ now occupies the central and focal position where there used to be a crucifix. This trend reflects what seems to be a growing aversion to the...

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.