Celebrate the Psalms: Psalm for Sunday, October 25, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Psalm for Sunday, October 25, 2026

Reflections

Psalm 18: 2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 (Read)

“The Lord Lives!”

The Psalm is saying that
the Lord is present to us,
here and now, just as
He was when He delivered

our psalmist David from his
persecutors.

The really key revelation for
us is that the Lord lives.
He lives among us; He is
present in the Word. Jesus
is in fact the Living Word.
He is present on the inside
of us through the Holy Spirit.
He is alive in the Eucharist.

He humbled himself to share
in our humanity, so that
we might have a share in
His divinity!

So Jesus is alive and well, standing

by us as our “rock of refuge, our

shield, our saving horn.” We join

with David in praising God and loving

Him with all our heart and all our mind,

as Jesus reminds us to do in the Gospel.

(Matthew 22: 37)

How do we apply the Psalm's verses to

our lives? We turn to our Lord to equip

us for the battles that we fight against the

evil one. Jesus becomes our fortress!

In this Psalm we hear David, crying out

to the Lord, as one cries out to his savior.

“My God, my rock of refuge, my shield,

the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
David has just emerged after being saved

by God from his enemies. David has been

rescued by that same God of compassion

and mercy that is present to us.

David praises his savior in language that

is familiar to us as his spiritual descendants,

“The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock!

Exalted be God my savior!”

For David has been delivered from the

forces of evil that surrounded him.

And that same deliverance is available to

us, so long as we surrender ourselves

to God and love God with all of our heart

and soul and strength.

Amen

Discussion Questions for Reflection

1. The Psalm affirms for us that our Lord lives! Tell of how the Lord is present
to you in your daily life. How does He reveal Himself to you?

2. Our psalmist extols God our Savior, and speaks of the Lord as the horn
of salvation. When and how do you turn to the Lord as your rock of refuge?

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Studying the Psalms

The Psalms are a powerful part of the Mass and are often overlooked in Catholic Bible studies. I believe the Psalms should be studied in relation to the Gospel and the other scripture readings of the Mass, and we should attempt to see how the Psalms tie in to the teaching of the day.

The Psalms, although written thousands of years ago and well before the time of Christ, are alive, and speak powerfully to each of us. These reflections that appear in these pages talk of how we apply the verses of the Psalms to our everyday life and how the Psalms can inspire us, convict us, teach us, and strengthen our faith.

About Barry Lamont

As an adult convert, Barry was baptized nearly 40 years ago in Boston, along with his wife and his two daughters.
His eyes were opened, and he recognized Jesus as the way to his salvation and as the way to ensure the spiritual well being
of his wife and his children. He is now a daily communicant.

Barry realizes there is a spiritual battle going on all around him, and he needs all the weapons that his faith provides.
Scripture says the sword of the spirit is the Word of God.
Barry believes the Word is a powerful instrument of God that
can purify and strengthen him, and guide him.

Following his retirement some ten years ago, Barry began to study the Sunday readings as a member of the Bread of Life Bible Study. He was inspired to celebrate the Psalms as a way of doing the Lord's work. Armed with the power of the Word, Barry believes he is better equipped to do the will of the Lord, who speaks to us through the verses of the Psalms. The Bible says, “It was I who chose you.” Barry now has a job from which he will not be retiring.