Saint John Paul II – 2022 Today, we celebrate the feast of Saint John Paul the Second. As we know, his feast falls on October 22nd, which is the day that he began his Petrine ministry. However, he had actually been elected the week before, on the evening of October 16th. The question arises, then: […]
Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time October 21st, 2022 – Lk 12:54-59 In today’s Gospel Jesus harshly rebukes the crowds because they are ignorant of the signs of the times. They were accustomed to reading the skies, and knowing what the weather would be like; on this depended the worldly livelihood of
October 20th, 2022 – Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (1) In today’s Gospel, in the midst of telling His listeners about the need to be prepared for God’s coming, Christ seems to suddenly change topics, announcing: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were
Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time: Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs October 19th, 2022 – Lk 12:13-21 Today we celebrate the memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and their companions. These two, John and Isaac, are known as accomplished, model missionaries. De Brébeuf,
Saint Luke – October 18th, 2022 Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Luke, the evangelist, who authored the Gospel that bears his name, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Tradition holds that Luke was a physician, a fact attested to not only by a passage from Paul’s letter to the Colossians, where
October 17th, 2022 – Saint Ignatius of Antioch (Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time) In today’s Gospel, Jesus not only warns us about the dangers of greed, but also explains to us the need to trust in God. The Gospel narrative begins with a request that Jesus intervene in a family dispute; historically,
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Lk 18, 1-8 – October 16th, 2022 Dear brothers and sisters, today, as in the past weeks, the Church presents with us the words of Our Lord about the importance of faith, the importance, as St. Luke tells us directly, “to pray always without becoming weary.” Really, all the
Saint Teresa of Jesus (Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time) October 15th, 2022 – Lk 12:8-12 Today’s Gospel is only five verses, but there is a lot of food for thought here. In fact, we could divide this Gospel into three sections: the first regarding the acknowledge or rejection of Jesus, the second
Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time October 14th, 2022 – Lk 12:1-7 In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues to speak against the Pharisees, but this time His words are meant only for His disciples. At one point, the discussion shifts to speak of fear, and Jesus’ words seem rather surprising: “I shall show you
October 13th, 2022 – Thursday of the 28th week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel Jesus continues His strong rebukes of the scribes and Pharisees, and today’s passage is extremely dense with references to Jewish history and symbolism. We can consider just two parts of what Christ says: first, the reference to the prophets and
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