October 2023

Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Option 2 – Lk 11:5-13             Today’s Gospel follows immediately after yesterday’s, wherein one of Christ’s disciples asked Jesus to “teach them to pray just as John taught his disciples.” As we said yesterday, there’s no record of any prayer that John offered, but, since he […]

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 11:1-4             Today’s Gospel begins by telling us that “Jesus was praying, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.’” At first glance, this doesn’t seem to be

Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:38-42             Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known incident of Mary and Martha. We’re reminded of how God calls us to give ourselves entirely to Him and, especially as active and often busy people, we need to be reminded how not to lose ourselves

Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:25-37             Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan, and although we’ve certainly heard it before, we can consider, first, the context of the parable and, second, how to apply it to our lives.             The road from Jerusalem to

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Is 5:1-7, Ps 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20, Phil 4:6-9, Mt 21:33-43             In today’s readings, we hear a great deal about vineyards. The Prophet Isaiah explains how the friend has cared for his vineyard, and we’re made to understand that this is how God the Father

Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:17-24             Today’s Gospel presents us with what seems like three distinct moments in Christ’s reply to His disciples as they return from preaching the Good News. First, Christ tells His disciples that He has seen Satan fall, has given them power, and to rejoice

Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 10:13-16             Today’s readings ask us to reflect on the way we serve God; the first readings this week have all been centered on the Jews either coming back from exile, or staying in exile, which they realize was a punishment for

Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 10:1-12             Today’s readings all give us an idea of how we are to respond to the sadness and disappointments that come our way in life, both as a result of our own failings but also from the rejection and disappointment we

Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 9:57-62 In today’s Gospel, we confronted with three disciples who claim they want to follow Christ, but to whom Christ clarifies the requirements of discipleship.               The first incident involves a man who tells Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”