Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time – Mk 2:13-17 Today’s Gospel presents us with the call of Saint Matthew, also called Levi. There’s a lot we could say: for instance, notice how, even in the midst of his sinfulness (because tax collectors were considered public sinners), when Jesus comes to him and […]
Friday of the First Week of Ordinary Time – Mk 2:1-12 Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known account of Jesus healing a paralytic after he was lowered through the roof. Mark uses a very surprising sentence to describe what happens: “When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, ‘Child, your sins are
Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time – Mk 1:40-45 Today’s Gospel presents us with a leper who throws himself before Jesus. His words, “If you wish, you can make me clean,” are a testament to his faith, since even though God worked many miracles in the Old Testament, there are only two
Wednesday of the 1st Week of Ordinary Time – Option 2 – Mk 1:29-39 Today’s Gospel continues recounting Jesus’ ministry, and we’re presented with several episodes that give us a glimpse into Jesus’ life and work. What particularly catches our attention, however, is the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law. The whole event takes only three
Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time – Mk 1:21-28 In today’s Gospel, as Jesus is teaching and working miracles, an unclean spirit shouts out: “I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” (Mk 1:24). I know who you are, he tells Jesus. If we reflect on this, we find two important questions:
The Baptism of the Lord – Mt 3:13-17 Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, which rather unusually falls on Monday this year. If we really think about it, there’s a number of surprising things about this feast. For instance, we’ve been celebrating the Nativity of our Lord, as well as many of
Epiphany of the Lord Today we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord. The word epiphany itself comes from the Greek word meaning reveal, and so on this day we recall how Christ reveals His saving presence to the world, meaning, to everyone, since Christ came to save everyone. At Christmas, the birth of Christ
Christmas Weekday – Before the Epiphany – Jn 2:1-11 Today’s Gospel speaks to us of the wedding feast in Cana. It has a number of details that are very important, and that can teach us a great deal about what we need to do to become saints. So, let’s consider three of these details,
Memorial of Saint André Bessette – Gospel before the Epiphany Today’s Gospel gives us an excellent opportunity to meditate on the importance of humility. John the Baptist tells his hearers that he is not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of Christ’s sandals, and Saint John Chrysostom, explaining this, puts the following words on
Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop – Readings from before the Epiphany As we continue our meditation upon the mystery of Christmas, the dialogue we just heard from the Gospel helps us to delve into that mystery more deeply. We see this in two points: first, Philip’s invitation and Nathanael’s response, and, secondly, Nathaniel’s interaction
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