Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – November 15th 2022, Lk 19:1-10 Today’s Gospel highlights the difficulties that sometimes we encounter in following Christ. On one hand, Zacchaeus was short to begin with, and so it was hard enough for him to see anything anyways. Furthermore, the crowds that prevented Zacchaeus from […]
November 14th, 2022 – Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel presents us with the healing of the blind man as Christ drew near to Jericho. The blind man hears the crowd go by, and is told that “Jesus of Nazareth” is there. The blind man must have known something about
Sunday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – Nov 12th/13th, 2022, Lk 21:5-19 Dear brothers and sisters, today, as we approach the end of the liturgical year, the Church asks us to think about and meditate upon the end times, the end of history, about which Jesus speaks. This whole year, known as
Memorial of Saint Josaphat (Reading from Saturday of the 32nd week in ordinary time) – Lk 18, 1-8 – November 12th, 2022 Today 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.” In the Gospel,
Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours (reading from Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time) – Lk 17, 26-37– November 11th, 2022 Today’s Gospel marks the end of chapter 17 of Luke’s gospel; the entire chapter is filled with references to Christ’s second coming and the end times, and today’s selection is no different.
Pope Saint Leo the Great (reading from Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time) – Lk 17:20-25 – November 10th, 2022 Today’s Gospel is a difficult one, but we can break it down into two parts: first, what Christ says to the Pharisees, and, second, what He says to His disciples. When speaking to
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November 9th, 2022 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Today we celebrate the Feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. It’s the oldest church in the West, built in the time of Constantine and was consecrated by Pope Sylvester in 324. This feast became a universal celebration
November 8th, 2022 – Tuesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 17:7-10 Today’s Gospel continues the passage from yesterday, as Jesus teaches His apostles about our position with respect to God. It’s the nature of the servant’s duties to keep working, doing what he’s told. Even if he labors a ton, he’s
November 7th, 2022 – Monday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 17:1-6 Today’s Gospel consists of three mini-discourses all linked with the theme of faith: first, Jesus warns His disciples about scandal, secondly admonishes them to rebuke and forgive sinners, and thirdly, in reply to the request to increase their faith, Jesus
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Lk 20, 27-38 – November 6th, 2022 Dear brothers and sisters, today’s readings all make mention of the resurrection of the body, of a life that is to come after death. In the first reading, we heard how the seven brothers, along with their mother, were tortured and killed
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