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
October 12th, 2022 – Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel Jesus offers stinging rebukes to the scribes and Pharisees based on the way that they have lived out the law. It’s true that the Jews were supposed to offer a tenth of what they grew to God. For instance, in
Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time – October 11th, 2022 In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues with His rebukes of the unbelieving Pharisees. Here, a Pharisee invited Him to partake of a meal at his house, and is astonished when Jesus doesn’t perform the ceremonial washing of hands as prescribed by the law. The
October 10th, 2022 – Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers a very harsh rebuke to those scribes and Pharisees who ask for a sign, as we heard in last Friday’s Gospel. We can consider, first, what it was the scribes and Pharisees were asking for, and why it
Ordinary XXVIII – Year C – October 9th, 2022 My dear brothers and sisters, today’s Gospel raises the question of thanksgiving. Jesus points out that it is very important and necessary to give thanks. As He heads to Jerusalem, Christ meets a group of ten lepers. These, in obedience to the Law, are separated from
October 8th, 2022 – Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Today’s very brief Gospel, two verses, is taken from Luke’s Gospel, and we can see clearly two parts. First, as Saint Bede explains, we hear a woman boldly confess Jesus’ incarnation: “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which
October 7th, 2022 – Our Lady of the Rosary (Reading from Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time) Today’s Gospel from Luke comes immediately after Christ tells His listeners that they’ll receive what they ask for in pray. In verse 13, Christ tells them “If you then, who are wicked, know how to give
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