Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 4:31-37 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!” (Lk 4:34). I know who you are, he tells Jesus. If we reflect on this statement, we come to […]
Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 4:16-30 Today’s Gospel presents us with an interesting and well-known passage: upon returning to His home, Jesus attends the synagogue. His relatives and countrymen are excited, yet Jesus knows what really lies within their hearts. We can consider three little parts of the Gospel,
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A – Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6,8-9; Rm 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 It seems that Saint Peter could have said the words that begin the first reading: “You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped.” This does not mean that, properly speaking, God deceives us. On the
Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time – Mt 25:14-30 Today’s Gospel presents a lengthy parable about the talents that a master gives his servants and then sets off on a journey. In the parallel text from Luke’s Gospel, it is made clear that Jesus intended this parable for those who thought the Kingdom
Friday of the 21st Week of Ordinary Time – Mt 25:1-13 In today’s Gospel we just heard the parable of the ten virgins: five foolish, and five wise. Many Fathers of the Church see in the lamps carried by the virgins the good deeds and works of mercy that Christians, and especially religious, are called
Thursday of the 21st Week of Ordinary Time – Mt 24:42-51 Today’s Gospel brings out the theme of “watchfulness” in contrast to Christ’s rebukes of the scribes and Pharisees that we’ve been hearing these past days (in all fairness, we skipped ahead quite a bit). Here, Jesus issues a warning: “If the master of
Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time – Mt 23:27-32 In today’s Gospel we see that Jesus is dead set, as it were, to expose the scribes’ and Pharisees’ hypocrisy, as He draws two comparisons regarding tombs: first, He calls His listeners “whitewashed tombs,” and, second, He says that they “bear witness against
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist – August 29th – Mk 6:17-29 As we commemorate the passion of Saint John the Baptist, today’s Gospel recounts for us the events surrounding his death. Mark’s Gospel gives us some profound insights into Herod’s character, insights that can help us to grow in our spiritual
Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time – Mt 23:13-22 Today’s Gospel begins Christ’s discourse against the scribes and Pharisees, a discourse that occupies the Gospels through Wednesday. What calls our attention in a particular way is the use of the word blind, and the discourse on swearing. The word that Jesus
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A – Is 22:19-23, Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8, Rom 11:33-36, Mt 16:13-20 We all know the phrases, “appearances can be deceiving,” and “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” In a sense, these sayings aptly apply to what takes place in today’s Gospel. There, Jesus
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