SAINT MARY MAGDALENE I HAVE SEEN THE LORD, AND HE HAS SAID THIS… John 20:11-18 In the Gospel, Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Jesus stands out. The atmosphere is one of sadness and disbelief, at first; and, as Jesus meets Mary and she discovers that it is him, of immense joy. After the risen …
NO SIGN WILL BE GIVEN TO THEM EXCEPT THAT OF THE PROPHET JONAH. Matthew 12:38-42 These Pharisees and scholars who demand a miracle from Jesus, move in a similar direction. Jesus has demanded mercy from those who believe themselves to be righteous; He has urged humility to those who believe themselves superior to Jesus and …
XVI SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SITTING AT THE FEET OF THE LORD. Luke 10:18-42 What Luke emphasizes emphatically is the attitude of listening to Jesus, to the Master, who has the most important thing to communicate. Jesus did not mean that “one dish is enough,” as some have understood, but that Mary was choosing the …
LOOK AT MY SERVANT, MY CHOSEN ONE. Matthew 12:14-21 When Jesus walked the roads of Galilee proclaiming the kingdom of God and healing many sick people, He felt compassion for the crowds. The true remedy for the wounds of our world (whether material wounds, such as hunger and injustice, or psychological and moral wounds, caused …
I WANT MERCY AND NOT SACRIFICES. Matthew 12:1-8 This passage tells how Jesus and his disciples, passing through a wheat field on the Sabbath, gather ears of grain to eat. The Pharisees accuse them of violating the Sabbath, but Jesus reminds them that the purpose of the law is to serve humankind and not the …
COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. Matthew 11:28-30 The Gospel passage of Matthew delves into this idea of resting our life in God. The yoke of the Lord is very different from the yokes of the rulers of this world. The yoke of the Lord …
TAKE HEART, DAUGHTER, YOUR FAITH HAS HEALED YOU. Matthew 9:18-26 Today’s Gospel leads us to meditate on two miracles of Jesus on behalf of two women. The first, a woman considered unclean due to irregular bleeding, which she had suffered from for twelve years. The other, in favor of a girl who had just died. …
SETTING OUT ON THE ROAD. Luke 10:1-12. 17-20 The role of Jesus himself is to summon and send in mission. He is in the Church to continue calling missionaries and apostles. He is the one who has the initiative to proclaim and carry out the Gospel of salvation.And He sends them all over the world. …
THE NEW WINE IS POURED INTO NEW WINESKINS. Matthew 9:14-17 The message of this Gospel passage can be summed up in the phrase of Saint Paul: “He who is in Christ is a new creation; the old is past, everything is new.” The one who has encountered Christ, the one who has allowed himself to …
FOLLOW ME, HE GOT UP AND FOLLOWED HIM. Matthew 9:9-13 In this passage, Jesus calls Matthew, a tax collector, to follow him. Matthew gets up and follows him. Then, in Matthew’s house, Jesus sits at table with many tax collectors and sinners. The Pharisees ask the disciples why Jesus eats with sinners and tax collectors. …
