Saturday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Our blessedness  While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who… Read More »ENFL308

Friday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The demon, king of the idols  … For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.  If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore… Read More »ENFL307

Thursday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The praise of the insistence And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has… Read More »ENFL306

Wednesday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Why we pray He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When… Read More »ENFL305

Tuesday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Martha and Mary   As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary (who) sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him… Read More »ENFL304

Monday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The good samaritan There was a scholar of the law  … wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem… Read More »ENFL303

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Status of the woman in the history The Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” So the Lord God formed out of the ground various wild… Read More »ENFS119

Saturday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time Our power over the demons  The seventy (-two) returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I… Read More »ENFL302

October 4, Saint Francis of Assisi, Religious The Saints renew the church But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither does circumcision mean… Read More »ENSM031

Thursday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time How to live the mission   After this the Lord appointed seventy (-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant… Read More »ENFL300