Friday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The battle against the sin Meanwhile, so many people were crowding together that they were trampling one another underfoot. He began to speak, first to his disciples, “Beware of the leaven–that is, the hypocrisy–of the Pharisees. “There is… Read More »ENFL314

Wednesday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The practicing of the authority Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God … Woe to you… Read More »ENFL312

Tuesday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The form and the substance After he had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the… Read More »ENFL311

Twenty-EighthSunday in Ordinary Time Let’s remember Jesus Christ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David: such is my gospel, for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.… Read More »ENFS183

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Truth will out  How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery?… Read More »ENFS182

Wednesday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time The three rejected for the mission As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but… Read More »ENFL299

Monday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time Being small to be great An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to… Read More »ENFL296

Twenty-SixthSunday in Ordinary Time Europe first, now Asia, later Africa Woe to the complacent in Zion, to the overconfident on the mount of Samaria, Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, They eat lambs taken from the flock, and calves from the… Read More »ENFS181

Friday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time Who the Lord is for me   Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others,… Read More »ENFL293

Monday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The chandelier of the cross “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.… Read More »ENFL288