22nd Week, Saturday, Sept 4
22nd Week, Saturday, Sept 4
Colossians 1:21-23 / Luke 6:1-5
Sin alienates us from God: Christ reconciled us back to God.
22nd Week, Friday, Sept 3
22nd Week, Friday, Sept 3
Colossians 1:15-20 / Luke 5:33-39
Christ is the visible likeness of God; God's fullness resides in Jesus
22nd Week: Aug 30- Sept 4:
22nd Week: Aug 30- Sept 4:
Aug 30 Monday:
Today’s Gospel presents the reaction of Jesus’ fellow- townsmen, to the “Inaugural Address” offered them at a synagogue in Nazareth when Jesus visited the town as a rabbi with a band of disciples. The reading shows us how Jesus faced scepticism and criticism with prophetic courage.
22nd Week, Wednesday, Sept 1
Colossians 1:1-8 / Luke 4:38-44
Paul rejoices in the Colossians; Their faith is bearing fruit.
23rd Sunday B: Ephphatha - Be Opened
Michel DeVerteuil
Textual Comments
We are given the context of today’s story: it took place as Jesus was “returning from the district of Tyre”. He was passing “by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee” and this brought him “right through the Decapolis region”. This reminds us that we must know how to leave our ordinary surroundings so that we can meet people like this man.
21st Week, Saturday, August 28; St. Augustine
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12: Mt 25:14-30
Paul encourages the people to make even greater progress.
21st Week: Aug 23-28:
21st Week: Aug 23-28:
Aug 23 Monday (St. Rose of Lima, Virgin):
The context: It is the third day of the original “Holy Week” in Jerusalem, a day of controversy and personal attacks. The Master is under fire, and challenges the religious leaders of Israel, pronouncing the first three of the eight woes Jesus would levy levies against the religious leaders, calling them hypocrites and publicly humiliating them.