11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 18
Years ago, Alice Marble, the queen of American tennis, woke up on what she hoped would be the most glorious day of her life. She was playing in England's Wimbledon finals.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Wednesday, June 15
Greeting (see Second Reading)
The love of Christ overwhelms us.
He died for all,
so that those who live
should no longer live for themselves
but for him who died
and was raised up for us.
May the Risen Lord be always with you. R/ And also with you.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 17
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 14
2 Cor 8:1-9 / Matthew 5:43-48
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, June 16
11th Week: June 14-19:
June 14 Monday: Mt 5:38-42:
The context: During their captivity in Egypt, the Jews became familiar with the crude tribal law of retaliation called Lex Talionis (=Tit-for-Tat) given by the ancient lawmaker Hammurabi during the period 2285-2242 BC. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus rejects even the concession of milder retaliation allowed by Moses. In its place, Jesus gives a new law of love and grace — and no retaliation.