Michel DeVerteuil Textual Comments Today’s passage is in two sections: – a narrative which gives the context of the entire passage (verses 30-32); – two teachings on humility, both woven into dramatic narratives (verses 33-35 and 36-37) which flow from the previous teaching. As usual, we are free to take each section separately, or then we can see an inner logic between them.
We may wonder why the Church picks those moments of grief
and sorrow and suffering and turns it into a celebration. Yesterday we celebrated the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The Exaltation of the
Holy Cross, Friday, 14-09-18
Numbers 21:4-9 /
Philippians 2:6-11 / John 3:13-17
This feast is called in Greek Ὕψωσις τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ
(literally, "Raising Aloft of the Precious Cross"). In Latin it is
called Exaltatio Sanctae Crucis (literally, "Raising Aloft of the Holy
Cross").
23rd Ordinary Sunday, Year B, 09.09.2018 Isaiah 35:4-7/ James 2:1-5/ Mark 7: 31-37
The mother-tongue is understood as the language that is learnt from birth.
It is also sometimes called the native language, but still the term “mother-tongue” is more endearing.
More than just a being a language that our mothers taught us, it is the language that resonates deep within us, it is the language of the heart.