Aug 19 Monday (Saint John Eudes, Priest): Mt
19:16-22: 16 And behold, one came up to him, saying, “Teacher,
what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do
you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter
life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “You
shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall
not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, “All these I have
observed; what do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be
perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 When the young man heard this he
went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
20 Sunday C - Liturgy
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
1. I Have Come to Bring Fire
2. No Easy Peace
Greeting (See Second Reading)
We must run with perseverance
the race we have entered,
with our eyes fixed on Jesus.
May the Lord Jesus give you that strength you need
and be always with you. R/ And also with you.
1. I Have Come to Bring Fire
2. No Easy Peace
Greeting (See Second Reading)
We must run with perseverance
the race we have entered,
with our eyes fixed on Jesus.
May the Lord Jesus give you that strength you need
and be always with you. R/ And also with you.
20 Sunday C - Set Our Hearts (earth) / Lives on Fire
Michel de Verteuil
General Textual comments
The gospel passage for this Sunday is in three sections
– verse 49;
– verse 50;
– and verses 51 to 53.
– verse 49;
– verse 50;
– and verses 51 to 53.
As I have often recommended, you should meditate on one section at a time. But you will find that in this passage the three sections complement one another; if taken together, they correct any false interpretations which could arise if they were read separately. Think of them, therefore, as parts of a beautifully constructed building in which each part is appreciated in relation to the whole.
August 12-17: Weekday Homilies
Aug 12
Monday Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious]: Matthew 17:22-27: 22 As they were gathering in
Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands
of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And
they were greatly distressed. 24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of
the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the
tax?” 25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first,
saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth
take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?” 26 And when he
said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 However,
not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first
fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel; take
that and give it to them for me and for yourself.” (nil in other gospels)
Aug 15 - Assumption of Mary and Indian Independence Day
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There is an old story about a workman on a scaffolding high above the nave of a cathedral who looked down and saw a woman praying before a statue of Mary. As a joke, the workman whispered, "Woman, this is Jesus." The woman ignored him. The workman whispered again, more loudly: "Woman, this is Jesus." Again, the woman ignored him.
The Gospel of Jesus and Mary
There is an old story about a workman on a scaffolding high above the nave of a cathedral who looked down and saw a woman praying before a statue of Mary. As a joke, the workman whispered, "Woman, this is Jesus." The woman ignored him. The workman whispered again, more loudly: "Woman, this is Jesus." Again, the woman ignored him.
18th Week-August 5-10: Weekday Reflections
Aug 5 Monday: [The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint
Mary Major]: Matthew 14:13-21: 13 Now when Jesus heard this,
he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds
heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 As he went ashore, he
saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15
When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a lonely
place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages
and buy food for themselves.” 16 Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give
them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and
two fish.”
July 29- Aug 3: 17th week Year 1 Weekday Reflections
July 29 Monday: (St. Martha) Matthew 14:13-21: 13
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place
apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14 As he went ashore, he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them and
healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said,
“This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go
into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 Jesus said, “They need not
go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only
five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19
Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves
and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the
loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they
all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken
pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides
women and children. (Cfr also MK 6:30-44, LK 9: 10-17, JN 6: 1-14)
16th week-July 22-27: Weekly Reflections
July 22 Monday (St. Mary Magdalene): Jn 20: 11-18: St.
Mary Magdalene: 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as
she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white,
sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.
13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because
they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.”
14 Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know
that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do
you seek?”
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