14th Week, Tuesday, July 5th
14th Week, Tuesday, July 5th
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 / Matthew 9:32-38
Hosea warns Israel: “Sow the wind; reap a storm.”
15th Sunday A: The Sower, the Seeds and Growth
Gospel text: Matthew 13:1-23
Michel DeVerteuil
General Comments
On this and the next two Sundays we have parables of Jesus for our meditation so it would be good to remember the special characteristics of parabolic teaching.
1. Parables are wisdom teaching. By reading them we get a new insight into life – e.g. parenting, friendship, leadership, spiritual guidance, etc.General Comments
On this and the next two Sundays we have parables of Jesus for our meditation so it would be good to remember the special characteristics of parabolic teaching.
14th Week Year 2: July 6-11:
July 6 Monday (St.
Maria Goretti, Virgin, Martyr): https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-maria-goretti/ Mt
9:18-26: 18 While he was thus speaking to them, behold, a ruler
came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and
lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 And Jesus rose and followed
him, with his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a
hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his
garment; 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I shall be
made well.”
13th Week, Saturday, Jul 4th
Amos 9:11-15 / Matthew 9:14-17
Amos holds out hope to Israel: God said, “I will
rescue my people.”
If we refuse to breathe, the air doesn’t punish or
suffocate us. We punish or suffocate ourselves. If we beat our fist against a
brick wall, the brick wall doesn’t punish our fist by making it bleed. We
punish or bloody it ourselves. This may help us understand better the situation
between Israel and God.
14th Sunday A : Come to me all who are Burdened
Starters:
“Do you have any idea who I am?"
The Los Angeles Times published the story of a commercial airline flight cancellation which resulted in a long line of travelers trying to get bookings on another flight. One man in the line grew increasingly impatient with the slow-moving line. At last, he pushed his way to the front and angrily demanded a first-class ticket on the next available flight. "I’m sorry," said the ticket agent, “First I’ll have to take care of the people who were ahead of you in the line." The irate man then pounded his fist on the ticket counter, saying, "Do you have any idea who I am?" Whereupon, the ticket agent picked up the public address microphone and said, "Attention, please! There is a gentleman at the ticket counter who does not know who he is. If there is anyone in the airport who can identify him, please come to the counter." Hearing this, the man retreated, and the people waiting in line burst into applause. We are like this man. We have forgotten how to wait patiently. In today’s gospel, Jesus invites us to learn his meekness and humility. (Tony Kadavil)
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