About today Readings St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard Numbers 11: 4-15. Sing with joy to God our help – Ps 80 (81): 12-17. Matthew 14: 13-21. Feeding the five thousand Feeding his people in the wilderness is too great a burden for Moses, but not for Jesus. Again he takes care of … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 14: 5-18. Let us sing to the Lord; he covered himself with glory – Exodus 15: 1-6. Matthew 12: 38-42. Jesus offers us the only great sign of the resurrection “Let us sing to the Lord; he covered himself with fame. ‘ Today’s answer reflects the Exodus event when Moses led … Read more
About today Readings Ss Joachim and Anne Exodus 32: 15-24, 30-34. Give thanks to the Lord for He is good – Ps 105 (106): 19-23. Matthew 13: 31-35. Our grandparents’ gardens Moses asks forgiveness from his compatriots, and while angry at their actions, he is so attached to them that God’s inability to forgive them … Read more
About today Readings St. Anthony Zaccaria Genesis 28: 10-22. In you, my God, I trust – Ps 90 (91): 1-4, 14-15. Matthew 9: 18-26. Your faith made you well This passage begins with “While Jesus was saying this. . . ‘ and then describes how he was interrupted by a Jewish officer who actually knelt … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 1: 8-14, 22. Our help is in the name of the Lord – Ps 123 (124). Matthew 10:34-11: 1. I did not come to bring peace, I came with a sword All over the world, like the Israelites, people experience daily oppression in all its forms. Oppression occurs not only in … Read more
About today Readings 2 Corinthians 6: 1-10. The Lord announced His salvation – Ps 97 (98): 1-4. Matthew 5: 38-42. Now is the time of God’s grace, now is the day of salvation How often do we live in the now? I mean actually living in every moment, being aware of what it is presenting … Read more
About today Readings St. Aloysius Gonzaga Genesis 12: 1-9. Happy the people whom the Lord has chosen to be His own – Ps 32 (33): 12-13, 18-20, 22. Matthew 7: 1-5. Do not judge and you will not judge judged Today’s gospel bears one of the great basic Christian ideas: “Do not judge lest you … Read more
About today Readings St. Irenaeus Genesis 18: 16-33. The Lord is good and merciful – Ps 102 (103): 1-4, 8-11. Matthew 8: 18-22. The Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head There is a breathtaking intimacy in the way Abraham speaks to the Lord. God listens, engages, answers. When we sit open to … Read more