About today Readings St. Sixtus II & CC; St. Cajetan Deuteronomy 6: 4-13. I love you, Lord, my strength – Ps 17 (18): 2-4, 47, 51.Matthew 17: 14-20. Love the Lord your God with all your heart Today’s first reading seems to have been written by someone who knows me all too well. The message … Read more
About today Readings St. Ignatius Loyola Leviticus 25: 1, 8-17. O God, all the nations praise you! – Ps 66 (67): 2-3, 5, 7-8. Matthew 14: 1-12. So don’t act unfairly; but fear your God. I am the Lord, your God. Leviticus is always difficult to read. Still, the passage carries a simple message regarding … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 12: 37-42. His love is eternal – Ps 135 (136), 1, 10-15, 23-24. Matthew 12: 14-21. His love is eternal The historical account of the Hebrews who abandoned slavery and bondage in Egypt, true to their belief in the love of God, their trust in God and in whom God sent … Read more
About today Readings St Sarbel Makhluf Exodus 24: 3-8. Make a praise offering to God – Ps 49 (50): 1-2, 5-6, 14-15. Matthew 13: 24-30. Let them both grow until the harvest The question arises from today’s evangelism: Am I a weed or am I wheat? Of course, few people would consider themselves weeds. Yet … Read more
About today Readings St. Thomas Ephesians 2: 19-22. Go out into the whole world and preach the good news – Ps 116 (117). John 20: 24-29. If I don’t see and touch, I refuse to believe St. Thomas was unreasonable and stubborn, of course, but deep down he loved the Lord dearly. At least he … Read more
About today Readings Genesis 49: 29-33; 50: 15-26. In your need turn to the Lord and you will live – Ps 104 (105): 1-4, 6-7. Matthew 10: 24-38. May I pick up my cross and follow you Why did you give me this cross to carry? It’s too heavy, too heavy, too awkward among all … Read more
About today Readings Immaculate Heart of Mary 2 Corinthians 5: 14-21. The Lord is good and merciful – Ps 102 (103): 1-4, 4-8, 11-12. Matthew 5: 33-37. From now on we do not judge anyone by the standards of the flesh What does it mean, as Paul writes, “not to look at anyone from a … Read more
About today Readings St. Romuald 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord – Ps 33 (34): 8-13. Matthew 6: 24-34. Don’t worry about tomorrow: your holy father knows your needs Today’s scriptures combine a sense of wonder with the discipline of penance. The amazement at the lilies of the field … Read more
About today Readings Genesis 18: 1-15. The Lord has thought of His mercy – Luke 1: 46-50, 53-55. Matthew 8: 5-17. We are invited to see how generous God is ‘Is something too wonderful for the Lord?’ When the Lord Abraham appears as three men in the oak of Mamre, Abraham does not think of … Read more