7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Lev 19:1-2,17-18; Ps. 102(103):1-4,8,10,12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Matt 5:38-48THE HOLINESS OF MEN’S FOOLS.A mother once told his twelve-yearold son, “Son, I am so proud of your ...
11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Exo 19:2-6; Ps. 99(100):2-3,5; Rom 5:6-11; Matt 9:36-10:8The first reading presents us with the formal beginning of what we may call Yahwistic Reverence for the people of Israel. When the people of Israel were in Egypt, they were totally emersed in the Egyptian life. They were ...
12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Theme: Fear God, Not ManJer 20:10-13; Ps 68(69):8-10,14,17,33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Matt 10:26-33The gospel reading of today forms part of the “Mission of the Disciples” which runs from Matt 9:35 ...
13TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
2 Kgs 4:8-11,13-16; Ps 88(89):2-3,16-19; Rom 6:3-4,8-11; Matt 10:37-42THEME: Consolation in the Midst of RejectionDo Not Be Afraid to always Choose GodLast Sunday, Jesus is seen warning his newly recruited ‘men-of ...
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Theme: Getting Rid of the Weed for The Good Wheat to BlossomEvery farmer has an experience of the battle between the planted crop and the unwanted weed. For every planted ...
14TH SUNAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Zech 9:9-10; Ps 144(145):1-2,8-11,13b-14; Rom 8:9,11-13; Matt 11:25-30THEME: VICTORY WITHOUT A SWORDIn the first reading, Zion and Jerusalem are presented with their king, who comes victorious and triumphant, ...
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (AUSTRIA) YEAR A
Im heutigen Evangelium sricht Jesus von unserer unterschiedlichen gegenüber dem Wort Gottes. Er fragt uns: Wie empfängst du das Wort ...
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
1 Kgs 19:9,11-13; Ps 84(85):9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Matt 14:22-23Theme: Be Calm, the Still Voice Comes after the StormOn our way to encounter the LordThe first reading and the gospel present us with two figures who were on ...
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
THEME: “NOT WHO YOU ARE, BUT WHAT YOU DO”ISA 56:1,6-7; ROM 11:13-15, 29-32; MATT 15:21-28WHO AMONG THE TWO IS MY TRUE SON?The readings of today remind me of the story my friend shared with ...
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR A
Isa 22:19-23; Psa 137(138):1-3,6,8; Rom 11:33-36; Matt 16:13-20THEME: WHAT THEY SAY VERSUS WHAT I SAYWHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS?Often, we hear such things like: “Do not give attention to what ...
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Eze 33:7-9; Ps 94(95):1-2,6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Matt 18:15-20Theme: En Route to Peace-MakingSteps to Peace-MakingChapter 18 of Matthew’s gospel, from which our gospel reading today is taken, is ...
24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Eccl 27:30-28:9; Psa 102(103):1-4, 9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Matt 18:21-35Theme: FORGIVENESS WITHOUT COUNTSLast Sunday, Jesus gave us a detailed teaching on the importance of making ...
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Ezek 18:25-28; Ps 24(25):4-9; Phil 2:1-11; Matt 21:28-32Theme: Faith without CommitmentA Man Has Two Children…In the gospel, Jesus tells a parable with which he confronts the attitude of the ...
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Isa 5:1-7; Psa 80:9,12-16,19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Matt 21:33-43Theme: What God Orders Versus What He GetsThe first reading and the gospel of today speak of ‘vineyard’ of the Lord. In the first reading, Israel ...
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Isa 25:6-10; Psa 23; Phil 4:12-14,19-20; Matt 22:1-14THEME: THE FEAST IS FREE BUT THE GARMENT IS NOTDearest friends, the readings of today, especially the first and the third readings, present ...
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Isa 45:1,4-6; Psa 96:1,3-5,7-10; 1 Thess 1:1-5; Matt 22:15-21Theme: You’ve Got to ChooseDearest friends, today the gospel reading presents us with one of the most abused, misinterpreted ...
30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Ex 22:20-26; Psa 18:2-4,47,51; 1 Thess 1:5-10; Matt 22:34-40Theme: LOVE AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANTDearest friends, today’s readings invite us to reflect on the theme of LOVE. In the ...
32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Wis 6:12-16; Psa 62:2-8; 1 Thess 4:13-18; Matt 25:1-13Theme: Even when You sleep, Keep Your Oil ReadyBeloved in Christ, we are still in the month of November, the month in ...
33RD SUNDAY IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
It is Enough to of ChristImagine after spending so many years, resources and energy, to build a very beautiful house ...