Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time The exodus towards the eternity He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save… Read More »ENFL162

Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Confession of Peter  Now Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist,… Read More »ENFL161

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Why we slowly understand When they arrived at Bethsaida, they brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting… Read More »ENFL160

Tuesday of the Sixth week in Ordinary Time The sign of the bread They had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven… Read More »ENFL159

Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time The sign of the heaven The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does… Read More »ENFL158

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Christ is raised: we too will raise  But if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ… Read More »ENFS161

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time The Eucharist, our hope In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, he [Jesus] summoned the disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have… Read More »ENFL157

February 14, Saint Cyril, Monk, and Saint Methodius, Bishop To evangelize yesterday and today How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, Announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to Zion, “Your God is King!” Is 52,7… Read More »ENSM004

Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time The man and the woman                                                                The Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.”So the Lord God formed out of the ground various wild… Read More »ENFL154

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time The creation of the man and the ecology At the time when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens – while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the… Read More »ENFL152