Wednesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time The social beatitudes in Luke And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will… Read More »ENFL275

Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time The Church structure In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve,… Read More »ENFL274

September 8, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The nativity of Mary The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob …Salmon the father of Boaz,… Read More »ENSM026

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel is for the poor people My brothers, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. For if a man with gold rings on his fingers and in fine clothes comes into… Read More »ENFS115

Saturday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time The integral liberation of the man While he was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, “Why… Read More »ENFL270

Friday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time The feast and the fast   And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.” Jesus answered them, “Can… Read More »ENFL268

Thursday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time Putting out to sea  While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had… Read More »ENFL267

Wednesday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time Peter’s mother-in-law and grandmother Betta After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever,… Read More »ENFL266

Tuesday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time The progress of liberation Jesus then went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. He taught them on the sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a… Read More »ENFL265

Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time Praying for understanding   He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom  into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the… Read More »ENFL264