November 1, All Saints The saints and the beatitudes  When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is… Read More »ENSM034

Thursday of the ThirtiethWeek in Ordinary Time The gifts of God are irrevocable At that time some Pharisees came to him and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out… Read More »ENFL327

Wednesday of the ThirtiethWeek in Ordinary Time The two doors  He passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the… Read More »ENFL325

Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Growing together  Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully… Read More »ENFL324

October 28, Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles The joy of the witness So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles… Read More »ENSM033

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time The priest’s ministry   Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently  with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset… Read More »ENFS122 

Saturday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time The workers of the Lord And he told them this parable: “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,… Read More »ENFL321

Monday of the Thirty-FourthWeek in Ordinary Time The teaching of the widow When he looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, “I tell you truly, this… Read More »ENFL351

Thursday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time Sharing the Lord in the family  “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my… Read More »ENFL319

Wednesday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time The talents and the project Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be… Read More »ENFL318