Tuesday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time Waiting in the vigilance  “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the… Read More »ENFL317

Monday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time The cycle of the life Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my… Read More »ENFL316

Twenty-NinthSunday in Ordinary Time To follow the Lord by limping   Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” He replied, “What do you wish (me)… Read More »ENFS121

Saturday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The blasphemy against the Holy Spirit   I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels… Read More »ENFL315

October 18, Saint Luke, Evangelist Life of mission  for Demas … deserted me … went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Luke is the only one with me. Get Mark and bring him with you … have sent Tychicus to Ephesus …… Read More »ENSM032

Thursday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The strategies of persecution Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets  … Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore,… Read More »ENFL313

Wednesday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The practicing of the authority Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God … Woe to you… Read More »ENFL312

Tuesday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The form and the substance After he had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the… Read More »ENFL311

Monday of the Twenty-EighthWeek in Ordinary Time The gift of the faith While still more people gathered in the crowd, he said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of… Read More »ENFL309

Saturday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Our blessedness  While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who… Read More »ENFL308