Saturday of the Twenty-FourthWeek in Ordinary Time Giving thanks to God Shout joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; worship the Lord with cries of gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God, our maker to whom we belong, whose… Read More »ENFL285

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time To live for the Lord None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live… Read More »ENFS053

Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time The two houses   “I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and… Read More »ENFL278

September 15, Our Lady of Sorrows The adoration of the cross   The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise… Read More »ENSM028

Tuesday of the Twenty-ThirdWeek in Ordinary Time Christ is the only Lord  So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it… Read More »ENFL273

Monday of the Twenty-ThirdWeek in Ordinary Time The mystery revealed to Paul Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the… Read More »ENFL271

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Pedagogical slapping “If your brother sins (against you), go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others… Read More »ENFS052

Saturday of the Twenty-SecondWeek in Ordinary Time Astrology and fatalism And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him,… Read More »ENFL269

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Unconscious scandals From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.… Read More »ENFS051

Thursday of the Twenty-FirstWeek in Ordinary Time Christian vigilance Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,… Read More »ENFL261