Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Lord, do not say “I do not know you” 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… Read More »ENFS176

TwentiethSunday in Ordinary Time Confidence comes from faith Surely, I wait for the Lord; who bends down to me and hears my cry,  Draws me up from the pit  of destruction, out of the muddy clay, Sets my feet upon rock, steadies my steps, And… Read More »ENFS175

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time The indissolubility of the marriage Some Pharisees approached him ….”Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife ….?” He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male… Read More »ENFL249

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Living your faith  Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen … By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place …. not knowing where he was to go.… Read More »ENFS174

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Charity is the real treasure Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! For here is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to another, who has not labored over it,… Read More »ENFS173

Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Beware of the common sense! While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. (Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking… Read More »ENFL223

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The secret of welcoming As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary (who) sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.… Read More »ENFS171

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The law of the Lord is perfect The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.  The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The command of the… Read More »ENFS170

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time The gospel literally lived  As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are… Read More »ENFL213

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The peace descends from the faith Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her; Exult, exult with her, all you who were mourning over her! For thus says the Lord: I will spread prosperity… Read More »ENFS169