Twenty-SixthSunday in Ordinary Time Europe first, now Asia, later Africa Woe to the complacent in Zion, to the overconfident on the mount of Samaria, Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, They eat lambs taken from the flock, and calves from the… Read More »ENFS181

Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus enlightens the mystery [Jesus] spoke in a parable. “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky ate… Read More »ENFL286

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Salvation is individual So to them he [Jesus] addressed this parable. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he  … Read More »ENFS179

Monday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time Our respectability is garbage On another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he… Read More »ENFL272

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Communion of faith and human relationships I rather urge you out of love, being as I am, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus. I urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I… Read More »ENFS178

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Hearing means meekness and humility My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. For great… Read More »ENFS177

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