Tuesday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time To operate so that everything is completed When the days for his being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan… Read More »ENFL297

Monday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time Being small to be great An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to… Read More »ENFL296

Twenty-SixthSunday in Ordinary Time The firmament is the glory of God  The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky proclaims its builder’s craft. One day to the next conveys that message; one night to the next imparts that knowledge. There is no word or… Read More »ENFS118

Saturday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The prophecy of the passion  While they were all amazed at his every deed, he said to his disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.”… Read More »ENFL294

Friday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time Who the Lord is for me   Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others,… Read More »ENFL293

Thursday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The doubts of the non-believer  Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others,… Read More »ENFL291

Wednesday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The daily mission  He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick). He said to… Read More »ENFL290

Tuesday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The family and the plan of life Then his mother and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and… Read More »ENFL289

Monday of the Twenty-FifthWeek in Ordinary Time The chandelier of the cross “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.… Read More »ENFL288

Twenty-FifthSunday in Ordinary Time The leader according to the Gospel He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise.” But they… Read More »ENFS117