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

Friday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The demon, king of the idols  … For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.  If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore… Read More »ENFL307

Thursday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The praise of the insistence And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has… Read More »ENFL306

Wednesday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Why we pray He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When… Read More »ENFL305

Tuesday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time Martha and Mary   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… Read More »ENFL304

Monday of the Twenty-SeventhWeek in Ordinary Time The good samaritan There was a scholar of the law  … wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem… Read More »ENFL303