Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Status of the woman in the history The Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” So the Lord God formed out of the ground various wild… Read More »ENFS119
Saturday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time Our power over the demons The seventy (-two) returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I… Read More »ENFL302
October 4, Saint Francis of Assisi, Religious The Saints renew the church But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither does circumcision mean… Read More »ENSM031
Thursday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time How to live the mission After this the Lord appointed seventy (-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant… Read More »ENFL300
Wednesday of the Twenty-SixthWeek in Ordinary Time The three rejected for the mission As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but… Read More »ENFL299
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
