November 1, All Saints The saints and the beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is… Read More »ENSM034
Thursday of the ThirtiethWeek in Ordinary Time The gifts of God are irrevocable At that time some Pharisees came to him and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out… Read More »ENFL327
Wednesday of the ThirtiethWeek in Ordinary Time The two doors 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 to enter through the… Read More »ENFL325
Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Growing together Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully… Read More »ENFL324
October 28, Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles The joy of the witness So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles… Read More »ENSM033
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time The priest’s ministry Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset… Read More »ENFS122
Saturday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time The workers of the Lord And he told them this parable: “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,… Read More »ENFL321
Monday of the Thirty-FourthWeek in Ordinary Time The teaching of the widow When he looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, “I tell you truly, this… Read More »ENFL351
Thursday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time Sharing the Lord in the family “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my… Read More »ENFL319
Wednesday of the Twenty-NinthWeek in Ordinary Time The talents and the project Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be… Read More »ENFL318
