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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time The communication “Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all; not… Read More »ENFS035

Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time The man and the woman                                                                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 »ENFL154

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time The creation of the man and the ecology At the time when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens – while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the… Read More »ENFL152

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time To be salt and light “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You… Read More »ENFS034

Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The need of the desert The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were… Read More »ENFL149

Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The welcome and the angels  Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves,… Read More »ENFL147

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The man poor in his spirit 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… Read More »ENFS033

Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The parable of the patience  He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and… Read More »ENFL141

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus of Nazaret, the lamb of God The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom… Read More »ENFS031

The Baptism of the Lord The given life  Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said… Read More »ENFS010