Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time No one is prophet in his homeland He departed from there and came to his native place ….When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said,… Read More »ENFL145
Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The three levels of the faith One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Please,… Read More »ENFL144
Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The fulcrum of the prayer They came to the other side he sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean… Read More »ENFL143
February 2, The Presentation of the Lord The Candlemas When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord …. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name… Read More »ENSM003
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The personal and social value of the faith On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat… Read More »ENFL142
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
Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The wake-up of the faith He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing… Read More »ENFL140
Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The global listening On another occasion he began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was… Read More »ENFL139
Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The real family of Jesus His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are… Read More »ENFL138
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Fighting the temptations The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How… Read More »ENFL137
