Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Listening to the Word The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted… Read More »ENFL226
Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Moses, a model for the parents Here in the desert the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in the land of… Read More »ENFL224
Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Witnesses to the joy Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign,… Read More »ENFL222
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Patience, love and forgiveness He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the… Read More »ENFS045
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Growing up listening to the Word And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow … some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky… Read More »ENFS044
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The intelligence of the simple-hearted people At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed… Read More »ENFS043
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time On the mountain you can see the Lord … God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, “Abraham!” “Ready!” he replied. Then God said: “Take your son Isaac … you shall offer him up as… Read More »ENFL205
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Living openly When he came to the other side, to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him. They were so savage that no one could travel by that road.… Read More »ENFL204
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time To receive the Lord “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because… Read More »ENFS042
Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time The faithfulness of the Lord The Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre … while the day was growing hot. Looking up, he saw three men … When he saw them, he ran … to… Read More »ENFL200
