TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I WILL LIVE AMONG YOU Introduction The prophet Zechariah gives us today a vision of joy, hope and universalism. The rebuilding of the Temple and of Jerusalem after the exile assures that God lives in the midst of his people and that many nations will find God there, among […]
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“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together.” Chapter 2 of the Acts of the Apostles which we began to read together, presents the solemn account of the first Christian Pentecost. I say this because Pentecost was a Jewish feast and had already been celebrated many times over the years and in […]
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VATICAN (SE): “Do not be passive in the face of the dramas that many of our contemporaries live, but rather play your part in the struggle for human dignity and respect for the fundamental rights of the person,” urged Pope Francis when he met with Claretian missionaries at the Vatican on September 9. Addressing participants […]
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Reflection: Luke 9:18-22 From the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry – with the temptation in the wilderness, the devil tried to get Jesus to confess his true identity. We read in the gospels, that the devil was telling Jesus: If you are the righteous one, if you are the Son of God, do this! Do […]
September 24, Friday TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The prophet Haggai exhorts the Jews after their return from the exile to give everything, even their silver and gold, for the reconstruction of the Temple. Then the living God will be present among them and he will give them peace. Jesus asks of each of us […]
TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME WHO AM I TO YOU? Introduction The prophet Haggai exhorts the Jews after their return from the exile to give everything, even their silver and gold, for the reconstruction of the Temple. Then the living God will be present among them and he will give them peace. Jesus asks […]
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Reflection: Luke 9: 7-9 Herod Antipas ruled over Galilee and Perea from 4 BC to 39 AD. Although not strictly speaking a ‘king’, Matthew and Mark gave him that title – following popular usage. Herod has recently beheaded John the Baptist. But now he is puzzled because he is being told that Jesus is the […]
September 23, Thursday TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Edict of Darius let the Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem. Much reconstruction was waiting for them, but those who had remained in the land feared to be dispossessed of the land they had occupied in the meantime. The prophet Haggai reprimanded the returnees for building […]
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Reflection: Luke 9: 1-6 We read from chapter 9 of the Gospel of Luke today with Jesus sending his chosen Twelve on their mission. A pile of wood does not create a fire if there are no flames. In the same way, no matter how many Christians gather together, there is no church if there […]
September 22, Wednesday TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In his prayer of penance Ezra focuses his attention more on the goodness of God and his constant forgiveness notwithstanding the infidelities of his people, rather than on people’s sinfulness. Sin should make us turn to God in humility rather than make us withdraw within ourselves. […]