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NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke presents Mary as the Ark of the Covenant coming to Jerusalem to show that God is present among his people to bring them joy. This is why the child leaps (that is, dances for joy) in Elizabeth’s womb. With Christ, God comes to live not in a temple […]
June 2, Wednesday NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME God is near to those who trust in him and cry out their anguish to him in their hour of need. This is one of the several lessons that the edifying romance of Tobit tries to convey. With arguments that are a bit difficult to […]
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The Covenant: the ring of the bride Introduction In the Old Testament, the term covenant occurs 286 times, and this gives an idea of the importance Israel attached to this institution. It is used as an image to express his relationship with the Lord. But what does it mean to make a covenant with […]
June 1, Tuesday NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME We are shown today a man who, like Job, keeps trusting in God, even when he suffers. Tobias becomes blind and stands the ridicule of his wife and his neighbors, who taunt him by asking how all […]
SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME A RADICALLY NEW BEGINNING Introduction When the Jews celebrated the jubilee year every fiftieth year, slaves were supposed to be set free, land alienated through debts to be returned to its original owner. The idea was to allow for a radically new beginning, with respect for human rights and […]
SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME FEASTS FOR THE LORD Introduction God gave feasts to the Jews and to us not merely to celebrate God’s wonderful deeds of the past but to relive them in the present and to draw strength from them for the future. Modern society has largely lost the sense of […]
SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Saint Martha; Mary & Lazarus Introduction Martha. To serve without being asked, to be ready for others. To be given little publicity but to work backstage. Not to ask for honors and pass on the shoulder but to do one’s work quietly. This is how she followed the Lord. […]