November 30, Tuesday Saint Andrew Andrew must have been a seeker of God. He first followed John the Baptist, then, when John had pointed out Jesus, he transferred to Jesus. He brought several to Jesus: his brother Simon Peter, some Greeks looking for Jesus; at the multiplication, he noticed the boy with the loaves and […]
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November 29, Monday FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Today’s message speaks of universal salvation. Isaiah preaches that all are called to believe in God, to worship him, to live according to God’s plans and laws, and to enjoy his peace. Jerusalem stands here for God’s believing people. (In year A, another reading from Isaiah […]
November 28, Sunday FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT “Stand erect, hold your heads high.” This is the message the Lord speaks to us on this First Sunday of Advent. There are terrible civil wars, there is famine in many parts of the world, and there are millions of refugees seeking safety. Yet our Lord assures us […]
November 27 Saturday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The vision of the author of the book of Daniel confirms that, however terrifying the persecutions of the Syrian king, God has the final say in history, evil will be overcome, and God’s powers of goodness will be victorious. Still, the Gospel: warns us. We may not […]
November 26, Friday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In the famous chapter 7 of Daniel, a mysterious “Son of Man” (a human being) is announced. Is he an individual or a community? He belongs to both earth and heaven and will inaugurate a kingdom that comes as a gift from God, not as an earthly conquest. […]
November 25, Thursday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Today’s story of the first reading is not historical but edifying. It applies again to Antiochus IV “Epiphanes,” who obliged the people in his kingdom to pray only to his god, Baal-Zeus, of whom he pretended to be the manifestation. Of course, the Jews (Daniel) contested […]
November 24, Wednesday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The message of hope of the previous days continues in today’s readings. The Syrian king oppressed the Jews and declared himself “Epiphanes,” that is, “God become visible”; God will soon judge him and his kingdom will come to an end. He appears here disguised, under the […]
November 23, Tuesday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In a time of unrest in the Church, with our search for living our faith in a renewed way, the readings of today bring us a message of hope and trust. Kingdoms built without God will decay, destroy one another, and be ultimately replaced by God, […]
November 22, Monday THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME To strengthen the faith of the persecuted Jews at the time of the Maccabees, the author of the Book of Daniel tells the edifying story of four young Jews who take the risk of remaining loyal to God’s law even at the pagan king’s court. They […]
Solemnity of Christ the King A King Unlike Any Other Kings stand for power, riches, splendor. On today’s feast of Christ the King what kind of king is shown us? A man wearing a crown of thorns, in a purple mantle to mock him as a fake king, and standing as an accused criminal before […]