July 13, Tuesday FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Moses had to be saved from the waters so that he could share the same experience as his people when they were to be saved by passing through the waters. The poor and the oppressed are often more open to salvation than the self-satisfied, sophisticated city […]
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July 12, Monday FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In year I, the first readings of the weekdays of the 15th to Friday of the 17th WEEK IN Ordinary Time are taken from the Book of Exodus. They are of capital importance for the religious history of humanity and of God’s adventure with his chosen people. Terms […]
July 11, Sunday Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time A good test of how strong our faith is would be how much we want to share it with the people around us. We cannot keep for ourselves what is good and rich and beautiful. If the Gospel has shaped our lives and made it deep and […]
July 10, Saturday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME “Do not be afraid,” said Joseph to his brothers. He forgave them, realizing that his sufferings caused by them were the seed of the future of God’s people. “Do not be afraid.” says Jesus to his disciples three times. Even when persecuted and apparently failing […]
July 9, Friday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Jacob and his sons had to be uprooted and to accept the uncertain. Yet God promised to accompany them in the school of trials that prepared them to become his people. What Jesus says of his apostles-missionaries applies also to all who follow him: they have […]
July 8, Thursday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME When Joseph was sold to Egyptians, he was “sent” on the mission of saving his brothers, as he realized years later. He repaid the evil his brothers had done to him with the good of saving them from famine. Jesus sends his twelve apostles to announce the […]
July 7, Wednesday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Driven by famine, the brothers of Joseph go to Egypt to buy food. Without knowing it, they meet Joseph, now ranking right after Pharaoh in the country. Jesus sends out his apostles as healers of the ills of people so that the new era of […]
July 6, Tuesday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The mysterious wrestling of Jacob with God is typical of the wrestling of the Christians of today with themselves and with God – with God seen in the light and the obscurity of faith. Faith is indeed often a wrestling in the night with realities that surpass us, […]
July 5, Monday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Today’s first reading about the ladder of Jacob tells us about the continuous presence of God to those he loves. God himself is there, stooping down to people and messengers of God coming down and going up. This means that his continuous solicitude surrounds us. God […]
July 4, Sunday Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time What do you think when you see around you people being trodden down and exploited? Most people do nothing. They think: “Who am I to speak up? What can I do to correct such situations? No one is going to listen to me. After all, no […]