June 3, Thursday NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME As the setting of Tobias is the time of the exile, marriage according to the Jewish law was very important, so as to avoid syncretism through mixed marriage. Hence, the marriage of young Tobias and his bride is presented as a beautiful marriage. As there were […]
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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 […]
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 […]
May 31, Monday 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 […]
May 30, Sunday God Is Love To most of us today’s feast of the Trinity may not be as stirring and touching as Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, yet it sums up all of these. It is simply the feast of one God who shows three loving faces to us. We can call him Father, even “Daddy,” […]
May 29, Saturday EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AUTHORITY AND PERSON OF JESUS In the first reading, the Old Testament writer thanks God, from whom he has learned wisdom. God’s wisdom has brought him insight and happiness. The Gospel shows […]
May 28, Friday EIGHTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME The first reading praises the forefathers, as good people, known by name or unknown, whose lives were fruitful, and who therefore live on in the memory of people and of God. The Gospel of today speaks of several things – the Temple as a place of […]
May 27, Thursday SEE WITH EYES OF FAITH Ben Sirach invites us to see the works of God with eyes of faith and to admire them. In this way, we share a bit in the view of God himself, who knows and sees everything, even what goes on in the deepest of our hearts. […]
May 26, Wednesday GREATNESS THROUGH SERVICE In the first reading, in a prayer God is asked to show his greatness and holiness to all peoples by showing them his marvelous deeds. The Gospel tells us that the great God will save people through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came as a servant […]