Readings: Ex 22:20-26; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40 In the second reading today St. Paul extols the Thessalonians for their great faith. This faith came through hearing the Gospel preached by St. Paul. However,...
Readings: Is 45: 1, 4-6; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21 In the second reading today St. Paul thanks God for the people of Thessalonica knowing “how you were chosen.” This might seem a bit...
Readings: Is 25:6-10a; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 In the second reading St. Paul says: “I can do all things in Him Who strengthens me.” The context of this is that St. Paul has...
Readings: Is 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells a parable about a vineyard owner who did everything correctly to ensure his vineyard would provide good grapes. The...
Readings: Ez 18:25-28; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 In the second reading today, St. Paul tells us we must have the same attitude as Christ. St. Paul goes on to explain that our Lord was...
Readings: Is 55:6-9; Phil 1:20c-24, 27a; Mt 20:1-16a In the first reading today, the Lord says through the Prophet Isaiah: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways.” We...
Readings: Sir 27:30-28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 In the second reading St. Paul says: “None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the...
Readings: Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt: 18:15-20 In the first reading God tells Ezekiel he has been appointed watchman over the house of Israel. As such, Ezekiel is to warn the people according to...
Readings: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 In the first reading today the Prophet Jeremiah, feeling somewhat crushed by his interior struggles, cries out to the Lord: “You duped my Lord, and I allowed...
Readings: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 In the Gospel reading today our Lord asks what may be the most important question each of us needs to answer in the depth of our own...
