Readings: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 In the first reading today, Solomon speaks about the power of God and states that because God has mastery over all things, He is lenient to...
Readings: Is 55:10-11; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 In the second reading today, St. Paul says two things that are a bit shocking at first glance. At the end of the reading, he says we...
Readings: Zec 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 In the second reading today, St. Paul says we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit. Later in the reading he talks about putting...
Readings: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 In the second reading today, St. Paul reminds us that when we were baptized, we were baptized into Christ Jesus. Remember, Jesus is the...
Readings: Jer 20:10-13; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 Today’s Gospel reading begins with our Lord telling His Apostles, “Fear no one.” We live in a world that is becoming increasingly violent and where people have...
Readings: Ex 19:2-6a; Rom 5:6-11; Mt 9:36-10:8 In the Gospel reading today, our Lord sends His twelve Apostles out to preach, but He tells them to go only to the “lost sheep of the...
Readings: Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Cor 19:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 In the first reading, Moses tells the people of Israel that God allowed them to be afflicted with hunger, then fed them with manna, to...
Readings: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 In the readings today, we hear about several attributes of God: grace, mercy, kind, faithful, slow to anger, fellowship, love, and peace. It is also...
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 In the second reading, St. Paul tells us that no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. We need to make...
Readings: Acts 1:12-14; 1Pet 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a In the Gospel reading we have what might be one of the greatest consolations we could ever receive: Jesus prayed for us. We know that He is...
