Readings: Is 25:6-10; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells a parable about a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. In such a celebration one...
Readings: Is 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 In the first reading today we hear the song Isaiah singss about his friend who had a vineyard. The friend did everything right and put only the...
Readings: Ez 18:25-28; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 In the second reading today St. Paul says we are to have in us the same attitude as Christ. As we continue through the reading we can...
Readings: Is 55:6-9; Phil 1:20c-24, 27a; Mt 20:1-16a In the first reading today God says that His thoughts are not our thoughts nor are His ways our ways. He adds that as the heavens...
Readings: Sir 27:30-28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 In the second reading today St. Paul states that none of us lives for our own self and none of us dies for our own self. Each...
Readings: Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20 When God approached Cain after he had slain Abel, the Lord asked where Abel was and Cain replied: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” On one hand we...
Readings: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 The first line of the first reading today is one of my favorites in all of Scripture: “You duped me, O Lord, and I let myself be...
Readings: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 In the second reading today St. Paul marvels at the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God. He proclaims that God’s judgments are...
Readings: Is 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. These words from the second reading are a great consolation to all of us because we know how...
Readings: 1Ki 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 In the Gospel reading today we see our Lord walking on the water while the disciples panic, thinking they see a ghost. When our Lord assures...
