The greatest and most profound mystery of the Christian faith is the mystery of the Incarnation of God in the Person of Jesus Christ. The eternal God becomes man and does not cease to be God. “And the Word”, the … Continue reading
Category Archives: From the Liturgy of the Day
We celebrate today the memory of the Ancestors of Christ. Sing with fervor a hymn of praise to Christ the Savior who magnified them among all nations. He is the Lord Who does wondrous deeds because He is powerful and … Continue reading
Through faith, O Christ, You justified the Patriarchs, for through them You made a commitment to a church with gentiles. These Saints are glorified because from them descends the Virgin who gave You birth. Through their prayers, O Christ our … Continue reading
The miracle story shared in our Gospel reading today, the curing of the ten lepers, contains, in my mind, three points of interest (1) the story highlights the fact that the lepers sought a cure from Jesus, (2) the lepers … Continue reading
To whom will all this piled-up wealth of yours go? That is the way it works with the man who grows rich for himself instead of growing rich in the sight of God. In today’s Gospel reading we hear the … Continue reading
As we end the 24th week after Pentecost, the Church assigns a reading from Luke’s Gospel that relates the cure of a woman who had been badly stooped for over 18 years. It is important to note that Jesus performed … Continue reading
Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the man who fell in with the robbers? The answer came, “The one who treated him with compassion.” Jesus said to him, “Then go and do the same.” In today’s … Continue reading
Fear is useless; what is needed is trust… Said Jesus in response to the people who announced that the daughter of the chief of the synagogue was dead. The raising from the dead of Jairus’ daughter, is one of two … Continue reading
Go back home and recount all that God has done for you. Of all the miracle stories in the canonical Gospels, this one comes closest to the type found in the apocryphal Gospels. Although found in all three Synoptic Gospels, … Continue reading
My child, replied Abraham, remember that you were well off in your lifetime, while Lazarus was in misery. Now he has found consolation here, but you have found torment. Luke’s Gospel presents two parables about riches together, the parable of … Continue reading