Saturday, February 22, 2025 Feast of the Chair of St. Peter! 1 Pet 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19 Today’s feast commemorates Peter’s appointment as the servant leader of the universal Church founded by Jesus Christ. Today’s Gospel highlights the greatness of Peter’s leadership of the Church as pronounced by Jesus himself. Upon Peter’s revelation of Jesus’ Messianic […]
Friday, February 21, 2025 Gen 11:1-9; Mk 8:34-9:1 Today’s Gospel highlights the complementarity between denial of the self and taking up the cross. Jesus implies that the one who denies the self becomes capable of taking up the cross with willingness and resolve. This is how Jesus also shows that denying oneself and carrying the
Thursday, February 20, 2025 Gen 9:1-13; Mk 8:27-33 Today’s Gospel highlights Peter’s revelation of Jesus’ identity. Jesus asks two questions. The first question tests his disciples’ general knowledge about his identity as perceived by outsiders. But the second question tests their capacity to understand and internalize who Jesus is. While the first question is focused
