Friday, July 12, 2024 Hos 14:2-10; Mt 10: 16-23 Today’s Gospel highlights the heavy cost we pay for following Jesus. The challenges that Jesus hints at are part of the package of the call we have received. Though the passage talks of persecution for being the disciples of Jesus, it leaves behind some important assurances. […]
Thursday, July 11, 2024 Hos 11:1-4,8-9; Mt 10:7-15 Today’s Gospel highlights the proper behaviour of missionaries who are sent on God’s mission. At first, Jesus invites the disciples to maintain the formula of proclamation, which is to announce the imminent coming of God’s Kingdom. A disciple may make any place his or her missionary destination,
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Hos 8:4-7,11-13; Mt 9:32-38 Today’s Gospel highlights the needed missionary orientation. When Jesus heals a demoniac, the Pharisees accuse him of maintaining ties with Satan to perform the cures. Their accusation is slightly nuanced. The Pharisees assert not only that Jesus effected this cure by the instrumentality of Satan but also
