Thursday, August 31, 2023 1 Thes 3:7-13; Mt 24:42-51 In today’s gospel, Jesus insists that we ‘stay awake.’ Beyond watchfulness, what it implies is that the fact of uncertainty that surrounds the ‘Divine Coming’ should help double our preparation. The unsureness is not a cause for relaxation but for more diligence and care in stepping […]
Wednesday, August 30, 2029 1 Thes 2:9-13; Mt 23:27-32 In today’s gospel, Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees. That he detests the vice is seen in his pronouncement ‘Woe to you.’ Just like the white-washed tomb that only housed the bones of the dead, they had no problem pretending to be who
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist! Jer 1:17-19; Mk 6:17-29 In today’s gospel, we find Herod becoming the example of how, without a deliberate effort toward an act of conversion, any external influence could remain powerless. 1.Though Herod was a ruler, when John the Baptist warned him about
