Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Mic 7: 14-15, 18-20; Mt 12: 46-50 Today’s Gospel highlights how our faith must transcend our blood family ties. When Jesus is talking to the crowds, his mother and relatives arrive wishing to speak to him. However, instead of meeting them, Jesus turns it into an occasion for a lesson on […]
Monday, July 20, 2026 Mic 6: 1-4, 6-8; Mt 12: 38-42 Today’s Gospel highlights the pain and disappointment of Jesus. The merciful Lord, who was often ‘moved with pity,’ is now forced to chide the religious leaders who demand a sign as ‘evil and unfaithful’ (‘wicked and adulterous’ in some translations) because of their hardness
Sunday, July 19, 2026 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 12: 13, 16-19; Rom 8: 26-27; Mt 13: 24-43 The sixteenth Sunday in ordinary time invites us to remember our vulnerability and weakness in the face of God’s benevolence and holiness so that we grow more reliant on God to purify ourselves. The same idea
