Thursday, June 19, 2025 2 Cor 11:1-11; Mt 6:7-15 Today’s Gospel contains some key insights on prayer. The prayer that Jesus teaches implies that it is an act where the beloved children call upon an affectionate Father who knows all their needs. For the reasons of such relationality, Jesus emphasizes that a profound earnestness should […]
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 2 Cor 9:6-11; Mt 6:1-6,16-18 Today’s Gospel highlights the importance of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting from the point of view of inner disposition rather than the outward action. Almsgiving: For Jesus, almsgiving must reveal one’s internal sincerity. Though not strictly, one of the best examples for almsgiving is the poor widow’s offering
Monday, June 16, 2025 2 Cor 8:1-9; Mt 5:43-48 Today’s Gospel highlights the universality of Christian love. The old dictum of ‘love for neighbors and hatred toward enemies’ is so minimalistic in scope that it does not fit in with Jesus’ expectations. Jesus wants his followers to expand their hearts to be as generous and
