Saturday, October 11, 2025 Joel 4:12-21; Lk 11:27-28 Today’s Gospel highlights the meaning of spiritual deepening. The text presents a woman praising the blessedness of Jesus’ mother, Mary, for having given birth to a Son, who was adored and admired by all those who followed him. While it appears in the text that Jesus moves […]
Friday, October 10, 2025 Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2; Lk 11: 15-26 Today’s Gospel highlights the crowd’s accusation about Jesus’ identity and mission. The crowd’s accusation is on two counts: some of them accuse Jesus of partnering with the prince of demons to drive out demons; others demand a sign from heaven, thus rejecting his identity as
Thursday, October 9, 2025 Mal 3:13-20b; Lk 11:5-13 Today’s Gospel highlights that the goodness of God is the reason for persistence in prayer. The parable that Jesus gives us to explain persistence in prayer might sound strange because it appears to liken the reluctant friend to God Himself. But that is not true. Jesus employs
