Saturday, September 5, 2026 1 Cor 4: 6b-15; Lk 6: 1-5 Today’s Gospel highlights what happens when religious observances assume greater importance than people. The Pharisees find fault with Jesus’ disciples for disobeying a Sabbath law by plucking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. For them, these three acts put […]
Friday, September 4, 2026 1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5: 33-39 Today’s Gospel invites us to embrace the newness of Christ. The scribes and Pharisees come up to Jesus with a question about fasting. They want answers because while the disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees fast often, Jesus’ disciples do not. They want
Wednesday, September 3, 2026 1 Cor 3: 18-23; Lk 5: 1-11 Today’s Gospel highlights Peter’s humility. In the Gospel text, it is not the catch of fish that is amazing but ultimately the ‘catch’ of Peter. We do not find Peter excited or happy about Jesus getting into his boat, though there were other boats
