Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1 Thess 2:1-8; Mt 23:23-26 Today’s Gospel continues the theme of religion as authentic interiority. In his two woe messages today, Jesus condemns the hypocritical obsession of the scribes and Pharisees, who placed more weight on external rituals than internal transformation. Citing the instance of paying the tithes (not that Jesus […]
Monday, August 25, 2025 1 Thess 1:1-5, 8b-10; Mt 23:13-22 Today’s Gospel highlights that spirituality is a matter of the heart and not some external ritual. The text presents three woes of the seven, which expose the religious hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees, censure their spiritual-blocking behaviour, and condemn the misuse of spiritual authority.
Sunday, August 24, 2025 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30 The twenty-first Sunday invites us to reflect on discipleship as striving, thus pointing to relentlessness and persistence in our faith journey. The readings of the day help us meditate on the need of an intentional life for the followers
