Sunday, July 20, 2025 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 18:1-10a; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 The sixteenth Sunday invites us to reflect on hospitality as a theological and spiritual practice. The readings explain that for Christians, hospitality is more than mere social courtesy. It is about making space for God and, in God’s name, for […]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 Ex 12:27-42; Mt 12:14-21 Today’s Gospel highlights the uniqueness of Jesus as God’s servant. Jesus’ uniqueness can be contrasted with the cunningness of the religious leaders of his time. 1. During Jesus’ time, the religious leaders were known for their legalism when it came to the observance of the religious laws.
Friday, July 18, 2025 Ex 11:10-12:14; Mt 12:1-8 Today’s Gospel highlights humanism as the essence of religion. The Pharisees invoke the Sabbath law, which forbids work on that holy day, to accuse Jesus’ disciples as the hungry ones begin to pluck and eat heads of grain while passing through grainfields. Jesus confronts the Pharisees with
