Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Rom 12:5-16; Lk 14:15-24 In today’s Gospel, Jesus helps us understand the need to place God at the center of our lives. The parable of the wedding feast contains several layers of meaning in its construction. Failure: The invitees accept the invitation. But when the reminder is given to them by the […]
Monday, November 6, 2023 Rom 11:29-36; Lk 14:12-14 In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches a new way of being hospitable. By proposing that we should invite only those who cannot repay us, Jesus transcends conventional markers of hospitality that rely on familiarity, relationship, or friendship as a criterion for extending the invitation. Though the traditional criteria
Sunday, November 5, 2023 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi 1:14-2:2,8-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 The thirty-first Sunday in ordinary time invites us to make our Christian faith a practice of the heart. In this regard, the three readings make the connection obvious. The first reading highlights God’s anger toward the unfaithful priesthood of Israel.
