Thursday, November 21, 2024 Feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary Zech 2:14-17; Mt 12:46-50 The feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary invites us to draw inspiration from her life and response. We can reflect on Mary’s careful response to God’s invitation from two angles. Mary was offered in the Temple: The feast […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Rv 4:1-11; Lk 19:11-28 Today’s Gospel highlights the kinds of response to be given to Jesus, the King. Our love for Jesus, the King, is manifested by the quality of our response. Through Fidelity: The text that shows Jesus nearing Jerusalem holds that there is to be no spectacular manifestation of the
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Lk 19:1-10 Today’s Gospel highlights the effect of sin and the fruit of conversion. The life of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, becomes both the example of the corrupting power of sin and the liberating power of conversion. Zacchaeus was wealthy and had everything that would make him
