Monday, October 28, 2024 Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude Eph 2:19-22; Lk 6:12-16 Today our Mother Church celebrates the feasts of Saints Simon and Jude. Since not much is known about the life of Saint Simon the Zealot, he remains a mysterious figure as per the traditional accounts. Scholars believe that, as his name […]
Sunday, October 27, 2024 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31: 7-9; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10: 46-52 The thirtieth Sunday invites us to reflect on the God who is personally involved in the lives of His people. The three readings give us ample evidence for the benevolence of God toward human misery. The first reading from Jeremiah
Saturday, October 26, 2024 Eph 4:7-16; Lk 13:1-9 Today’s Gospel highlights the connection between sin and death and repentance and life. Jesus’ explanation comes in two steps. 1.Though Jesus makes use of the historical incidents to teach the importance of repentance to the crowd, he shows that those dead did not die because of their
