Saturday, July 5, 2024 Am 9:11-15; Mt 9:14-17 In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to be open to newness and change. When John’s disciples approach him with a question on fasting, Jesus demonstrates the difference between him and John and invites them to accept the change he symbolizes. Here, while Jesus acknowledges the preparatory work […]
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 Am 3:1-8, 4:11-12; Mt 8:23-27 In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus calming the storm. However, Biblical scholars believe that this is not the same tempest as that recorded in Mark 4: 37-41. There are differences between the two. In Mark, the danger is greater with the storm that Jesus rebukes the
Monday, July 1, 2024 Am 2:6-10,13-16; Mt 8:18-22 Today’s Gospel highlights the fitness for discipleship. It is interesting to note the two different responses of Jesus to the request for discipleship. Jesus discourages a scribe from following him when he notices in him a certain forwardness that disregards the challenges of discipleship. The contrast that
