Jul 7, 2021 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Turning away from them, he wept. The sons of Jacob may have been brothers, but their family bond was not strong enough to overcome the rivalry, jealousy, and greed that had divided them from each other. Now, years after their bitter...
Jul 6, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Have you ever wrestled with God? In today’s first reading (Matthew 9:32-38), we read...
Jul 5, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Your faith has saved you. Today’s Gospel (Matthew 9:18-26) presents us with two very different people with two very different problems. One is a synagogue official who was likely respected in his community. The other is...
Jul 3, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT THOMAS, APOSTLE (FEAST) I will not believe. Thomas had been with Jesus for three years. He had listened to him preach and had witnessed his miracles. He had heard Jesus predict his own passion and resurrection three times (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34). So why did...
Jul 2, 2021 | Word Among Us
13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus. Since Matthew was a prosperous tax collector in Galilee, it probably wasn’t unusual for him to invite people to his house for a dinner party. But the night he invited Jesus was...
Jul 1, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT JUNÍPERO SERRA, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) God put Abraham to the test. Abraham faced an agonizing decision. God was asking him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, the dearly beloved child who was given to him and Sarah in their old age. Would he choose to obey...
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