Jul 16, 2024 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Jesus spoke very candidly about these cities just north of the Sea of Galilee. He had performed many miracles there, and yet nothing seemed to be changing. People remained...
Aug 22, 2022 | Word Among Us
THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) Woe to you. Jesus’ exclamation “Woe to you!” can sound like a threat or a scathing denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees who opposed him. The truth is, Jesus loved these Jewish leaders as much as he loves you....
Oct 14, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT CALLISTUS I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. So just how did these scholars of the law take away the “key of knowledge” (Luke 11:52)? If we look at the rest of this Gospel passage,...
Oct 9, 2018 | Word Among Us
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! These are some pretty harsh words! Jesus’ statements of woe against the cities where he ministered can sound as if he is promising to retaliate against them for having rejected his message. We can get the idea that he...
