"STAY WITH US, LORD" (Luke 24:29)

1st Reading        Ecclesiasticus (or Sirach) 3:17-20,28-29 Psalm                   68:4-5ac,6-7ab,10-11 (R. 11b) R:// "In your goodness, O God, you provided for the poor" 2nd Reading      Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a Gospel                 Luke 14:1,7-14 SIT LOW TO RISE HIGH Friends, Peace and Goodness! Today is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). It is also the last Sunday of the month of August. Our first reading is from Ecclesiasticus (or Sirach) 3:17-20,28-29 and the Gospel is from Luke 14:1,7-14. Let us look at a few points from them. At first read, both readings point in the direction of the theme of humility. Therefore, we shall toe that same line. However, what in particular do the readings have to say about humility? Let us say a few preliminary words about the first reading from Ecclesiasticus 3:17-20,28-29. Ecclesiasticus is also called Sirach. The book w...

1st Reading               Isaiah 66:18-21 Psalm                          117:1,2 (R. Mark 16:15) R:// "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel" 2nd Reading             Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13 Gospel                        Luke 13:22-30 BE A SURVIVOR ON MISSION Friends, Peace and Goodness! Today is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Our first reading is from Isaiah 66: 18-21, and the Gospel is from Luke 13:22-30. Let us quickly dive into them, starting with the first reading.  The first reading, Isaiah 66: 18-21, is a relatively short passage of 4 verses, and we are reading from the last chapter of Isaiah. In fact, we are just 3 verses away from the end of the whole book of the prophet Isaiah. Also, we should remember that we are reading from a section of Isaiah called "Trito-Isaiah" (or...

1st Reading                    Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10 Psalm                              40:2, 3, 4, 18 (R. 14b) R://"Lord, come to my aid!" 2nd Reading                 Hebrews 12:1-4 Gospel                            Luke 12:49-53 GOD'S WORD DIVIDES AND PURIFIES Friends, Peace and Goodness! Today is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Our first reading is from Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10 and the Gospel is from Luke 12:49-53.  Let us start with the first reading from Jeremiah. We need to understand the vocation of the prophet Jeremiah. Precisely, his vocation is stated thus: “See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to tear down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.” (Jer. 1:10). This is ...

1st Reading               Wisdom 18:6-9 Psalm                           33: 1&12. 18-19. 20 & 22 (R. 12b) R:// "Blessed the people the Lord had chosen as his heritage" 2nd Reading          Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 (shorter, 11:1-2,8-12) Gospel                         Luke 12: 32-48 (shorter, 12: 35-40) PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED Friends, Peace and Goodness! Today is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Let us say a few words about the readings for today. Our first reading is from Wisdom 18: 6-9, and the Gospel is from Luke 12: 32-48 (shorter version, 12: 35-40). Let us start with the first reading and make a few preliminary comments. The first is that the book we are reading from, Wisdom (otherwise called "Wisdom of Solomon),  is one of the Deuterocanonical books, found in the Catholic and ...