Daily Reflections
August 25, 2019 –
The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 66:18-21 + Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13 + Luke 13:22-30 click on the line above for the day’s Scriptures … He scourges every son He acknowledges. In today’s Second Reading,… Read More
August 24, 2019 –
St. Bartholomew, Apostle
Revelation 21:9-14 + John 1:45-51 “Come and see.” When Philip points out Jesus as the promised Messiah, what does Nathaniel—also known as Bartholomew—say? We can almost see Nathaniel… Read More
August 23, 2019 –
Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22 + Matthew 22:34-40 “The whole law and the prophets depends on these two commandments.” When we were little we were expected to memorize the basic truths… Read More
August 22, 2019 –
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Judges 11:29-39 + Matthew 22:1-14 “Many are invited, but few are chosen.” Today’s feast of Mary’s Queenship falls one week after the feast of her Assumption. Seven days… Read More
August 21, 2019 –
St. Pius X
Judges 9:6-15 + Matthew 20:1-16 “…the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Clarity emerges from Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel. He teaches us who… Read More
August 20, 2019 –
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Judges 6:11-24 + Matthew 19:23-30 “What will there be for us?” Peter often comes across as a less than stellar candidate for the college of apostles, much less… Read More
August 19, 2019 –
Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
Judges 2:11-19 + Matthew 19:16-22 “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” The young man in today’s Gospel Reading knows that something more is needed. … Read More
August 18, 2019 –
The 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10 + Hebrews 12:1-4 + Luke 12:49-53 click on the line above for the day’s Scriptures “No, I tell you, but rather division.” The family is the… Read More
August 17, 2019 –
Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
Joshua 24:14-29 + Matthew 19:13-15 “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them….” Our spiritual need for humility is like our body’s need for water: … Read More
August 16, 2019 –
Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
Joshua 24:1-13 + Matthew 19:3-12 “So they are no longer two, but one flesh.” In raising the institution of marriage to the dignity of a sacrament, Christ transformed… Read More
August 15, 2019 –
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
VIGIL MASS: I Chr 15:3-4,15-16;16:1-2 + 1 Cor 15:54-57 + Lk 11:27-28 MASS OF THE DAY: Rev 11:19;12:1-6,10 + 1 Cor 15:20-27 + Lk 1:39-56 click on either line above for… Read More
August 14, 2019 -St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Deuteronomy 34:1-12 + Matthew 18:15-20 “…where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Jesus, in today’s Gospel Reading,… Read More
