Daily Catholic Reflection: September 7, 2020, Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, Year A.

1 Corinthians 5 : 1-8,

Ps5:5-6.7.12,

Luke 6 :6- 11 Full Readings

Blessed Frédéric Ozanam

 The Priority of Life Over the Law

Beloved brethren, it is clearly stated in Exodus 20:8; and Deuteronomy 5:12 that keeps the Sabbath Holy, and also to the tradition of the Jews, no single work would be done on this day even if it is saving somebody's life. But in the Gospel today Jesus shows that the law is made for man but man is made for God. When the law stands in the way of salvation, the Lord dispenses with the law and reaches out with love and compassion. 

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Daily catholic Reflection: September 6, 2020: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Ezekiel 33:7-9,

Psalm95: I-2.6-7abc.7d-9,

Romans l3:8-10,

Matthew 18:15-20 Full Readings 

Blessed Claudio Granzotto

 Making Peace

This Sunday's readings have a similar theme running through them, which is making peace through forgiveness and love for one another. 

Today's Gospel is part of the community or ecclesial discourse which  Matthew presents in the whole of Chapter 18 and gives the guidelines upon which the church of Christ will depend on in preserving the memory of Christ and in spreading the Gospel. Jesus today teaches us the best way to make peace with one another and says that if a person wrongs you or if you wrong any person, go to that person individually ask for forgiveness and if you win his or her heart then you have won your brother or sister back. But if the person refuses, don't give up take a trusted friend or friends who are not judgmental to talk to the person, and if the person refuses again, then tell the Christian community, and if the person refuses, you have done your part and you are no longer guilty, regard the other one as a gentile or tax collector (sinner). He  also gives a stern warning that whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever we loosen here will be loosed in heaven and finally promises to be with us always and whatever we ask in His name we shall get.

Daily Catholic Reflection: September 5, 2020, Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, Year A

 

1 Corinthians 4:6b- 15, 
Psalm ,145: 17-15.19-20.2 I, 
Luke 6:1-5                            Full Readings

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Law and Mercy

Today's Gospel presents to us Jesus giving the true meaning of Sabbath. After the Apostles picked the ears of corn and ate them on Sabbath, the Pharisees blamed them for working on Sabbath for it was prohibited but Jesus responds to them that He desires mercy not sacrifice and that the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath.

Daily Catholic Reflection: September 4, 2020, Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, Year A

1 Corinthians 4: l -5,

Psalm 37:3-4.5-6.27-26.39-40,

Luke 5 :33-39 Full Readings

Saint Rose of Viterbo

 New Meaning of Fasting

Today's Gospel presents to us two aspects of feasting and fasting. After being asked by the Pharisees about why his disciples are not fasting as John's disciples as wells the disciples of the Pharisees, Jesus tells them that they cannot fast when the bridegroom is still with them, when the bridegroom is taken away, then they will fast. He also brings in two parables of not putting a new cloth on the old one and not putting new wine in old wine skins.

Daily Catholic Reflection: September 3, 2020, Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, Year A

I Corinthians 3 :18-23,

Responsorial Psalm, PS 24:1BC-2, 3-4AB, 5-6

Luke 5 : 1-11 Full Readings

Saint Gregory the Great

 Leave Everything and Follow Christ

As we celebrate the memorial of saint Pope Gregory, the Gospel today teaches us a very important message of following Christ and also invites us to follow Him and participate in the universal mission of fishing souls for God. After Peter and his companions, the two sons of Zebedee has spent the whole night fishing without catching anything, Jesus tells them to cast into the deep and behold they had a great catch, and at last he tells them that from then they are to be fishers of people and they left everything and followed Jesus. This is also known as the call of the first Apostles. Let us reflect on some important messages from first reading and the Gospel.

Daily Catholic Reflection: September 2, 2020, Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, Year A

1 Corinthians 3: 1-9,

Psalm 33: 12-13.14-15.20-21,

Luke 4:38-44 Full Readings

Blessed John Francis Burte and Companions

 Christ's Love for us. 

In today's Gospel we see Jesus healing many people starting with Simon's mother in law and others. In this way he showed them love and mercy which he wants to show us too. 

Christ Raises Us Up: