TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK

Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. June 19, 2017. 1st Reading: 2nd Corinthians 6:1-10. Brothers and sisters: As your fellow workers, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: “In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” … [Read more…]

CORPUS CHRISTI

Sunday, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. June 18, 2017. 1st Reading:Deuteronomy 8:2-3.14b-16a. Moses said to the people: “Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was … [Read more…]

BEING HONEST

Saturday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A. June 17, 2017 1st Reading: Second Corinthians: 5:14-21 Brothers and sisters: The love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died. He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no … [Read more…]

AVOIDANCE OF SIN

Friday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A. June 16, 2017 1st Reading: Second Corinthians 4:7-15 Brothers and sisters:We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but … [Read more…]

PAYING THE LAST PENNY

Thursday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A. June 15, 2017. 1st Reading: 2nd Corinthians 3:15–4:1, 3-6 Brothers and sisters:To this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over the hearts of the children of Israel,but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the … [Read more…]