GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/21/23 (Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 12:8-12 Jesus said to his disciples:“I tell you,everyone who acknowledges me before othersthe Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.But whoever denies me before otherswill be denied before the angels of God. “Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,but the

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/20/23 (Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 12:1-7 At that time:So many people were crowding togetherthat they were trampling one another underfoot.Jesus began to speak, first to his disciples,“Beware of the leaven–that is, the hypocrisy–of the Pharisees. “There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed,nor secret that will not be known.Therefore whatever you have said

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/19/23 (Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:47-54 The Lord said:“Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophetswhom your fathers killed.Consequently, you bear witness and give consentto the deeds of your ancestors,for they killed them and you do the building.Therefore, the wisdom of God said,‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles;some of them

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/17/23 (Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:37-41 After Jesus had spoken,a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.He entered and reclined at table to eat.The Pharisee was amazed to seethat he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees!Although you cleanse the outside of the cup

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/16/23 (Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:29-32 While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,“This generation is an evil generation;it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,except the sign of Jonah.Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,so will the Son of Man be to this generation.At

PREPARATION FOR GOD’S CALL – 10/15/23 (Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to MatthewMt 22:1-14 Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the peoplein parables, saying,“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a kingwho gave a wedding feast for his son.He dispatched his servantsto summon the invited guests to the feast,but they refused to come.A second time

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/14/23 (Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:27-28 While Jesus was speaking,a woman from the crowd called out and said to him,“Blessed is the womb that carried youand the breasts at which you nursed.”He replied, “Rather, blessed are thosewho hear the word of God and observe it.” WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER: To listen to the

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/13/23 (Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:15-26 When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said:“By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons,he drives out demons.”Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.But he knew their thoughts and said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/12/23 (Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:5-13 Jesus said to his disciples:“Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,’and he says in reply from within,‘Do

GOSPEL REFLECTION OF POPE FRANCIS – 10/11/23 (Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time)

From the Gospel according to LukeLk 11:1-4 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,one of his disciples said to him,“Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name,your Kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand