Year II. We hear in the first reading an appendix to Amos, probably written at a later date but in Amos’s style and perspective; it promises a new future to those who are faithful. Gospel. Can we be people of compromise? To settle disagreements and make peace, to solve disputed matters and to become at
The gospel has some beautiful texts about St. Thomas. Not only the “My Lord and my God” after his doubt and hesitation to believe, but also “Let us too go and die with him,” and the question “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How could we know the way?” And the Lord’s, “Happy
Year II. The priest Amaziah, in the name of the lord king, judges as inopportune the word of God through the prophet Amos. It is not politically relevant. Gospel. It was, humanly speaking, a meagre consolation for the cripple to hear that his sins were forgiven. But to the believer, sin is the root of
Year II. In strong terms, Amos scolds the people, saying that their rituals and liturgies are worthless unless they honour God by practising justice. Gospel. Jesus takes pity on people considered possessed by the devil, outcasts of little value to their pagan fellow citizens, who are more concerned about the loss of their pigs than
Year II. Amos questions the people of God, asking them to give an account of how they have responded to God’s love. Gospel. We have to recognise the Lord’s presence and keep trusting in him when storms rage within us and in our world as they threaten to engulf us and make us ask: “Lord,
Greeting (See Second Reading) May the Lord stand by you and give you power. May he rescue you from all evil and bring you safely to his kingdom. May he always be with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant Today, we celebrate with joy the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
Greeting (See Second Reading) Consider yourselves dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus. May Jesus, the Lord of life, be always with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant It Is Me You Welcome Are we aware that when we receive strangers, we receive the Lord himself? We have Jesus’ own
Year II. “Cry aloud to the Lord! Lift your hands to him.” The message is one of hope: when punishment comes for sin, we should not blame God or abandon hope, but turn to God. Gospel. At a mere word of Jesus, the health of the centurion’s servant is restored in response to the marvellous
Year II. Punishment comes to the Jewish people for their persistent infidelity. Jerusalem was destroyed with its temple, and the people were sent into exile. Gospel. Immediately after the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew gives us a series of miracles of Jesus, the first of which is narrated in today’s gospel, the cure of the
Year II. The last kings of Judah did not seek God’s kingdom and lost their earthly kingdom. Gospel. “Not those who say, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom, but one who does the will of my Father.” We are familiar with Jesus’ words, but do we follow them? Do we build on rock, that is,
