Contemplating today's Gospel
Today's Gospel + homily (in 300 words)
Previous comments (September of 2012)
- 2012-09-30: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mc 9:38-43.45.47-48: “There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me” Valentí ALONSO i Roig (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-29: September 29th: Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels Jn 1:47-51: “You will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” Jorge MEJÍA (Città del Vaticano, Vatican)
- 2012-09-28: Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 9:18-22: “Who do the crowds say that I am? …. Who do you say that I am?” Pere OLIVA i March (Sant Feliu de Torelló, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-27: Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 9:7-9: “And he kept trying to see him” Jorge R. BURGOS Rivera (Cataño, Puerto Rico)
- 2012-09-26: Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 9:1-6: “Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases” Jordi CASTELLET i Sala (Vic, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-25: Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 8:19-21: “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” Xavier JAUSET i Clivillé (Lleida, Spain)
- 2012-09-24: Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 8:16-18: “He places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light” Joaquim FONT i Gassol (Igualada, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-23: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mc 9:30-37: “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.” Pedro-José YNARAJA i Díaz (El Montanyà, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-22: Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 8:4-15: “The seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who bear fruit through perseverance” Lluís RAVENTÓS i Artés (Tarragona, Spain)
- 2012-09-21: September 21st: Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist Mt 9:9-13: “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” Joan PUJOL i Balcells (La Seu d'Urgell, Lleida, Spain)
- 2012-09-20: Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 7:36-50: “She stood behind him at his feet weeping” José Ignacio ALEMANY Grau, (Chachapoyas, Peru)
- 2012-09-19: Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 7:31-35: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation?” Xavier SERRA i Permanyer (Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-18: Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 7:11-17: “Young man, I tell you, arise!” Joan SERRA i Fontanet (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-17: Monday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 7:1-10: «I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith» John A. SISTARE (Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States)
- 2012-09-16: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mc 8:27-35: “Whoever wishes to come after me... take up his cross, and follow me” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-15: September 15th: Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Lc 2:33-35: "You yourself a sword will pierce" Josep Mª SOLER OSB (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-14: September 14th: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Jn 3:13-17: "So that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life" Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-13: Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lc 6:27-38: “Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful” Jaume AYMAR i Ragolta (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-12: Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lc 6:20-26: “Blessed are you who are poor. Woe to you who are rich” Joaquim MESEGUER García (Rubí, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-11: Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lc 6:12-19: “Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God” Lluc TORCAL (Santa Maria de Poblet, Tarragona, Spain)
- 2012-09-10: Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lc 6:6-11: “Come up and stand before us… Stretch out your hand” Julio César RAMOS González SDB (Mendoza, Argentina)
- 2012-09-09: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mc 7:31-37: “The people begged him to lay his hand on him” Fernando MIGUENS Dedyn (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2012-09-08: September 8th: Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mt 1:1-16, 18-23: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel” Agustí ALTISENT i Altisent (Tarragona, Spain)
- 2012-09-07: Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lc 5:33-39: “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” Frederic RÀFOLS i Vidal (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-06: Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lc 5:1-11: “Put out into deep water” Pedro IGLESIAS Martínez (Ripollet, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-05: Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lc 4:38-44: “He laid his hands on each of them and cured them” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-04: Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lc 4:31-37: “They were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority” Joan BLADÉ i Piñol (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-03: Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lc 4:16-30: "Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing." David AMADO i Fernández (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-02: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mc 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23: «You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition» Josep Lluís SOCÍAS i Bruguera (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2012-09-01: Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Mt 25:14-30: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them” Albert SOLS i Lúcia (Barcelona, Spain)
December 15th
Third Sunday of Advent (C)
Gospel and commentary video
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