Category: 20Ordinary

  • Heart and Soul, I fell in love with you

    The Readings for the 20th Friday, Tempus per Annum (C2)Memorial of Bl. Jordan of Pisa, friar and priest Ezekiel 37:1-14 Matthew 22:34-40 Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, and we are cut off. Ezekiel 37:11b WHAT WAS OUR LORD DOING, amending the Sh’ema? You might not notice it if you quickly read…

  • Come as you are. But…

    Come as you are. But…

    The Readings for the 20th Thursday, Tempus per Annum (C2)Memorial of Bl. Mannes, brother of St Dominic Ezekiel 36:23-28 Matthew 22:1-14 My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment? Matthew 22:12 (AV) ONE CAN READ the King’s Question as rather snobbish: this is a wedding. Why are you not…

  • What You Need and Nothing More.

    What You Need and Nothing More.

    The Readings for the 20th Wednesday, Tempus per Annum (C2)Memorial of St. Hyacinth of Poland, friar and priest Ezekiel 34:1-11 Matthew 20:1-16 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Matthew 20:15 (AV) THE PAIRING OF THESE TWO readings seems strange,…

  • Aretha and von Hildebrand

    Aretha and von Hildebrand

    The Readings for the 20th Sunday, Tempus per Annum (C2) Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53 Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us Hebrews 12:1b THE GOSPEL TODAY is one of the Hard…

  • As I say. Not as I do.

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for Saturday in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 43:1-7ab Matthew 23:1-12 Omnia ergo quaecumque dixerint vobis, servate, et facite : secundum opera vero eorum nolite facere : dicunt enim, et non faciunt.Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but…

  • The Subversive Wedding Feast

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for Thursday in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 36:23-28 Matthew 22:1-14 Simile factum est regnum caelorum homini regi, qui fecit nuptias filio suo.Similar is the Kingdom of Heaven to a man who was king, who made a wedding for his Son. In this story, the kingdom of God…

  • The Final Mystery of the Rosary

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of Queenship of MaryWednesday in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 34:1-11 Matthew 20:1-16 Alleluia. Vivus est enim sermo Dei, et discretor cogitationum et intentionum cordis.  Alleluia. The word of God is living and effective, able to discern the reflections and thoughts of the heart.It’s tempting to take this reading…

  • The Price of Admission

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of Pope St Pius, XTuesday in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 28:1-10 Matthew 19:23-30 Multi autem erunt primi novissimi, et novissimi primi. Many who are first will be last, and the last will be first This is one of those verses like the song of…

  • Hashtag BernOp

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of St Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the ChurchMonday in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 24:15-23 Matthew 19:16-22 Ait illi Jesus : Si vis perfectus esse, vade, vende quae habes, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in caelo : et veni, sequere me. Jesus said…

  • Scribes AND Pharisees

    Today’s readings: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 Matthew 23:1-12 Dicunt enim, et non faciunt For they preach but they do not practice. Matthew 23:3b Oh this is so rich. The Greek word play is between “using words” (logos) and “making” (poetas). They use their words, yeah, but they’re certainly not poets… As a Catholic (and before,…

  • Populus tuus populus meus

    Today’s Readings: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14B-16, 22 Matthew 22:34-40 Quocumque enim perrexeris, pergam, et ubi morata fueris, et ego pariter morabor.  Populus tuus populus meus, et Deus tuus Deus meus. For wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge.  Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Ruth…

  • The Bible Fulfilled.

    Today’s Readings: Revelation 21:9b-14 John 1:45-51 “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” John 1:45b I wrote the text about the Blessed Virgin earlier this week, using this text as a model; the text, per the NCRegister, of the video…

  • Takes a cool hand…

    Today’s Readings: Judge 9:6-15 Matthew 20:1-16 An oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Is your eye evil, because I am good? Matthew 20:15b We live in very interesting times, do we not? I say that in the style of the infamous Chinese curse, of course. When met with the anti Christian actions of…

  • Hail Holy Queen

    Today’s readings: Judges 6:11-24A Matthew 19:23-30 And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said to him: Peace be with thee: fear not, thou shalt not die. And Gedeon built there an…

  • Thrown to the Dogs

    Today’s Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 Non est bonum sumere panem filiorum, et mittere canibus. It’s not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. Matthew 15:26b I think everyone in the world today will be preaching something about what seems to be Jesus’ racism here. It’s…