Category: bible

  • Getting Out of the Inner Ring

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of Pope St Gregory the Great, Doctor of the Church Monday in the 22nd Week of Ordinary Time (B2) 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Luke 4:16-30 Et multi leprosi erant in Israel sub Elisaeo propheta : et nemo eorum mundatus est nisi Naaman Syrus.Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time…

  • Noblesse Oblige

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for Saturday in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time (B2) 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 25:14-30 Sed quae stulta sunt mundi elegit Deus, ut confundat sapientes : et infirma mundi elegit Deus, ut confundat fortia.God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the…

  • Not Sweetness and Light

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of St MonicaMonday in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time (B2) 2 Thessolonians 1:1-5, 11-12 Matthew 23:13-22 Clauditis regnum caelorum ante homines! vos enim non intratis, nec introeuntes sinitis intrare.You shut the Kingdom of Heaven to men! You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying…

  • As for me and my house…

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (B2) Joshua 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69 Ego autem et domus mea serviemus Domino.I myself and my house will serve the Lord.On the one hand the lectionary for the Novus Ordo Missae gave us more Bible to chew on. On the other hand,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Confess Your Unpopular Opinions

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of St Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & MartyrTuesday in the 19th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Ezekiel 2:8-3:4 Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Alleluia. Tollite jugum meum super vos, et discite a me, quia mitis sum, et humilis corde  Alleuia. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I…

  • Meanwhile, on the Gridiron.

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Feast of St Laurence 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 John 12:24-26 Qui amat animam suam, perdet eam; et qui odit animam suam in hoc mundo, in vitam aeternam custodit eam. Ὁ φιλῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολλύει αὐτήν · καὶ ὁ μισῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον…

  • Food for the Dogs…

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Feast of St DominicWednesday in the 18th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Jeremiah 31:1-7 Matthew 15:21-28 Non est bonum sumere panem filiorum, et mittere canibus. It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.  It’s a long standing bit of church-geeky wordplay that takes…

  • Jesus in the Sky with Prophets

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Feast of the Transfiguration Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 2 Peter 1:16-19 Mark 9:2-10 Non enim doctas fabulas secuto notam fecimus vobis Domini nostri Jesu Christi virtutem et praesentiam : sed speculatores facti illius magnitudinis… Et hanc vocem nos audivimus de caelo allatam, cum essemus cum ipso in monte sancto. For…

  • Leeks! Onions! Fleshpots!

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B2) Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35 Utinam mortui essemus per manum Domini in terra Aegypti, quando sedebamus super ollas carnium, et comedebamus panem in saturitate Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt,…

  • I see your 22, and I raise you 67.

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Vianney, PriestSaturday in the 17th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 Matthew 14:1-12 Judicium mortis est viro huic, quia prophetavit adversus civitatem istam, sicut audistis auribus vestris. This man deserves death; he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears. Prophesy against “The…

  • A sting of pearls…

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for St Alphonsus Liguouri, Bishop & Doctor of the ChurchWednesday in the 17th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21 Matthew 13:44-46 Gloriatus sum a facie manus tuae : solus sedebam, quoniam comminatione replesti me. Quare factus est dolor meus perpetuus, et plaga mea desperabilis renuit curari? facta est mihi quasi mendacium aquarum infidelium.…

  • Subversion!

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for Monday in the 17th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Jeremiah 13:1-11 Matthew 13:31-35 Aliam parabolam locutus est eis : Similis est regnum caelorum fermento, quod acceptum mulier abscondit in farinae satis tribus, donec fermentatum est totum. Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which…

  • The Abominable Bride

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for Saturday in the 16th Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Jeremiah 7:1-11 Matthew 13:24-30 Liberati sumus, eo quod fecerimus omnes abominationes istas.“We are safe; we can commit all these abominations again” The Hebrew word used in this line for “Abomination” is תּוֹעֵבָה to’evah, a specific class of ritual and societal uncleaness in…