Please read this passage before reading the homily. Mountains are places where God teaches God’s people. Jesus climbed the mountain, sat down to teach the people. Jesus is God. A beatitude is a common form of speaking in the Old … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos Los montes son lugares donde Dios enseña a su pueblo. Jesús subió al monte y se sentó para ensañar al pueblo. Jesús es Dios. La beatitud era una forma común … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. How is it with the Kingdom of God? It is a process. It includes scattering the seed, the day in day out waiting for the seed to germinate, grow, mature and be … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. In Monday’s reading, after Jesus had cast out demons, he was accused to doing so by the power of the prince of demons. He defended himself by explaining that he was attacking … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This episode is based on the fact that Jesus had the power to cast out demons. Once the opponents accepted this as factual, then they could explain it away by saying that … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. John baptized Jesus in Galilee. Then John continued baptizing in Galilee while Jesus went to Judea. After John’s arrest, Jesus returned to Galilee. John was Jesus’ teacher and Jesus wanted to continue … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermano Juan el Bautista bautizó a Jesús en Galilea. Entonces, Juan continuaba bautizando en Galilea y Jesús iba a Judea. Después del arresto de Juan, Jesús se retiró a Galilea. Juan … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Jesus climbed a mountain, called the people to himself, and named twelve. He climbed, as Moses had climbed. Moses climbed Mount Sinai; Jesus’s mountain has no name, but it resembles Sinai. Jesus … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. They were watching Jesus to see if, or when, Jesus would heal someone on the Sabbath. It was a foregone conclusion that Jesus would heal, since he had already shown his power … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. People seemed to have recognized Jesus as a teacher, one like John the Baptist or like one of the Pharisees. Hence the question to Jesus why Jesus had not taught his pupils, … Continued