For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? (Matthew 5:46-47)
Homily
The Dawn of Salvation - Tuesday, September 8, 2026
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus... Matthew 1:20–21
Seeing is Believing? - Monday, September 7, 2026
On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. Luke 6:6–8
The Joy of Reconciliation - Sunday, September 6, 2026
Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.” Matthew 18:15
Confronting Opposition - Saturday, September 5, 2026
While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” Luke 6:1–2
Spouse of My Soul - Friday, September 4, 2026
The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.” Luke 5:33–35
Do Not Be Afraid: A Call to Evangelize - Thursday, September 3, 2026
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Luke 5:1–4
The Power of His Word - Wednesday, September 2, 2026
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. Luke 4:38–39
The Holy One of God - Tuesday, September 1, 2026
In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!†Luke 4:33–35