
A reflection on Matthew 14:13-21
Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang
Gospel
Matthew 14:13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.… Read the rest

While he was saying these things to them, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, โMy daughter has just died.… Read the rest

He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.… Read the rest

When he came to the other side, to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him.… Read the rest

… Read the restWhen he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, โLord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.โ

When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, โLord, if you wish, you can make me clean.โ… Read the rest

Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
1 Corinthians 10:17

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For what is the bread?

In receiving the Word and Bread, eyes open and hearts burn with resurrection hope.
Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And… Read the rest

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,ย got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caperโฒna-um.… Read the rest

The sealed and empty tomb proclaims: Christ rose intact, preserving seals as from the Virgin’s womb.
Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre.ย … Read the rest