
A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12a
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©2023 by Gloria M. Chang
… Read the restWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
… Read the restOn that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was.
… Read the restAs he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
… Read the restThen he made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
… Read the restAs you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.
… Read the restThen he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
… Read the restAs Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They
Whoever slakes the thirst of a Christ-bearer,
Honoring the Name, is with us a sharer.
… Read the restJohn said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us.” But
… Read the rest“Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
… Read the restAnd he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.