In Your Light We See Light

Icon depicting the Sower. In Sts. Konstantine and Helen Orthodox Church, Cluj, Romania. Licensed by Sulfababy of en.wiki under CC BY 2.5.

16th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)

Psalm 36; Matthew 13:10-17

The disciples approached Jesus and said, โ€œWhy do you speak to the crowd in parables?โ€… Read the rest

A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

Byzantine icon, The Good Shepherd

15th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

Matthew 12:14-21

The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 

What a rabble-rouser, this Jesus! Picking grain on the sabbath, and then healing a man with a withered handโ€”in the synagogue, of all places!… Read the rest

Who is the “Son of David”?

The Psalms scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

9th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday

As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, โ€œHow do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said:

โ€˜The Lord said to my lord,
โ€œSit at my right hand
until I place your enemies under your feet.โ€โ€™

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