Secrets of the Kingdom

โ€œSecrets of the Kingdomโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:10-17
(cf. Luke 8:10; Mark 4:11-12)
Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

The disciples approached him and said, โ€œWhy do you speak to them in parables?โ€ He said to them in reply, โ€œBecause knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To

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Blessed Mother, Blessed Children

Our Lady of Vladimir

27th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

Luke 11:27-28

โ€œMy mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on itโ€ (Luke 8:21).

While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, โ€œBlessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.โ€Read the rest

Holy Women

Icon of the Holy Myrrhbearers

24th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 8:1-3

Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herodโ€™s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.Read the rest