Daily Gospel Reading and Reflection

Memorial of Saint Dominic, PriestLuke 9:57-62As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journeysomeone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."Jesus answered him,"Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 16:13-23From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciplesthat he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatlyfrom the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,and be killed and on the third day be raised.Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him,“God forbid, Lord!  No such thing shall ever happen to you.”He turned and said to Peter,“Get behind me, Satan!  You are an obstacle to me.You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”

Feast of the Transfiguration of the LordLuke 9:28b-36Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up a mountain to pray.While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 14:22-36Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him,and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”After they got into the boat, the wind died down.Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,“Truly, you are the Son of God.”

Memorial of Saint John Vianney, PriestMatthew 9:35-10:1Then he summoned his twelve disciplesand gave them authority over unclean spiritsto drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.

Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 5:13-19"You are the light of the world.A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;it is set on a lampstand,where it gives light to all in the house.Just so, your light must shine before others,that they may see your good deedsand glorify your heavenly Father."

Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, PriestLuke 14:25-33"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after mecannot be my disciple."

Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 13:44-46Jesus said to his disciples:"The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,which a person finds and hides again,and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchantsearching for fine pearls.When he finds a pearl of great price,he goes and sells all that he has and buys it."

Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and LazarusJohn 11:19-27Martha said to him,"I know he will rise,in the resurrection on the last day."Jesus told her,"I am the resurrection and the life;whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die.Do you believe this?"She said to him, "Yes, Lord.I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,the one who is coming into the world."

Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 13:31-35Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds.“The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seedthat a person took and sowed in a field.It is the smallest of all the seeds,yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants.It becomes a large bush,and the birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”

Feast of Saint James, ApostleMatthew 20:20-28The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sonsand did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.He said to her,"What do you wish?"She answered him,"Command that these two sons of mine sit,one at your right and the other at your left, in your Kingdom."Jesus said in reply,"You do not know what you are asking.Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"

Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 13:10-17"But blessed are your eyes, because they see,and your ears, because they hear.Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous peoplelonged to see what you see but did not see it,and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 13:1-9On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.Such large crowds gathered around himthat he got into a boat and sat down,and the whole crowd stood along the shore.And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:“A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,and birds came and ate it up."

Feast of Saint Mary MagdaleneJohn 20:1-2, 11-18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,"I have seen the Lord,"and then reported what he told her."

Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 12:38-42Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus,"Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you."He said to them in reply,"An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign,but no sign will be given itexcept the sign of Jonah the prophet.Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights,so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earththree days and three nights."

Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 12:1-8"I say to you, something greater than the temple is here.If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice,you would not have condemned these innocent men.For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath."

Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 11:28-30Jesus said:"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,for I am meek and humble of heart;and you will find rest for yourselves.For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 11:25-27"No one knows the Son except the Father,and no one knows the Father except the Sonand anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."

Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 23:8-12"The greatest among you must be your servant.Whoever exalts himself will be humbled;but whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Memorial of Saint Kateri TekakwithaMatthew 10:34—11:1"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me,and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;and whoever does not take up his crossand follow after me is not worthy of me.Whoever finds his life will lose it,and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

Memorial of Saint Benedict, AbbotMatthew 19:27-29"And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sistersor father or mother or children or landsfor the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,and will inherit eternal life."

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 10:7-15Jesus said to his Apostles:"As you go, make this proclamation:'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'Cure the sick, raise the dead,cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 10:1-7Jesus summoned his Twelve disciplesand gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them outand to cure every disease and every illness.The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew,Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariotwho betrayed Jesus.

Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 9:32-38Jesus went around to all the towns and villages,teaching in their synagogues,proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,and curing every disease and illness.At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for thembecause they were troubled and abandoned,like sheep without a shepherd.

Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 9:18-26A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind himand touched the tassel on his cloak.She said to herself, ""If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.""Jesus turned around and saw her, and said,""Courage, daughter!  Your faith has saved you.""And from that hour the woman was cured.

Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 9:9-13The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples,"Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"He heard this and said,"Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.Go and learn the meaning of the words,I desire mercy, not sacrifice.I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."

Feast of Saint Thomas, ApostleJohn 20:24-29Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God!"Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me?Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 8:28-34When Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes,two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him.They were so savage that no one could travel by that road.They cried out, "What have you to do with us, Son of God?Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?"

Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 8:23-27As 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.

Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 8:18-22Another of his disciples said to him,“Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”But Jesus answered him, “Follow me,and let the dead bury their dead.”

Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of JesusLuke 15:3-7Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes:"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of themwould not leave the ninety-nine in the desertand go after the lost one until he finds it?"

Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 7:21-29"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on themwill be like a wise man who built his house on rock.The rain fell, the floods came,and the winds blew and buffeted the house.But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.And everyone who listens to these words of minebut does not act on themwill be like a fool who built his house on sand.The rain fell, the floods came,and the winds blew and buffeted the house.And it collapsed and was completely ruined."

Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 7:15-20Jesus said to his disciples:“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing,but underneath are ravenous wolves.By their fruits you will know them."

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mass during the DayLuke 1:57-66, 80All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,“What, then, will this child be?”For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.The child grew and became strong in spirit,and he was in the desert until the dayof his manifestation to Israel."

Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 7:1-5Jesus said to his disciples:"Stop judging, that you may not be judged.For as you judge, so will you be judged,and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye,but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?"

Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 6:19-23Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.But store up treasures in heaven,where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be."

Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 6:7-15Jesus said to his disciples:"In praying, do not babble like the pagans,who think that they will be heard because of their many words.Do not be like them.Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."

Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18Jesus said to his disciples:“Take care not to perform righteous deedsin order that people may see them;otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you,as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streetsto win the praise of others.Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward."

Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 5:43-48Jesus said to his disciples:"You have heard that it was said,You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.But I say to you, love your enemiesand pray for those who persecute you,that you may be children of your heavenly Father,for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust."

Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 5:38-42Jesus said to his disciples:"You have heard that it was said,An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil."

Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchLuke 10:1-9The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two other discipleswhom he sent ahead of him in pairsto every town and place he intended to visit.He said to them,"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;so ask the master of the harvestto send out laborers for his harvest."

Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 5:20-26Jesus said to his disciples:"I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses thatof the scribes and Pharisees,you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven."

Memorial of Saint Barnabas, ApostleMatthew 10:7-13Jesus said to the Twelve:"As you go, make this proclamation:'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."

Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 5:13-16Jesus said to his disciples:"You are the salt of the earth.But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?It is no longer good for anythingbut to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchJohn 19:25-34Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother            and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,            and Mary of Magdala.When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved,            he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”Then he said to the disciple,            “Behold, your mother.”

Friday of the Seventh Week of EasterJohn 21:15-19After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and MartyrJohn 10:11-16Jesus said:"I am the good shepherd.A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.A hired man, who is not a shepherdand whose sheep are not his own,sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away,and the wolf catches and scatters them."

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of EasterJohn 17:11b-19"As you sent me into the world,so I sent them into the world.And I consecrate myself for them,so that they also may be consecrated in truth.”

Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, MartyrsMatthew 5:1-12a"Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute youand utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.Rejoice and be glad,for your reward will be great in heaven."

Monday of the Seventh Week of EasterJohn 16:29-33"Behold, the hour is coming and has arrivedwhen each of you will be scattered to his own homeand you will leave me alone.But I am not alone, because the Father is with me.I have told you this so that you might have peace in me.In the world you will have trouble,but take courage, I have conquered the world."

Friday of the Sixth Week of EasterJohn 16:20-23Jesus said to his disciples:“Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn,while the world rejoices;you will grieve, but your grief will become joy."