July 5, 2020 First Reading : Zechariah 9: 9 – 10; Psalm: 145; Second Reading Romans: 8: 9, 11 -13; Gospel: Matthew 11: 25 – 30 Our first reading for this weekend is derived from the ninth chapter of the book of the prophet Zechariah, one of the...
Friday July 3, 2020, Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle Readings: Ephesians 2: 19 – 22, Responsorial Psalm 117, Gospel: John 20: 24 – 29 Since the early Church there has been a tradition that Thomas is the Apostle of India. In Syriac his name means...
Thursday July 2, 2020 Readings: Amos 7: 10 -17, Responsorial Psalm 19, Gospel: Matthew 9: 1 -8 In the Gospel, there are no ‘throw-away’ miracles; every wonder worked by Jesus has a teaching point – nowhere more so than with this cure of the paralytic. ...