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Christ is the Sign

July 20 Gospel Matthew 12:38-42 There is something greater than Solomon here Some of the scribes and Pharisees spoke up. ‘Master,’ they said ‘we should like to see a sign from you.’ He replied, ‘It is an evil and unfaithful generation that asks for a sign! The only sign it will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-monster for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. On Judgement day the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation and condemn it, because when Jonah preached they repented; and there is something greater than Jonah here. On Judgement day the Queen of the South will rise up with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.’ Reflection Jesus points to a greater reality than Solomon and Jonah: the presence of the Son of Man among...
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The Good and bad seed

July 19 Gospel Matthew 13:24-30 Let them both grow till the harvest Jesus put another parable before the crowds: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat sprouted and ripened, the darnel appeared as well. The owner’s servants went to him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel come from?” “Some enemy has done this” he answered. And the servants said, “Do you want us to go and weed it out?” But he said, “No, because when you weed out the darnel you might pull up the wheat with it. Let them both grow till the harvest; and at harvest time I shall say to the reapers: First collect the darnel and tie it in bundles to be burnt, then gather the wheat into my barn.”’ Short Reflection In this parable, Jesus reminds us that good and evil often exist side by side in the world and e...
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Many were cured

July 18 .Gospel Matthew 12:14-21 He cured them all but warned them not to make him known The Pharisees went out and began to plot against Jesus, discussing how to destroy him.     Jesus knew this and withdrew from the district. Many followed him and he cured them all, but warned them not to make him known. This was to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah: Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, the favourite of my soul. I will endow him with my spirit, and he will proclaim the true faith to the nations. He will not brawl or shout, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He will not break the crushed reed, nor put out the smouldering wick till he has led the truth to victory: in his name the nations will put their hope. Reflection Jesus withdraws and cures in quiet, choosing humility over spectacle. In a world hungry for signs and loud voices, He embodies gentleness and steadfast mercy. The prophecy is fulfilled not by power or pomposity, but by a servant...
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Christ master of the Sabbath

July 17 Gospel Matthew 12:1-8 The Son of Man is master of the sabbath Jesus took a walk one sabbath day through the cornfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the sabbath.’ But he said to them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry – how he went into the house of God and how they ate the loaves of offering which neither he nor his followers were allowed to eat, but which were for the priests alone? Or again, have you not read in the Law that on the sabbath day the Temple priests break the sabbath without being blamed for it? Now here, I tell you, is something greater than the Temple. And if you had understood the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the blameless. For the Son of Man is master of the sabbath.’ Reflection Jesus redefines the Sabbath ...
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Christ burden is light

July 16 Gospel Matthew 11:28-30 My yoke is easy and my burden light Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’ Short Reflection In today's Gospel, Jesus invites us to come to Him with all our worries, struggles, and burdens. He does not promise a life without challenges, but He promises His presence, peace, and strength. When we trust Him and learn from His gentle and humble heart, we find true rest for our souls. Instead of carrying our burdens alone, we are called to place them in His loving hands. Question for Reflection What burden am I carrying today that I need to surrender to Jesus? Short Prayer Lord Jesus, I come to You with all my worries and burdens. Teach me to trust in Your gentle and humble heart. Grant me Your peace and help me find rest in You. Amen.
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Reveal to little children

July 15 Gospel Matthew 11:25-27 You have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to little children Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’ Reflection Jesus invites us to humbly approach the mysteries of God, recognizing that true wisdom often rests not in what we can prove or perform, but in openness, trust, and childlike dependence. The Father’s gracious revelation comes to those who become receptive, letting go of pride and simply receiving the gift of knowing the Son. In this space of vulnerably listening, we are drawn into relationship—into the intimate knowledge that morning by morning, we are named...
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Judgement Day

July 14 Gospel Matthew 11:20-24 It will not go as hard with Sodom on Judgement Day as with you Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been worked, because they refused to repent.     ‘Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon as with you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted as high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell. For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing yet. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard with the land of Sodom on Judgement day as with you.’ Reflection Jesus challenges the towns whose familiarity with his miracles bred complacency rather than repentance. Knowledge of grace is not enough if it does not transform our hearts. Chorazin,...
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