
Daily Scripture, August 4, 2025
In today’s Gospel, St. Matthew recounts Jesus’ actions after He heard of the death of John the Baptist
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In today’s Gospel, St. Matthew recounts Jesus’ actions after He heard of the death of John the Baptist

What do we labour for? What is our deeper motivation, and what gives us the capacity to persist and achieve all that we have set out to do and be in life?

From the beginning, rest has been built into the intense work of creation.

The people of Nazareth struggled to reconcile Jesus’ humble origins with his wisdom and extraordinary abilities.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: In the context of the commandments, Jesus challenges us today to move beyond the literal interpretation of each commandment and to adapt his loving attitude for each other. He tells us to forgive…
Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle Scripture: Acts 11:21b-26, 13:1-3Matthew 5:17-19 Reflection: When I think of Barnabas, I remember the encourager. The Jerusalem Church needed someone to send to Antioch, where many Gentiles were coming to Christ. They dispatched Barnabas, “a…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22Matthew 5:13-16 Reflection: There is palpable excitement about Pope Leo XIV. And palpable shock that he is from the U.S. Although some seem to think it’s a tribute to this country that “one of us” now leads…
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Scripture: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14John 19:25-34 Reflection: No One Goes to Church to Feel Bad As we honor Mary, Mother of the Church today, we first see Eve…
Pentecost Sunday Scripture: Acts 2:1-111 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8:8-17John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Reflection: Today, the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday. We mark the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, which begins the proclamation of the…
Scripture: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31John 21:20-25 Reflection: There are also many other things that Jesus did,but if these were to be described individually,I do not think the whole world would contain the booksthat would be written. -John 21:25 One of the…