Tuesday, 14 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
And he said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set...
View ArticleTuesday, 14 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 16,11-23a.
We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We...
View ArticleWednesday, 15 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for...
View ArticleWednesday, 15 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 16,25-34.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were...
View ArticleThursday, 16 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the...
View ArticleThursday, 16 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 17,1-12.
After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days...
View ArticleFriday, 17 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew...
‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they...
View ArticleFriday, 17 July 2015 : First Letter to the Corinthians 4,1-8.
Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they should be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I...
View ArticleSaturday, 18 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
A woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!’ But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!’...
View ArticleSaturday, 18 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 18,1-11.
After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews...
View ArticleSunday, 19 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by...
View ArticleSunday, 19 July 2015 : Second Letter to the Corinthians 5,20-21.6,1-10.
We are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we...
View ArticleSunday, 19 July 2015 : Commentary Rupert of Deutz
“Today...”(Is 61,1). It is just as though Christ were saying: Because the Lord has anointed me, I have said – yes, indeed, I have said and will say it again now: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. So...
View ArticleMonday, 20 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’ He said to them, ‘Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, "Doctor, cure...
View ArticleMonday, 20 July 2015 : Letter to the Romans 11,1-8.
I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not...
View ArticleTuesday, 21 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. Then the Lord...
View ArticleTuesday, 21 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 19,1-10.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the inland regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. He said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’...
View ArticleWednesday, 22 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
‘But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practised, without neglecting the others. Woe to...
View ArticleWednesday, 22 July 2015 : Acts of the Apostles 19,11-22.
God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that when the handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, their diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of...
View ArticleThursday, 23 July 2015 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint...
Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered, ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son...
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