15 July 2026 – Wednesday of the 15th even-numbered week

Isaiah 10:5–7, 13–16; Matthew 11:25–27

(Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, E D)

                                                                   HOMILY

The Gospel we have just read (which forms a whole with the one we shall read tomorrow) contains some points of connection with the Magnificat of the Virgin Mary, which are very interesting and extremely revealing.

13 juillet 2026 – Lundi de la 15^ème semaine – année paire

Is 1, 10-17; Mt 10, 34--11, 1 

                                                                     H O M É L I E

          Cet Évangile est un peu déroutant – comme l’Évangile l’est souvent.  La dernière partie, sur l’accueil de l’autre, et en particulier l’accueil du messager du Christ, est rassurante et facile à comprendre.  La partie centrale du texte, cependant, affirmant « Celui qui aime son père ou sa mère plus que moi  n’est pas digne de moi » est plus difficile à comprendre.  C’est comme s’il y avait une compétition entre les deux amours.  Ce n’est pourtant pas conforme à l’image de Dieu que Jésus nous donne d’habitude.

13 July 2026 – Monday of the 15th week – even-numbered year

Isaiah 1:10–17; Matthew 10:34–11:1 

                                                                      H O M E L Y

          This Gospel reading is somewhat puzzling – as the Gospel often is.  The final part, concerning welcoming others, and in particular welcoming Christ’s messenger, is reassuring and easy to understand.  The central part of the text, however, which states, ‘Whoever loves their father or mother more than me  is not worthy of me’, is more difficult to understand.  It is as though there were a competition between the two kinds of love. Yet this does not fit with the image of God that Jesus usually presents to us.

July 12, 2026 – 15^th  Sunday "A"

Is 55,10-11;  Rom 8,18-23; Mat 13,1-23

                                                        H O M I L Y

    Farming or gardening can be a good school of patience, trust and abandonment. After you have tilled the ground, sowed the seed and watered it, you just have to wait in patience.  For awhile there is no way of knowing whether it will grow or not.   Then you don't know how tall it will grow.  You can work on the conditions of growth;  you have no way of influencing the growth process itself.

    With that in mind let us now return to today's Gospel.