17 juin 2026 – Mercredi de la 11^ème semaine paire

2R 2, 1.6-14; Matt 6, 1-6. 16-18

                                                            Homélie

          Dans ce que nous appelons le Sermon sur la montagne, c’est-à-dire le long discours par lequel, dans l’Évangile de Matthieu, Jésus commence sa prédication, il établit d’abord, dans la série de béatitudes, la charte fondamentale du monde nouveau – du Royaume des cieux -- qu’il veut instaurer.  Puis Jésus explique qu’il n’est pas venu abroger la Loi mais la porter à sa plénitude, et il conclut : « si votre justice ne dépasse pas celles des Scribes et des Pharisiens, vous n’entrerez pas dans le Royaume des cieux ». 

16 June 2026 - Tuesday of the 11th week in Ordinary Time

1 Kings 21:17-29; Matthew 5:43-48

                                                                         Homily

           This Gospel is a continuation of yesterday's, in which Jesus calls us to turn the other cheek when someone hits us. Then he invites us not to divide our fellow human beings into categories, making friends of some and enemies of others.

16 juin 2025 – mardi de la 11^ème semaine du Temps Ordinaire

1 R 21,17-29; Mt 5, 43-48

                                                                 Homélie

           Cet Évangile est la suite de celui d’hier, dans lequel Jésus nous appelait à présenter l’autre joue, lorsque quelqu’un nous frappe. Puis il nous invite ensuite à ne pas répartir nos frères humains en catégories, faisant des uns des amis et des autres des ennemis.  

13 June 2026 - Monday of the 11th week, even-numbered year

1 Kings 21:1-16; Matthew 5:38-42

                                                      Turn the other cheek

This Gospel passage brings to mind a scene from the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The event took place towards the end of Gandhi's life.  India had just gained its independence, but it was already divided into two countries: India itself, a Hindu country, and Pakistan, a Muslim country; and a civil war was raging in the main cities between Muslims and Hindus.  Gandhi began a fast, deciding not to eat anything until peace was restored between the two factions. It was then that a man of Hindu faith came to Gandhi. He was desperate, convinced that he would be damned forever because he had killed a Muslim child.  He had killed him in revenge because Muslims had killed his own child. Gandhi then told him what he had to do to avoid damnation.  Go," he said, "find a child of the same age as the one you lost, adopt him and bring him up as your own child.  But above all, take care to choose a Muslim child and bring him up as a good Muslim.