Glimpses of the Gospel

Glimpses of the Gospel

By Fr. Rodrigo AguilarReligion & Spirituality
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Glimpses of the Gospel episodes

  • August 20th, 2021 - XX Friday in Ordinary Time
    + Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew 22: 34 – 40
    When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them [a scholar of the law] tested him by asking, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
    He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
    The Gospel of the Lord
    8 min
  • August 19th 2021 - XX Thursday in Ordinary Time

    + Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 22: 1 – 14


    Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables, saying,


    "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast."' Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.' The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?' But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, 'Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.' Many are invited, but few are chosen."

     

    The Gospel of the Lord

    9 min
  • August 18th 2021 - XX Wednesday in Ordinary Time
    + Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 20: 1 – 16a
    Jesus told his disciples this parable:
    “The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
    Going out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.’ So they went off.
    And he went out again around noon, and around three o’clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o’clock, he found others standing around, and said to them,
    ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
    They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
    He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard.’
    When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.’
    When those who had started about five o’clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying, ‘These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day’s burden and the heat.’
    He said to one of them in reply, ‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go.
    What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?’
    Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
    The Gospel of the Lord
    8 min
  • August 17, 2021 - XX Tuesday in Ordinary Time

    + Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 19: 23 – 30


    Jesus said to his disciples:


    “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.”


    When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?”


    Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”


    Then Peter said to him in reply, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?”


    Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones,

    judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

     

    The Gospel of the Lord

    8 min
  • August 16th, 2021 - XX Monday in Ordinary Time

    + Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 19: 16 – 22 


    “Now someone approached him and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He answered him, "Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He asked Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”


    The young man said to Him, “All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to (the) poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”


    When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.


    The Gospel of the Lord

    8 min
  • August 15th, 2021 - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    + Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 1: 39 – 56
    During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said,
    "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
    And Mary said:
    "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
    Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
    The Gospel of the Lord
    8 min
  • August 14, 2021 - XIX Saturday in Ordinary Time
    + Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 19: 13 – 15+
    Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr
    Then children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
    After he placed his hands on them, he went away.
    The Gospel of the Lord
    7 min
  • August 13th, 2021 - XIX Friday in Ordinary Time
    + Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 19: 3 – 12
    Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”
    He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
    They said to him, “Then why did Moses command that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss her?”
    He said to them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.”
    His disciples said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
    He answered, “Not all can accept this word, but only those to whom that is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”
    The Gospel of the Lord
    8 min
  • August 12th 2021 - XIX Thursday in Ordinary Time:

    Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 18: 21 – 35, 19:1


    Peter approached Jesus and asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" 


    Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. 


    That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.


    When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount.  He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt.


    Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. 


    His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.   


    So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart."

    When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.


    The Gospel of the Lord

    8 min
  • August 11th 2021 - XIX Wednesday in Ordinary Time, and Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin
    + Holy Gospel according to Matthew 18: 15 – 20
    Jesus said to his disciples:
    "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
    The Gospel of the Lord
    8 min

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Daily readings from the Gospel and a brief audio comment by Father Rodrigo Aguilar, Dioceses of San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.