The solemn exclamation with which today’s gospel begins is one of the few prayers of Jesus reported in the gospels: “Father, Lord of heaven and earth... revealed them to simple...
Matthew wrote his gospel in a time of persecution. The disciples have often had the experience that, to remain faithful to Christ, they had to accept the breaking of ties...
The emperor, Domitian, had begun a persecution in Asia Minor of Christians who refused to worship his statue. They were at the limit of endurance and the risk of apostasy...
This passage is the concluding part of the discourse on the bread of life, which was taught by Jesus in the synagogue at Capernaum after the multiplication of the loaves...
Just three densely packed verses constitute the gospel passage for today. They would be enough to correct any distorted image of God that may still be present in the minds...
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