The 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time coincides this year with the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Our lectio cursiva of Luke’s journey to Jerusalem is suspended for the moment. In its place we are invited to reflect on Mary’s song of praise, the Magnificat, which is her song of victory, an anticipation of the [...]
For the nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) we are given texts that are related to wisdom, faith and servanthood. Wisdom is the will of God ordering the moments of salvation history; it is also the obedience of the chosen people as they cooperate with God’s will at every step of their history in faith. [...]
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Scholars have noted the social concern in Luke’s gospel. They have seen it in the way Luke modifies materials he holds in common with Matthew (Q) and the special materials he incorporates into his gospel. One of these latter materials is the Parable of the Rich Fool. Luke incorporates it into his narrative as part [...]
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Luke is the evangelist who emphasizes prayer. He not only modifies his materials so as to bring out the importance of prayer in Jesus’ life, he also adds materials that illustrate how one should pray. For this Sunday, we are given a taste of this particular characteristic of the Lucan gospel. Upon the request of [...]
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