You may have noticed that our first reading today includes details that remind us of Palm Sunday: See, your king shall come to you… meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass.
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. In the first reading, we see a woman of influence urging the prophet Elisha to come to dinner at her home.
For anyone who has ever been afraid to speak the truth, today’s readings should be a source of strength and encouragement.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to pray that the master of the harvest will send out laborers.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is called a mystery because it is a divinely revealed truth that surpasses our understanding.
