As we approach the end of the liturgical year, our Readings bring us face-to-face with themes of finality and judgment. Jesus speaks about the end of time, reminding us that everything we see—the heavens and earth—will one day pass away. However, His message is not one of fear but of hope and readiness. In the Gospel, Jesus says, "heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away".

Dear Fellow disciples, peace.

In today’s readings, we see two women of great faith and generosity—the widow of Zarephath in the first reading and the widow in the Gospel. Both are poor and vulnerable, yet they each offer all they have, trusting that God will provide.

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This Sunday we hear Jesus' powerful summary of the law in Mk 12:28-34: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength... and love your neighbor as yourself." Here, we're reminded that our faith must be more than words; it's a call to relationship - with God and with others. To love God fully means embracing His love and allowing it to overflow to those around us.

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The Gospel today calls us to reflect on the foundation of Christian life: love. When Jesus is asked to identify the greatest commandment, His answer is simple yet profound—“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). These two commandments are not separate but deeply interconnected. We cannot claim to love God if we neglect our neighbor, and true love for our neighbor flows from our love of God. The true disciple learns in the school of Jesus, the Church, to live and show love al- ways.

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This Sunday the readings focus on themes of service, humility, and the example of Jesus Christ as the Suffering Servant. In today’s Gospel, James and John approach Jesus with a bold request: they want places of honor when Jesus comes into His glory. They’re imagining positions of power and prestige.

from Hamlet, Act III, Scene I, William Shakespeare

Is that really the question? Brothers and sisters, this week the Gospel opens a very important question for those who believe in Jesus Christ. “What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Well just as Shakespeare asks this question to follow it will be noble to suffer. Now we ask ourselves, when we said we would follow Christ, is it noble to do the will of the father? To go out of us and do his will?

We heard those words this week in the readings. Jesus as well in the first reading set to us a teaching of marriage. One of the themes for us in the parish as we move forward in this catechetical year, is focused on the Holy Family and the Domestic church. The domestic church is a vocation for all the Christian families.