Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Near Jericho

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Thirty-Third Week Of Ordinary Time   Luke 18: 35-43  “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” A blind and a beggar, on the road to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus was definitely there by plan, i.e. that was the pilgrim’s path to Jerusalem, and he could get good alms, […]

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Near Jericho

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Thirty-Third Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 18:35-43 The key to this story is the blindness of this man who was begging. Sitting by the roadside, listening to all the stories and gossip that went around, or even listening to conversations  of those who passed him, […]

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Near Jericho

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Thirty-Third Week In Ordinary Time Luke 18:35-43 The blind man was left to beg and feed himself, as he must have been abandoned by his family or might not have anyone to care for him.  But the way he addressed Jesus as Son of David on […]