Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Fifteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 12:1-8 Todays Gospel speaks about Jesus reaffirming the priesthood of the Apostles. This he does by first introducing David, at the time of his being given the Show Bread of God’s Presence, an ordinary regular Israelite. How his dedication and […]

Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

Matthew 12:1-8   The Pharisees criticised Jesus  as his disciples plucked grain on the Sabbath to  feed themselves, but Jesus responds with a practical answer and gives the example of David eating the Bread of Presence as an analogy. Our reaction to a situation requires a wholesome approach and not just by going by the […]