The Call of Matthew
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Twenty-Fifth Week In Ordinary Time(Feast: St. Matthew Apostle and Evangelist) Matthew 9:9-13 WHAT did Jesus see in Matthew a tax collector that he invited him to be His disciple. Well it’s not difficult to see that Jesus called not just Matthew but all his network […]
The Call of Matthew
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Thirteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 9:9-13 A call from the Lord and Mathew followed Jesus. An experience of Jesus is so powerful that we are not in control of ourselves. Jesus was kind and mingled with the people; he debated with the Pharisees, preached to […]
The Call of Matthew
Matthew 9:9-13 During his brief public ministry, Jesus brought a freshness to the ordinary people of Jerusalem. The Levitical laws had created fixed mind sets and perceptions about people. A Jew would always be measured with reference to these law; those who aligned were righteous and good, and those who thought differently was shunned […]