Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time   Luke 10: 13-16 In today’s gospel Jesus pronounces woes against Chorazin and Bethsaida, two Galilean towns that rejected his message. These towns know Jesus’ message but do not display the expected conversion of heart.  He compares them to Tyre & […]

Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Fifteenth Week Of Ordinary Time   Matthew 11: 20-24 Todays gospel is certainly not sounding too good for the people residing in Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. Jesus made such a strong statement against these towns because many miraculous things were provided for them yet they staunchly […]

Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Twenty-Sixth Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 10:13-16 Jesus is preparing the 70 disciples now to send them on a mission to spread the Word of God. He repeats the instructions given to the 12 apostles, insisting on the urgency of spreading the message and not […]

Woes to Unrepentant Cities

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Fifteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 11:20-24 This Gospel Reading indeed is heart rendering. We can visualize the pain in Jesus’ words. Jesus’ ministry and most of his miracles/healings were done in the northern areas of Palestine and Jesus does names some of these cities where […]

Woes To Unrepentant Cities

Matthew 11:20-24   Is a woe something that Jesus decrees on people who do not accept his message or on those who do not recognise Him. That is a definite no. So what is the meaning of this passage? The answer to this is in the stories of destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) […]