The Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Tobe is John 9:1-38. In this reading, we read about a man who was born blind. Jesus made mud, anointed the man’s eyes, and this man was able to see (v. 6-7). When the Pharisees discovered this, he was interrogated & his parents were interrogated shortly after. The…

On this Sunday (1/29/23), the third Sunday of the blessed month of Tobe, the Church reads a dialogue in which John the Baptist glorifies our Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:22-36). While this passage has a lot of different aspects, we’ll focus on the humility of John the Baptist as seen by his likening as the…

Today (1/22/2023) is the 14th of this blessed month of Tobe and today’s gospel reading is from Luke 11:27-36. In this passage, the Church reads of the blessings that Mary received not only for conceiving and giving birth to Christ but also for hearing the word of God and keeping it. Also in this passage,…

On this Sunday (1/15/23), the first Sunday of the blessed month of Tobe, the Church reads the story of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fleeing to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23). King Herod was intimidated by the presence of a so-called King in his territory, so he threatened to kill Jesus. Joseph was warned in a dream of…