30 May 2024 -- Thursday of the 8th ordinary week

Mark 10, 46-52

Homily

          Jericho was an important city that the Galileans had to pass through on their way up to Jerusalem, when they came through the Jordan Valley. This city of palms in the middle of the desert of Judah was, in the Old Testament, the gateway to the Promised Land. Jesus passed through a few times but never stopped there. The Gospels do not mention that he preached or performed any miracles there. In today's Gospel, as Jesus makes his last ascent towards Jerusalem, where he will be put to death, he passes through Jericho, and on the outskirts of the city he passes a blind beggar, who is told that it is Jesus of Nazareth passing by, and who begins to cry out: ‘Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me’.

29 May 2024 - Wednesday of the 8th odd week

1Pet 1:18-25; Mk 10:32-45

Homily

          There was a time when public functions in society were seen as services that certain people were called upon to render to the community, often at their own expense. Things are quite different today! Candidates often spend huge sums of money trying to convince people to elect them to these offices.

29 mai 2024 – mercredi de la 8^ème semaine paire

1P 1,18-25 ; Mc 10,32-45 

H O M É L I E

          Il y eut un temps où les fonctions publiques dans la société étaient considérées comme des services que certaines personnes étaient appelées à rendre à la collectivité, souvent à leurs propres frais. Les choses sont assez différentes de nos jours! Les candidats dépensent souvent des sommes énormes pour tenter de convaincre les gens de les élire à ces fonctions.

28 mai 2024 – mardi de la 8^ème semaine paire

1 Pierre 1, 10-16 ; Marc 10, 28-31

HOMÉLIE

          Cet Évangile est la suite de celui que nous avons eu hier. L’Évangile d’hier était le récit de la rencontre de Jésus avec le jeune homme riche, qui désirait savoir quoi faire pour avoir la vie éternelle en héritage, et à qui Jésus avait dit : « Va, vends tout ce que tu as et donne-le aux pauvres ; alors tu auras un trésor au ciel. Puis, viens, suis-moi. »

May 28^th, 2024 - Tuesday of the 8th even week

1 Peter 1:10-16; Mark 10:28-31

Homily

            This Gospel is the continuation of the one we had yesterday, which was the account of Jesus' encounter with the rich young man who wanted to know what to do to have eternal life as his inheritance, and to whom Jesus had said: "Go, sell everything you have and give it to the poor; then you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come on, follow me. »

May 27^th, 2024 - Monday of the 8th even week

1P 1:3-9; Mk 10:17-27

Homily

          The comparison of the different versions of this story, which we find in the three synoptic Gospels, shows us that it has undergone a rather complex evolution that does not need to be analyzed at this time. Let us simply remember that, in its present state, in the Gospel of Mark, the story includes two intertwined themes: The primitive theme concerns the unbelief of the Jews and the second concerns the difficulty of entering the Kingdom of God with riches. Let us consider them separately.