18th Week, Wednesday, Aug 5: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

18th Week, Wednesday, Aug 5: Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Jeremiah 31: 1-7 / Matthew 15: 21-28
God comforts his people: “Once again I will rebuild you.”

18th Week, Tuesday, August 4th; Saint John Vianney

18th Week, Tuesday, August 4th; Saint John Vianney
Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Matthew 14:22-36
God speaks to his people; "I will restore my people."

18th Week, Monday, August 3rd

18^th Week, Monday, Aug 3rd
Jeremiah 28:1-17 / Matthew 14:13-21
Two prophets: One was false; the other, true. 

18th Sunday A - Liturgy

 Greeting (See First Reading)

18th Sunday A: Multiplication of Bread

 5 Sundays: Summary

1) Preparing the soil: Meek and humble of heart. The word humility comes from the Latin, humus which means earth. Be earthy, natural, without put on. That's the sort of soil.
2) Types of soil: Defiant (rocky/stony), distracted (thorny) and defeated (birds picking or people trampling). Ignatius of Loyola had a defiant and distracted heart in the beginning but never defeated.

17th Week, Saturday, Aug 1; Saint Alphonsus Liguori

17^th Week, Saturday, Aug 1; Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 / Matthew 14:1-12
God speaks through Jeremiah: "Reform your ways!"

17th Week, Friday, July 31st, Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Jeremiah 26:1-9 / Matthew 13:54-58 ; 17th Week, Friday, Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Jeremiah prophesies trouble: The people threatened Jeremiah.