Jesus is the new moses (fourth sunday in ordinary time, Year A)
Jesus, the new Moses, teaches from a mountainside, giving the Beatitudes as a guide for disciples. They bless the poor, meek, merciful, peacemakers, and those who mourn or are persecuted, promising God’s kingdom now and fully at the end of time (CCC 1697, 1717).
Lectio Divina, Jesus begins his Mission(Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A)
Jesus begins his journey (Mt 4:11-23)
John the Baptist has just been killed. Jesus leaves his hometown of Nazareth and heads to Capernaum, a small fishing village by the Sea of Galilee.
He proclaimed: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand”— signalled that God’s kingdom was already breaking into the present through his works.
What does this mean for you, someone seeking God?
Baptism of the Lord, second sunday in ordinary time, cycle a
John the Baptist, prophetic forerunner of Christ, calls to radical repentance, ethical conversion, and readiness for God’s kingdom, anticipating Jesus’ Spirit-filled, merciful mission.
Lectio Divina Second sunday in advent 2025
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”: John prepares the way for Christ through urgent repentance, ethical conversion, and prophetic warning, contrasting judgment with Jesus’ merciful, Spirit‑filled kingdom.