Saint Matthew the Apostle Parish

In the Gospel passage this weekend, Jesus returns to his hometown.  At this point in his life, he was getting a reputation as a man who knew the spiritual life.  He went to the synagogue, which was filled with people who knew him, and Jesus got up to do his normal task of reading the Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Jan 24, 2010)

“When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said ‘Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! … Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.’ So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.” Continue reading Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time