Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 10th June, 2023

In his teaching Jesus said, ‘Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greeted obsequiously in the market squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets; these are the men who Continue Reading

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 9th June, 2023

While teaching in the Temple, Jesus said, ‘How can the scribes maintain that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, moved by the Holy Spirit, said: The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand and I will put your enemies Continue Reading

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 8th June, 2023

One of the scribes came up to Jesus put a question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your Continue Reading

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 7th June, 2023

Some Sadducees - who deny that there is a resurrection - came to Jesus and they put this question to him, ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, the man must marry the widow to Continue Reading

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 6th June, 2023

The chief priests and the scribes and the elders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some Herodians to catch him out in what he said. These came and said to him, ‘Master, we know that you are an honest man, that you are not afraid Continue Reading

9th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 5th June, 2023

Jesus began to speak to the chief priests, the scribes and the elders in parables, ‘A man planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug out a trough for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When Continue Reading