Hear again the Word of the Lord which commends itself to us today,
“for many are called ones, but few are elect.”
Jesus pronounces this statement to conclude the parable that you just heard read. It is a hard saying. It is made more so by virtue of the vehicle of delivery, a parable, in a series of parables. Many questions arise as we consider the Gospel reading. The broadest is, what does Jesus mean? Others follow: Who are the many? Who are the elect? Who is Jesus addressing?….For more, click on the title above.
Tag: Trinity
Trinity 20_2026
Trinity 20
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Trinity 19_2026
Trinity 19
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Repenting and living the baptized life
The theme for this 19th Sunday after Trinity that focuses us upon our enduring in the Faith God gives through the water and Word is this:
Believers in Christ endure in the Faith as they continue repenting and
living the baptized life under God’s forgiveness….For more, click on the title above.
The Righteous Man
This time of year traditionally starts with the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. That was celebrated among us this past Wednesday. This year, to help us keep to the old pattern that guides the weeks of the Trinity Season, in order to give us enough weeks in Michaeltide, last Sunday we inaugurated this fourth section of the Trinity season. Today a different green is in the chancel.
That green, a take on olive drab, reminds us that we are still in the time to remember the growth and new life we have in Christ in the Church. This division of the Trinity Sunday readings emphasizes endurance in the Faith. …For more, click on the title above.
Trinity 18_2026
Trinity 18
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God’s Son who is eternally begotten for you
This week provides another opportunity this year to hear Psalm 2 as part of the Lord’s Services to us. In this place, its divinely inspired words that declare the Christ may be heard each Christmas Day, at the Transfiguration of our Lord, on Easter Tuesday, today, and during the minor Feast of St. Joseph. Psalm 2 continues to be proclaimed among us primarily because it is a thoroughly Christological text. That means that Psalm 2 declares Christ Jesus as King of kings!…For more, click on the title above.
Trinity 17_2026
Trinity 17
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Trinity 16_2026
Trinity 16
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Resurrection, Absolution and sanctification
One of these early Christian sermons reflecting on our readings remarks on today’s theme saying, “The Lord has visited His people, not only once by the Incarnation of His Word, but by sending It at all times into our hearts.” That is exactly what is happening for you today. Today, we have two of the seven resurrections prior to Christ’s in our readings to bring to our remembrance what God promises to do for you….For more, click on the title above.