Lectio Div Catholic Gospel

Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” This episode is also available as a blog...

But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/10/03/monday-of-the-twenty-seventh-week-in-ordinary-time/

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/twenty-seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time/

”At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. . . . No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/...

And as for you, Capernaum, “Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/memorial-of-saint-jerome-priest-and-doctor-of-the-church/

Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” Nathanael  answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and...

As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go...

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/27/memorial-of-saint-vincent-de-paul-priest/

An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.” This episode is also available...

Abraham replied, “My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.” This episode is also available as a blog post...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/24/saturday-of-the-twenty-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time/

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wor...

“But Herod said, ‘John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?’ And he kept trying to see him.” In the Gospel reading according to Luke, Herod is perplexed by Jesus. Who is this Jesus he kept hearing about, and what does it mean that he kept trying to see him? This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/thursday-of-the-twenty-fifth-...

“As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.” In today’s Gospel reading, Matthew immediately drops whatever he is doing and follows Jesus. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/feast-of-saint-matthew-apostle-and-evangelist/

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.” He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/memorial-o...

Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/monday-of-...

Which type of seed are you? "As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/saturday-of-the-twenty-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time/

Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/memorial-of-saints-cornelius-pope-a...

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/15/memorial-of-our-lady-of-sorrows/

Jesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cros...

He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, ”Young man, I tell you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/memorial-of-saint-john-chrysostom-bishop-and-doctor-of-the-church/

When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and, turning, said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/monday-of-the-twenty-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time/

Jesus said to the scribes and Pharisees, “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent...

Jesus said to his disciples: “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built. But the one who...

Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://lectiodiv.wordpress.com/2022/09/09/memorial-of-saint-peter-claver-priest/