Daily Reflection

”When he had called all the multitude to himself, he said to them, ‘Hear me, everyone, and understand:

“And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. ‘Teacher, which is the great

“Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as

“Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be (ἁγιασθήτω) Thy name…” (Mt 6: 9) Indeed, “hallowed be Thy

“Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline your ear; and forget your own people and your father’s house.

“However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature (ἐν τοῖς τελείοις), yet not the wisdom of this

“And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: ‘Listen! A

“By night I pondered in my heart, and my spirit asked: Will the Lord reject forever, and will

“…And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to