Daily Gospel Exegesis
This is a short daily podcast, where we go through an exegesis of the gospel reading from the current day's Mass. The Catholic Church teaches that in order to understand the Scriptures, we must start with the literal sense - in other words, how the original hearers of the text would have understood it. That is our aim in this podcast - to help understand what the gospel writers (and more importantly, Jesus) were intending to communicate in today's reading, as well as providing links to the Catechism. Each episode is short and designed to be listened to before or...
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 18: 15-20
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Matthew 18: 15-20 - 'If your brother listens to you, you have won back your brother.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2472 (in 'To Bear Witness to the Truth') - The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and of t...
Saturday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 6: 1-5
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Luke 6: 1-5 - 'The Son of Man is master of the sabbath.'
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Friday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 5: 33-39
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Luke 5: 33-39 - 'When the bridegroom is taken from them, then they will fast.'
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Thursday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 5: 1-11
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Luke 5: 1-11 -'They left everything and followed him.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 208 (in 'I am who I am') - Faced with God's fascinating and mysterious presence, man discovers his own insignificance. Before the burning bush, Moses takes off his sandals and veils his face in the presence of God's holiness. Before the glory o...
Wednesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 4: 38-44
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Luke 4: 38-44 - 'He would not allow them to speak because they knew he was the Christ.'
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Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 4: 31-37
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Luke 4: 31-37 - 'I know who you are: the Holy One of God.'
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Monday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time - Luke 4: 16-30
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Luke 4: 16-30 - 'This text is being fulfilled, even as you listen.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1286 (in 'Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation') - In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission (abbreviated).
- 436 (in 'Christ...
Gospel of Luke Introduction
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In this bonus episode, we get ready to hear from the Gospel of Luke in the coming weeks, by discussing the author, date, audience, purpose and themes of the book.
GOSPEL OF LUKE RESOURCES:
Gadenz, Pablo T. The Gospel of Luke. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2018.22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 16: 21-27
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Matthew 16: 21-27 - 'Get behind me, Satan!'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 540 (in 'Jesus' Temptations') - Jesus' temptation reveals the way in which the Son of God is Messiah, contrary to the way Satan proposes to him and the way men wish to attribute to him (abbreviated).
- 554 (in 'A Foretaste of...
Memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist - Mark 6: 14-29
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Mark 6: 17-29 - 'The beheading of John the Baptist.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 523 (in 'The Preparations for Jesus') - St. John the Baptist is the Lord’s immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way. “Prophet of the Most High,” John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last. He inaugurates the Gos...
Friday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time - Matt 25: 1-13
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Matthew 25: 1-13 - 'The wise and foolish virgins.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 672 (in 'Until all things are subjected to him') - According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by "distress" and the trial of evil which does not spar...
Thursday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time - Matt 24: 42-51
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Matthew 24: 42-51 - 'He is coming at an hour you do not expect.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 673 (in 'The glorious advent of Christ, the hope of Israel') - Since the Ascension Christ's coming in glory has been imminent, even though "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father ha...
Wednesday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time - Matt 23: 27-32
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Matthew 23: 27-32 - 'You are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.'
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Tuesday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time - Matt 23: 23-26
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Matthew 23: 23-26 - 'Clean the inside of the cup first, so that the outside may become clean.'
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Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - John 1: 43-51
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John 1: 43-51 - 'You will see heaven laid open, and the Son of Man.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 878 (in 'Why the Ecclesial Ministry?') - Finally, it belongs to the sacramental nature of ecclesial ministry that it have a personal character. Although Christ's ministers act in communion with one another, they also always a...
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 16: 13-20
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Matthew 16: 13-20 - 'You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 424 (in 'The Good News: God has sent his son') - Moved by the grace of the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Father, we believe in Jesus and confess: 'You are the Christ, the S...
Saturday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 23: 1-12
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Matthew 23: 1-12 - 'They do not practice what they preach.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2367 (in 'The Fecundity of Marriage') - Called to give life, spouses share in the creative power and fatherhood of God (abbreviated).
- 526 (in 'Little Child, God eternal') - To become a child in relation to God is the co...
August 2026 Feedback
This is a bonus episode, where we go through some listener feedback that has been sent into the ministry.
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Friday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 22: 34-40
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Matthew 22: 34-40 - 'The commandments of love.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 581 (in 'Jesus and the Law') - The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of the Law. Yet Jesus could not help but offend the teachers of the Law, for...
Thursday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 22: 1-14
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Matthew 22: 1-14 - 'Invite everyone you can to the wedding.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 546 (in 'The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God') - Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching. Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks f...
Wednesday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 20: 1-16
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Matthew 20: 1-16 - 'Why be envious because I am generous?'
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Tuesday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 19: 23-20
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Matthew 19: 23-30 - 'It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2053 (in 'The Ten Commandments') - In the three synoptic Gospels, Jesus' call to the rich young man to follow him, in the o...
Monday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time - Matt 19: 16-22
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Matthew 19: 16-22 - 'If you wish to be perfect, go and sell what you own.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2052-2053 (in 'Teacher, what must I do?') - "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" To the young man who asked this question, Jesus answers first by invoking the...
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 15: 21-28
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Matthew 15: 21-28 - 'The Canaanite woman debates with Jesus and saves her daughter.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 439 (in 'Christ') - Many Jews and even certain Gentiles who shared their hope recognized in Jesus the fundamental attributes of the messianic "Son of David", promised by God to Israel. Jesus accepted his rightful title of Mess...
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Luke 1: 39-56
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Luke 1: 39-56 - 'The almighty has done great things for me.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2619 (in 'The Prayer of the Virgin Mary') - That is why the Canticle of Mary, The Magnificat (Latin) or Megalynei (byzantine) is the song both of the Mother of God and of the Church; the song of the Daught...
Friday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time - Matt 19: 2-12
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Matthew 19: 3-12 - 'Husband and wife are no longer two, but one body.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1614-1615 (in 'Marriage in the Lord') - In his preaching Jesus unequivocally taught the original meaning of the union of man and woman as the Creator willed it from the beginning permission given by Moses to divo...
Thursday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time - Matt 18:21-19:1
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Matthew 18:21 - 19:1 - 'How often must I forgive my brother?'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 982 (in 'The Power of the Keys') - There is no offense, however serious, that the Church cannot forgive. "There is no one, however wicked and guilty, who may not confidently hope for forgiveness, provided his repentance is honest. Chris...
Wednesday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time - Matt 18: 15-20
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Matthew 18: 15-20 - 'If your brother listens to you, you have won back your brother.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2472 (in 'To Bear Witness to the Truth') - The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and of the obligatio...
Tuesday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time - Matt 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14
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Matthew 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14 - 'Anyone who welcomes in a little child in my name welcomes me.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 526 (in 'The Christmas Mystery') - To become a child in relation to God is the condition for entering the kingdom. For this, we must humble ourselves and become little. Even more: to become "children of God" we...
Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr - John 12: 24-26
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John 12: 24-26 - 'If a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it yields a rich harvest.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2731 (in 'Facing Difficulties in Prayer') - Another difficulty, especially for those who sincerely want to pray, is dryness. Dryness belongs to contemplative prayer when the heart is separated from God, wit...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 14: 22-33
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Matthew 14: 22-33 - 'Jesus walks on the water.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 448 (in 'Lord') - Very often in the Gospels people address Jesus as "Lord". This title testifies to the respect and trust of those who approach him for help and healing. At the prompting of the Holy Spirit, "Lord" expresses the recogniti...
Saturday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time - Matt 17: 14-20
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Matthew 17: 14-20 - 'If your faith were the size of a mustard seed, the mountain would move.'
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Friday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time - Matt 16: 24-28
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Matthew 16: 24-28 - 'Anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 736 (in 'The Holy Spirit - God's gift') - We live by the Spirit"; the more we renounce ourselves, the more we "walk by the Spirit" (abbreviated).
- 226 (in 'The Implications of Faith in One...
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Year A) - Matt 17: 1-9
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Matthew 17: 1-9 - 'His face shone like the sun.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 554 (in 'A Foretaste of the Kingdom - The Transfiguration') - From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master "began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and...
Wednesday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time - Matt 15: 21-28
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Matthew 15: 21-28 - 'The Canaanite woman debates with Jesus and saves her daughter.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 439 (in 'Christ') - Many Jews and even certain Gentiles who shared their hope recognized in Jesus the fundamental attributes of the messianic "Son of David", promised by God to Israel. Jesus accepted his rightful title of Mess...
Tuesday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 15: 1-2, 10-14
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Matthew 15: 1-2, 10-14 - 'Any plant my Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.'
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Monday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 14: 22-36
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Matthew 14: 22-36 - 'Jesus walks on the water.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 448 (in 'Lord') - Very often in the Gospels people address Jesus as "Lord". This title testifies to the respect and trust of those who approach him for help and healing. At the prompting of the Holy Spirit, "Lord" expresses the recognition of...
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 14: 13-21
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Matthew 14: 13-21 - 'The feeding of the five thousand.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1335 (in 'The Signs of Bread and Wine') - The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves, when the Lord says the blessing, breaks and distributes the loaves through his disciples to feed the multitude, prefigure the superabundance of this unique bread o...
Saturday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time - Matt 14: 1-12
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Matthew 14: 1-12 - 'The beheading of John the Baptist.'
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July 2026 Q&A
This is a bonus episode, where we respond to some recent listener questions.
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