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...
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 9:36-10:8
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Matt 9:36-10:8 - 'The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2611 (In 'Jesus teaches us how to pray') - The prayer of faith consists not only in saying “Lord, Lord,” but in disposing the heart to do the will of the Father. Jesus calls his disciples to bring into their pra...
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Matt 5: 33-37
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Matthew 5: 33-37 - 'Do not swear: say 'Yes' if you mean Yes, 'No' if you mean No.'
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...
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Year A) - Matt 11: 25-30
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Matthew 11: 25-30 - 'You have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to little children.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2603 (in 'Jesus Prays') - The evangelists have preserved two more explicit prayers offered by Christ during his public ministry. Each begins with thanksgiving. In the first, Jesus confesses the Father, acknowledges, and b...
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Matt 5: 20-26
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Matthew 5: 20-26 - 'Anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2054 (in 'The Ten Commandments') - Jesus acknowledged the Ten Commandments, but he also showed the power of the Spirit at work in their letter. He preached a "righteousness [which] exceeds that of the scribes and Pharise...
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Matt 5: 17-19
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Matthew 5: 17-19 - 'I have not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to complete them.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 577 (in 'Jesus and the Law') - At the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus issued a solemn warning in which he presented God's law, given on Sinai during thefirst cov...
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Matt 5: 13-16
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Matthew 5: 13-16 - 'You must shine in the sight of men.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 782 (In 'Characteristics of the people of God') - Its mission is to be salt of the earth and light of the world. This people is “a most sure seed of unity, hope, and salvation for the whole human race" (ab...
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Matt 5: 1-12
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Matthew 5: 1-12 -'How happy are the poor in spirit.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1716-1717 ('The Beatitudes') - The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus' preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. the Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a ter...
Gospel of Matthew Introduction
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In this bonus episode, we get ready to hear from the Gospel of Matthew in the coming weeks, by discussing the author, date, audience, purpose and themes of the book.
Resources:
The Gospel of Matthew (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) - Curtis Mitch & Edward Sri Gospel & Kingdom - Graeme Goldsworthy Rapture: End-Times Error that leaves the Bible behind - Davi10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 9: 9-13
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Matthew 9: 9-13 - 'It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick.'
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...
Saturday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 38-44
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Mark 12: 38-44 - 'The poor widow has put in more than all.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 678 (in 'To Judge the Living and the Dead') - Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching. Then will the conduct of each one and the...
Friday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 35-37
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Mark 12: 35-37 - 'David himself calls him Lord.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 202 (in 'I Believe in One God') - Jesus himself affirms that God is "the one Lord" whom you must love "with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." At the same time Je...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ (Year A) - John 6: 51-58
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John 6: 51-58 - 'My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2837 (in 'Give us this day our Daily Bread') - "Daily" (epiousios) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. Taken in a temporal sense, this word is a pedagogical repetition of "this day," to confirm us in trust...
Wednesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 18-27
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Mark 12: 18-27 - 'The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob is the God of the living.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 993 (in 'The Progressive Nature of the Resurrection') - The Pharisees and many of the Lord's contemporaries hoped for the resurrection. Jesus teaches it firmly. To the Sadducees who deny it he answers, "Is not...
Tuesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 13-17
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Mark 12: 13-17 - 'Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 450 (in 'Lord') - From the beginning of Christian history, the assertion of Christ's lordship over the world and over history has implicitly recognized that man should not submit his personal freedom in...
Monday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 1-12
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Mark 12: 1-12 - 'They seized the beloved son, killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.'
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year A) - John 3: 16-18
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John 3: 16-18 - 'God sent his Son into the world so that through him the world might be saved.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 219 (in 'God is love') - God's love for Israel is compared to a father's love for his son. His love for his people is stronger than a mother's for her children. G...
Saturday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time - Mark 11: 27-33
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Mark 11: 27-33 - 'I will not tell you my authority for acting like this.'
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Friday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time - Mark 11: 11-26
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Mark 11: 11-26 - 'The fig tree; the cleansing of the Temple.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2610 (in 'Jesus teaches us how to pray') - Just as Jesus prays to the Father and gives thanks before receiving his gifts, so he teaches us filial boldness: "Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you...
Thursday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time - Mark 10: 46-52
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Mark 10: 46-52 - 'Go; your faith has saved you.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2616 (in 'Jesus Hears our Prayer') - Prayer to Jesus is answered by him already during his ministry, through signs that anticipate the power of his death and Resurrection: Jesus hears the prayer of faith, expressed in words (the leper, Jairus, the...
Wednesday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time - Mark 10: 32-45
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Mark 10: 32-45 - 'The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 557 (in 'Jesus' ascent to Jerusalem') - "When the days drew near for him to be taken up [Jesus] set his face to go to Jerusalem." By this decision he indicated that he was going u...
Tuesday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time - Mark 10: 28-31
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Mark 10: 28-31 - 'Whoever has left everything for the sake of the gospel will be repaid.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1618 (in 'Virginity for the Sake of the Kingdom') - Christ is the center of all Christian life. The bond with him takes precedence over all other bonds, familial or social. From the very beginning...
Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church - John 19: 25-34
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John 19: 25-34 - 'Behold your Son. Behold your Mother.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 544 (in 'The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God') - Jesus shares the life of the poor, from the cradle to the cross; he experiences hunger, thirst and privation (abbreviated).
- 607 (in 'Christ's whole life is an offering to the Fat...
Pentecost - John 20: 19-23
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John 20: 19-23 - 'As the Father sent me, so I am sending you: receive the Holy Spirit.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 645 (in 'The Condition of Christ's risen humanity') - By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them in this way to recognize th...
Saturday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 21: 20-25
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John 21: 20-25 - 'The disciple is the one who vouches for these things and we know that his testimony is true.'
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 o...
Friday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 21: 15-19
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John 21: 15-19 - 'Feed my lambs, feed my sheep.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 553 (in 'The Keys of the Kingdom') - The "power of the keys" designates authority to govern the house of God, which is the Church. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, confirmed this mandate after his Resurrection: "Feed my sheep. The power to "bind and...
Thursday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 17: 20-26
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John 17: 20-26 - 'Father, may they be completely one.''
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 260 (in 'The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Missions') - The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God's creatures into the perfect unity of the Blessed Trinity. But even now we are called to be a dwelling for the Mos...
Wednesday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 17: 11b-19
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John 17: 11b-19 - 'Father, keep those you have given me true to your name.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2747 (in 'The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus') - Christian Tradition rightly calls this prayer the "priestly" prayer of Jesus. It is the prayer of our high priest, inseparable from his sacrifice, from his passing over (P...
Tuesday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 17: 1-11a
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John 17: 1-11a - 'Father, it is time for you to glorify me.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2746-2749 (in 'The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus') - When "his hour" came, Jesus prayed to the Father. His prayer, the longest transmitted by the Gospel, embraces the whole economy of creation and salvation, as well...
Monday of Week 7 of Eastertide - John 16: 29-33
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John 16: 29-33 - 'Be brave, for I have conquered the world.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1808 (in 'The Cardinal Virtues') - Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral life. The vir...
7th Sunday of Easter (Year A) - John 17: 1-11a
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John 17: 1-11a - 'Father, it is time for you to glorify me.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2746-2749 (in 'The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus') - When "his hour" came, Jesus prayed to the Father. His prayer, the longest transmitted by the Gospel, embraces the whole economy of creation and salvation, as well...
Saturday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 16: 23b-28
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John 16: 23b-28 - 'The Father loves you for loving me and believing that I came from God.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 2615 (in 'Jesus teaches us how to pray') - Even more, what the Father gives us when our prayer is united with that of Jesus is "another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even...
Friday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 16: 20-23a
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John 16: 20-23a - 'Your hearts will be full of joy that no-one will take from you.'
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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Year A) - Matt 28: 16-20
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Matthew 28: 16-20 - 'Go and make disciples of all nations.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 849 (in 'Mission - a requirement of the Church's catholicity') - The missionary mandate. "Having been divinely sent to the nations that she might be 'the universal sacrament of salvation,' the Church, in obedience to the command of her founder and...
Wednesday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 16: 12-15
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John 16: 12-15 - 'The Spirit of truth will lead you to the complete truth.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 221 (in 'God is Love') - God's very being is love. By sending his only Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has revealed his innermost secret: God himself is an eternal excha...
Tuesday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 16: 5-11
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John 16: 5-11 - 'Unless I go, the advocate will not come to you.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 729 (in 'Christ Jesus') - Only when the hour has arrived for his glorification does Jesus promise the coming of the Holy Spirit, since his Death and Resurrection will fulfill the promise made to the fathers. The Spirit...
Monday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 15:26-16:4a
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John 15:26-16:4a - 'The Spirit of truth will be my witness.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 244 (in 'The Father and the Son revealed by the Spirit') - The eternal origin of the Holy Spirit is revealed in his mission in time. the Spirit is sent to the apostles and to the Church both by the...
6th Sunday of Easter (Year A) - John 14: 15-21
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John 14: 15-21 - 'I shall ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 729 (in 'Christ Jesus') - Only when the hour has arrived for his glorification does Jesus promise the coming of the Holy Spirit, since his Death and Resurrection will fulfill the promise made to the fathers. The...
Saturday of Week 5 of Eastertide - John 15: 18-21
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John 15: 18-21 - 'The world hated me before it hated you.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 765 (in 'The Church - instituted by Christ Jesus') - Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem. The Twelve and the other disciples share in Christ's mission and his power, but also in...
Friday of Week 5 of Eastertide - John 15: 12-17
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John 15: 12-17 - 'What I command you is to love one another.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1970 (in 'The New Law') - The entire Law of the Gospel is contained in the "new commandment" of Jesus, to love one another as he has loved us (abbreviated).
- 609 (in 'Jesus freely embraced the Father...
Thursday of Week 5 of Eastertide - John 15: 9-11
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John 15: 9-11 - 'Remain in my love.'
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:
- 1823 (in 'Charity') - Jesus makes charity the new commandment. By loving his own "to the end," he makes manifest the Father's love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples imitate the love of Jesus which they themselves receive. Whence Jesus says...
