Encountering Jesus with the Church Fathers

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen of Alexandria’s Homilies on Jeremiah, pondering Onesimus’ approach to Christian living as proclaimed in the Letter to Philemon during Mass this Sunday.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/23C2025) ponders Jesus’ challenging words concerning «hate».
P.S. Origen uses the term mina in Homilies on Jeremiah. Mina was a unit of weight in the Biblical world equivalent to approximately 0.65 kilograms.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Benedict of Nurisa’s The Rule, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/22C2025) ponders «humility» as proclaimed from The Gospel according to Saint Luke proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Sermon 308, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/fwt) ponders «discipline» as proclaimed in the Letter to the Hebrews proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
Since Saint Ambrose makes reference to the Spiritual Sense of Sacred Scripture, one may find the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s presentation of the Senses of Scripture helpful (https://patrolo.gy/cdab6d).

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Basil the Great’s Moralia, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Homilies on Ecclesiastes, pondering this Sunday’s First Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/18C2025 pondering Jesus’ command “to see” and “to guard.”

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Homily Four on the Lord’s Prayer, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/l2t pondering Jesus’ teaching on Prayer.
Additionally, a reflective and prayerful reading of the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s presentation of “The Lord’s Prayer,” beginning at paragraph 2759, (https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P9V.HTM) is most appropriate for this Sunday.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen of Alexandria’s Homilies on Genesis, pondering this Sunday’s First Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/i16 pondering the episode of Jesus with Mary and Martha

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Gospel of Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/vy0.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — 2025 — Lectionary Year C

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Gospel of Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
An article appears on my blog (https://patrolo.gy/tlj) reflecting on Jesus’ question to Saint Peter.