REFLECTIONS TODAY
Luke does not name the blind beggar in today's Gospel unlike Mark who identifies him to be "Bartimaeus" (Mk 10:46). As a beggar who spent most of his time on the roadside, Bartimaeus must have caught news regarding Jesus as a miracle worker and as the possible liberator of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY
Reflections today
Matthew begins his infancy narratives with "the book of the genealogy" of Jesus Christ. Biblical genealogies serve to identify the tribe to which an Israelite belongs at a time when being a member of a tribe or clan is important to survival. Genealogies...
REFLECTIONS TODAY
In the Gospel, the only one called by the title "son of David" other than Jesus is Joseph. "Son of David" is a messianic title, based on the promises of God by the mouth of Nathan the prophet: God would raise up a son after David and establish the throne of his kingdom...
