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Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:54-59Jesus said to the crowds,"When you see a cloud rising in the westyou say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the southyou say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.You hypocrites!You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky;why do you not know how to interpret the present time?"

Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:49-53Jesus said to his disciples:"I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!"

Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:39-48"Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.Truly, I say to you, he will put himin charge of all his property."

Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:35-38Jesus said to his disciples:"Gird your loins and light your lampsand be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding,ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks."

Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:13-21Someone in the crowd said to Jesus,"Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."He replied to him,"Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"Then he said to the crowd,"Take care to guard against all greed,for though one may be rich,one's life does not consist of possessions."

Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and MartyrJohn 12:24-26Jesus said to his disciples:"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,it remains just a grain of wheat;but if it dies, it produces much fruit."

Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with author Cyprian Consiglio, as they discuss Epiphanies of Nature and Grace: Twelve Meditations from a Life in Dialoguehttps://maryknoll.link/oc9These moving and eloquent meditations on a range of spiritual themes draw on the author’s study of scripture and his deep monastic experience, as well as on his many pilgrimages to India and his immersion in the spiritual wisdom both of Asia and the Christian West.Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam., is a Camaldolese Benedictine monk, musician, composer, author, and teacher. He has shared his time between a hermitage in Big Sur, CA, and traveling in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, studying, teaching, and performing. After retiring from his office as prior of his community, he currently lives in Rome, serving as Secretary General for Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIMMID). His books include Rediscovering the Divine: New Ways to Understand, Experience, and Express God. Get your copy today:  https://maryknoll.link/oc9#RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #DustinFeddon #spiritualwisdom #Christian #meditations

Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:47-54The Lord said:"Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophetswhom your fathers killed.Consequently, you bear witness and give consentto the deeds of your ancestors,for they killed them and you do the building."

Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchJohn 15:1-8Jesus said to his disciples:"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit."

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:37-41After Jesus had spoken,a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.He entered and reclined at table to eat.The Pharisee was amazed to seethat he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.The Lord said to him, "Oh you Pharisees!Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,inside you are filled with plunder and evil."

Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:29-32While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,"This generation is an evil generation;it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,except the sign of Jonah.Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,so will the Son of Man be to this generation."

Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:15-26But he knew their thoughts and said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid wasteand house will fall against house."

Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:5-13"And I tell you, ask and you will receive;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you.For everyone who asks, receives;and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:1-4"Father, hallowed be your name,your Kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,and do not subject us to the final test."

Memorial of Our Lady of the RosaryLuke 1:26-38The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David,and the virgin's name was Mary.And coming to her, he said,"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."