Gospel: October 27, 2026
October 27, 2026 (Tuesday)
30th Week in Ordinary Time
Psalter: Week 2 (Green)
Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
1st Reading: Ephesians 5:21-33
Let all kinds of submission to one another, become obedience to Christ. So wives, to their husbands as to the Lord.
The husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head of the Church, his body, of whom he is also the Savior. And as the Church submits to Christ, so let a wife submit in everything to her husband.
As for you, husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church, and gave himself up for her. He washed her, and made her holy, by baptism in the word. As he wanted a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any blemish, but holy and blameless, he, himself, had to prepare, and present her to himself.
In the same way, husbands should love their wives, as they love their own bodies. He, who loves his wife, loves himself. And no one has ever hated his body; he feeds and takes care of it. That is just what Christ does for the Church, because we are members of his body.
Scripture says: Because of this, a man shall leave his father and mother, to be united with his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a very great mystery, and I refer to Christ and the Church. As for you, let each one love his wife as himself, and let the wife respect her husband.
Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
And Jesus continued, “What is the kingdom of God like?
What shall I compare it to? Imagine a person who has taken a mustard seed, and planted it in his garden. The seed has grown, and become like a small tree, so that the birds of the air shelter in its branches.”
And Jesus said again, “What is the kingdom of God like? Imagine a woman who has taken yeast, and hidden it in three measures of flour, until it is all leavened.”
Reflection:
God’s grace is already at work.
The parables presented to us in the Gospel speak about the inevitable growth of the Kingdom of God, despite the opposition it faces. God’s reign will truly come. God will inevitably reign. Such truth hopefully evokes a deep sense of consolation in us, who may be facing various challenges and problems at this moment. Despite the odds we face, Jesus’ parables give us hope that, at the end of the day, it will always be God who reigns, and we have nothing to worry about. It is God who has the final say. Moreover, unknown or left unrecognized in us, God’s grace is already at work. It sustains us toward the fullness of time, which He promised. It is good to ask, in times of challenges and problems, where do I anchor my hope? Do I seek Jesus and entrust it to Him, or do I stray away from Him? Christ’s loving presence is always with us, accompanying us every step of the way.
