Gospel: September 7, 2026

September 7, 2026 (Monday)

23rd Week in Ordinary Time

Psalter: Week 3 (Green)

Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12

Lead me in your justice, Lord.

1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8

Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and began teaching. There was a man with a paralyzed right hand, and the teachers of the law and the Pharisees watched him: Would Jesus heal the man on the Sabbath? If he did, they could accuse him.

But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to the man, “Get up, and stand in the middle.” Then he spoke to them, “I want to ask you: what is allowed by the law on the Sabbath? To do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” And Jesus looked around at them all.

Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored, becoming as healthy as the other. But they were furious, and began to discuss with one another how they could deal with Jesus.

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Reflection:

Conflict is often among us.

The Pharisees used the Sabbath to criticize Jesus for healing a paralyzed man. So Jesus asked them: “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or evil, to save life or to kill?” The Pharisees wanted to destroy Jesus because they did not want to be overtaken in fame and power.

Competition and rivalry are unavoidable in our society and the church, so conflict is often among us. If our purpose in ministry is to live out and share the Word of God, why don’t we unite?