Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning, and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom. (Hence), Make knowledge of the Scripture your love ... Live with them, meditate on them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries - Saint Jerome.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us go out into the world and truly share Christ with others by proclaiming and teaching His gospel fearlessly and solely with His power and authority. Let us also avoid all distractions with prayer, so that we can focus and concentrate on our mission of evangelizing the world.
Let us sincerely and truly participate actively in the Eucharistic celebration so as to receive that food that never perishes, but endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man has given us.
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost," said Jesus in Luke 19:10. The story of Zacchaeus we heard in today’s gospel reading, ...
