Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time

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Today’s readings

Today’s Gospel gives us a bit of a glimpse as to how Jesus’ day-to-day ministry worked.  One of the things we certainly notice is the meticulous mention of the women that were among his followers.  In a day where a woman’s participation in anything of a public nature would be totally frowned upon, Jesus reached out to women, and brought them into his ministry.  Certainly the Evangelist would never have mentioned it if it weren’t important to the Gospel itself.

We come here today for Mass, aware that our God seeks us out in little and big ways every single day.  We too want to be close to him, and respond as did the Twelve, the women, and the “many others.”  We disciples long to be among those who serve our Lord and are caught up in his ministry.