“Then he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.” (Matthew 11:20)
Saint Jerome offers the following insight on this verses from today’s Gospel:
“Our Savior laments Chorazin and Bethsaida, cities of Galilee, because after such great miracles and acts of goodness they did not repent. Even Tyre and Sidon, cities that surrendered to idolatry and other vices, are preferred to them. Tyre and Sidon are preferred for the reason that although they trampled down the law, still Chorazin and Bethsaida, after they transgressed natural and written law, cared little for the miracles that were performed among them. If we ask where it is written that our Lord performed miracles in Chorazin and Bethsaida, we read above: “And he went around to all the towns and villages, curing every infirmity” and the rest. Thus among the other towns and villages it must be judged that the Lord performed miracles in Chorazin and Bethsaida as well.” (Commentary on Matthew, 2)
Collect
O God,
Who desired the virgin
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
to flower among Native Americans
in a life of innocence, grant,
through her intercession,
that when all are gathered into Your Church
from every nation, tribe and tongue,
they may magnify You
in a single canticle of praise.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
to flower among Native Americans
in a life of innocence, grant,
through her intercession,
that when all are gathered into Your Church
from every nation, tribe and tongue,
they may magnify You
in a single canticle of praise.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
