7 July, 2023 | Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mt 9:9-13 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, ""Follow me."" And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, ""Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"" He heard this and said, ""Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, I desire mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."" Reflections For the last two days we had the readings related to healing of various sorts: the healing of bodily infirmities and spiritual blindness. Today, for our reflection we have a call narrative: the call of Matthew. We have this episode in all three Synoptic Gospels and it relates the initial encounter of Jesus with Matthew, the tax collect