Monday of the 22nd Week of Ordinary Time

Today's readings explore the surprising and often unsettling ways God works through weakness, simplicity, and unexpected messengers. Paul writes of arriving not with impressive rhetoric but with vulnerability, trusting that God's power speaks for itself. Then, in Luke, Jesus returns to his hometown and reads a bold proclamation—listen for how the crowd's reaction shifts, and why. Today's Readings: • First Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 • Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 • Gospel: Luke 4:16-30