PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “TO FAST OR NOT TO FAST”

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2025Saturday of the Thirteen Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccareria, priestPATHWAYS OF HOPE: “TO FAST OR NOT TO FAST”[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MATTHEW 9:14-17The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,"Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,but your disciples do not fast?"Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mournas long as the bridegroom is with them?The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,and then they will fast.No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth,for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse.People do not put new wine into old wineskins.Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined.Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."Reflection by Francis Ortega : Training Consultant. Cell group leader/Part of the governing body/Member-Servants of the Lord's Vineyard. #POHopegiver #LandasngPagasa #catholic #biblereadings #jesus #catholicchurch #christian #church #faith #god #jesuschrist #love #pray #bible #christianity #prayer #hope #gospel