Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time - Loving as Is Needed

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time - Loving as Is Needed

From Catholic Daily Reflections by My Catholic Life!

July 13, 2026 · 7 min

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This episode reflects on Jesus' reproach of unrepentant towns and the nature of love in response to sin and pride.

Read Online Loving as Is Needed Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.” Matthew 11:20–21 Have you ever felt the urge to publicly rebuke someone, crying out in condemnation, “Woe to you!”? Most of us, at one time or another, have experienced that impulse. When we are hurt, dismissed, or sinned against, pride wells up within us, and our wounded hearts may long to strike back with words of righteous anger. But this human reaction is not what moved Jesus when He reproached the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum in today’s Gospel. He did not condemn them because He was personally offended or emotionally wounded by their failure to repent. His pride was not injured, nor was He overcome by anger. Christ was fully in control, always responding with divine wisdom, offering exactly what each person needed in that moment. At times, He was gentle, consoling, and compassionate. At other times, He chastised and rebuked. Sometimes He…

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Books & works: Matthew 11:20–21

Places: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, Tyre, Sidon

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