For 14 July 2026, Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, based on Matthew 11:20-24, sent in from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum:
‘Will you be exalted to heaven?
You will go down to the netherworld.’
For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Linda Lysakowski
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, MTS-FT is an Adrian Dominican Associate and an Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive, who hold a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from the Franciscan School of Theology at University of San Diego. She is active in St Bernadette Catholic Church in Kansas City, MO, and in the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. She is the author of approximately forty books. On a personal level, she is the mother of four living children, grandmother of nine, great grandmother of 14, and great-great grandmother of two.
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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. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum:
‘Will you be exalted to heaven?
You will go down to the netherworld.’
For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Linda Lysakowski
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, MTS-FT is an Adrian Dominican Associate and an Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive, who hold a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from the Franciscan School of Theology at University of San Diego. She is active in St Bernadette Catholic Church in Kansas City, MO, and in the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. She is the author of approximately forty books. On a personal level, she is the mother of four living children, grandmother of nine, great grandmother of 14, and great-great grandmother of two.