For 22 September 2026, Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 8:19-21, sent in from Manila, Philippines.
Jesus’s mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.’
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 Mary Erika Bolaños
Mary Erika is a lay preacher from the Philippines. She teaches Theology in the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, where she also received her Ph.D. in Theology.
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Jesus’s mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.’
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 Mary Erika Bolaños
Mary Erika is a lay preacher from the Philippines. She teaches Theology in the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, where she also received her Ph.D. in Theology.