Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Matthew 6: 24-34

June 20, 2026 | Saturday

Today’s Gospel 

No one can serve two masters; for he will either hate one and love the other; or he will be loyal to the first and look down on the second. You cannot, at the same time, serve God and money.

Therefore, I tell you, not to be worried about food and drink for yourself, or about clothes for your body. Is not life more important than food; and is not the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow, they do not harvest, and do not store food in barns; and yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not less worthy than they are?

Can any of you add a day to your life by worrying about it? Why are you so worried about your clothes? Look at how the flowers in the fields grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you, that not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these. If God so clothes the grass in the field, which blooms today and is to be burned in an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you? What little faith you have!

Do not worry, and say: What are we going to eat? What are we going to drink? or: What shall we wear? The pagans busy themselves with such things; but your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Set your heart, first, on the kingdom and righteousness of God; and all these things will also be given to you. Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Today’s Reflection

The world views self-reliance and self-sufficiency as signs of one’s strength and success. Being affluent or owning possessions is not sinful in itself, but we are warned against two extremes: giving in to “the love of money [as] the root of all evil” (1 Tim 6:10), and neglecting our temporal duties and responsibilities simply because we are citizens of the kingdom of heaven, even as we live here on earth. Jesus reminds us today of God’s providence, which continues to work in our lives. Living life to the fullest is not wrong, but he calls us to set our priorities in the right order, always longing for God’s kingdom. Death is inevitable, and we cannot prevent things from slipping from our grasp. What we can do, however, is cherish the time we have by discerning and choosing what is truly worth focusing on.

All that we have and even all that we may lose comes from God’s providence. May it be our prayer today to trust more deeply in God, who never forsakes us but provides for us according to His wisdom and love.

/Vulnerasti, 2026