Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10
November 6, 2025 | Thursday

Today’s Gospel

Meanwhile tax collectors and sinners were seeking the company of Jesus,  all  of  them  eager to hear what he had to say. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law frowned at this, muttering, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”  So Jesus told them this parable: “Who among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, will not leave the ninetynine in the wilderness, and seek the lost one till he finds it? And finding it, will he not joyfully carry it home on his shoulders? Then he will call his friends and neighbors together, and say, ‘Celebrate with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ I tell you, in the same way, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner, than over ninety-nine decent people, who do not need to repent.

What woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one, will not light a lamp, and sweep the house in   a thorough search, till she finds the lost coin? And finding it, she will call her friends and neighbors, and say, ‘Celebrate with me, for I have found the silver coin I lost!’ I tell you, in the same way,  there   is rejoicing among the angels of God over one repentant sinner.”

Today’s Reflection

In the Gospel, the Pharisees, the so- called righteous and holy ones, shielded themselves from others. These parables offer a clear message that our God is Merciful. He seeks the lost, the least, and the last. In them, God’s mercy embraces the despised and brokenhearted. His mercy is inclusive, welcoming, and all- encompassing. In this, we are accountable before Him.

/Vulnerasti, 2025