Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Luke 11: 29-32
October 13, 2025 | Monday

Today’s Gospel

As the crowd increased, Jesus spoke the following words: “People of the present time are troubled people. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah. As Jonah became a sign for the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign for this generation. The Queen of the South will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and here, there is greater than Solomon. The people of Nineveh will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for Jonah’s preaching made them turn from their sins, and here, there is greater than Jonah.

Today’s Reflection

In our Gospel for today, Jesus expresses His disappointment to the crowd in finding other signs. He challenges the crowd to recognize the sign of Jonah as a pivotal role in a call to repentance. The story of Jonah signifies the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan parallel to the paschal mystery of passion, death, and resurrection of Christ as Jonah stayed in the belly for three days. This comparative understanding is a sign we must put faith as we are also called to repent and recognize God’s signs and wonders in our daily lives.

/Vulnerasti, 2025