A Challenge to the Sons of Levi

Our readings for this weekend are tough for everyone, but especially for those who are in positions of leadership in the Church. I’ve been a priest for 31 years (and now a bishop for going on three), and I will confess that the words we hear from the prophet Malachi and the Lord Jesus about the corrupt religious leadership of their time and place are deeply challenging and unnerving. Mass Readings

Reading 1 - Malachi 1:14 - 2:10 Psalm - Psalm 131:1-3 Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 2:7-13 Gospel - Matthew 23:1-12