Today’s Readings – Tuesday of Week 1 of Ordinary Time - First Reading

Commentary on Hebrews 2:5-12

Today we continue the discussion about the nature of Jesus. It seems clear that those to whom the sermon is addressed are having problems squaring the humanity and the suffering of Jesus with his position as Sovereign Lord and Son of God.

The author replies by emphasising the dignity of human beings in our world:

God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels.


Rather, he ’subjected’ the world to ’men’ (humans)—to one Man. The author quotes from Psalm 8 (4-5):

What are humans [Greek, anthropos] that you are mindful of them or mortals [Greek, huios anthropou] that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor,
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Yesterday’s Readings – Monday of Week 1 of Ordinary Time - First Reading

Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-6

Today we begin reading from the Letter to the Hebrews. Although grouped with the Pauline letters, it was clearly not written by Paul. The style is very different, and it has the best Greek in the New Testament. The identity of the author can only be a matter … Continue