Study of the Readings

Ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, et al.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience

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Let the Scriptures Speak

Dennis
Hamm, SJ

Seeing

All four of the evangelists use sight as a symbol for Christian faith. Believing is the deepest kind of “seeing.” The early Church called baptism enlightenment.

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, SJ

Lording It over the Rest

The great, sweet punchline of this story is given to Jesus. He does not ask for fear or virtue. He does not demand righteousness or rectitude. He simply asks, “What do you want me to do for you?”

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

The Blind Beggar

The beggar in turn feels bound to point to Jesus as his successful broker with the patron-God of Israel who does not turn a deaf ear to the requests of a humble subject.

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Thoughts
from the
Early Church

Clement of Alexandria

Upon us, buried in darkness, imprisoned in the shadow of death, a heavenly light has shone, a light of a clarity surpassing the sun’s, and of a sweetness exceeding any this earthly life can offer.

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

Normally the tendency of the synoptic tradition is for unnamed figures to acquire names, a process that continues in Church tradition. Here, however, the process is reversed. The earlier evangelist, Mark, names the blind man, while Matthew and Luke drop the name.

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