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Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text
Mt 14:22-36
Mt 14:22-36
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
Gospel's Commentary
Today, after attending to the people, Jesus remains on shore, praying and praying and praying… The Apostles have taken the boat. Then, late into the night, the Lord comes toward them. On foot! Simon Peter, called by Jesus, is also able to walk on the water. But when the wind rises, he becomes afraid… and begins to sink.
—Does this happen to you too? O you of little faith! If only we learned to confess with the Apostles: “Truly, You are the Son of God”…