On the day of 25 July
The feast of Saint James, Apostle, the son of Zebedee and brother of blessed John the Evangelist, who, with Peter and John, was a witness to the transfiguration and agony of his Lord. And beheaded by Herod Agrippa as the feast of the Pasch drew near, he was also the first of the apostles to receive the crown of martyrdom.
As always, I cut and paste that from the USCCB website.
Reading 1: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Well, this is Paul's letter. Let me tell you, the footnotes were no help at all on this one, so I just have to muddle through. So, is he saying, "Life is tough, but God gets us through, and makes everything okay."? It seems too simple, and I'm sure there is more, but that's all I got.
Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28
So, this is interesting. James' mom goes to Jesus and asks for a place of honor in heaven for her two sons, James and John. Jesus says "Whoa, lady! You're talking crazy! Are they willing to go through what I am gonna do?"After James and John assure him that they are ready for anything, Jesus goes on to tell them that where they sit in heaven is not his call, and that they shouldn't be asking anyway. It looks like he kinda calls them out in front of the rest of the apostles and berates them for having spiritual ambition. Jesus reminds us that we are here to serve, nothing more. Too simple again?
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