PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Nov 24, 2025 · 5m

Gospel

Luke 21:1-4

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people

putting their offerings into the treasury

and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.

He said, "I tell you truly,

this poor widow put in more than all the rest;

for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth,

but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”

Reflection

What's the difference in this passage between wealthy people and a poor widow? And why is the poor widow's gift so rich? It's simply because the rich do not understand their need for God. They don't understand that the…