PRI Reflection on Scripture | Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Sep 25, 2025 · 5m

Gospel

Luke 9:7-9

Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening,

and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying,

"John has been raised from the dead";

others were saying, "Elijah has appeared";

still others, "One of the ancient prophets has arisen."

But Herod said, "John I beheaded.

Who then is this about whom I hear such things?"

And he kept trying to see him.

Reflection

Luke is describing in this passage very clearly that there was an expectation of a messiah, but it was nothing like the Messiah that came. It was a messiah that would be just like the other prophets, only…