July 24 - Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.19:1-2,9-11,16-20; Dn.3:52-56; Mt.13:10-17) "Blest are your eyes because they see and blest are your ears because they hear." Jesus tells us today, "Many a prophet and many a saint longed to see what you see but did not see it, to hear what you hear but did not hear it." How blessed are we, for the light of His face now shines upon us, for His teaching is now in our ears. With fear and trembling the Israelites came to Mount Sinai to witness the presence of God. They wished not to be there as He revealed Himself in mighty signs: "There were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud…
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