PRI Reflections on Scripture | Monday of the 3rd Week of Advent

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Dec 15, 2025 · 6m

Gospel

Matthew 21:23-27

When Jesus had come into the temple area,

the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him

as he was teaching and said,

"By what authority are you doing these things?

And who gave you this authority?"

Jesus said to them in reply,

"I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me,

then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.

Where was John's baptism from?

Was it of heavenly or of human origin?"

They discussed this among themselves and said,

"If we say 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say to us,

'Then why did you not believe him?'

But if…