June 7, 2026
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Gospel: Matthew 9:9–13

Today is the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. For pastoral benefit, some dioceses transfer the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ to this Sunday, while many others celebrate the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time today. To accommodate these situations, we offer the following reflection on the Word of God for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In life, we often encounter those who are hungry and thirsty, those who lack adequate clothing, and those who are marginalized. If we view them according to the logic of this world, we might conclude that their present condition has nothing to do with us. However, if we look at them through the lens that Jesus teaches us, the result is quite different. They are, in fact, the very means by which Jesus draws near to us. For Jesus Himself taught us: “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (cf. Matthew 25:40).

In today’s Gospel, we also see a marginalized person: Matthew. The Jews regarded tax collectors as public sinners because they were seen as collaborators profiting from the subjugation of their own people under Roman rule. Consequently, the Jews—including the Pharisees—often held them in contempt and kept their distance. Yet when Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” he immediately rose and followed Him. This offers us a profound lesson: the Lord invites us to actively seek out those who, like Matthew, are isolated or marginalized by society—especially those who have not yet come to know Christ—and to proclaim the Word of God to them. By revealing the merciful face of the Father that Jesus spoke of, we can help heal the inner wounds of others through the experience of His love.

O God, from whom all good things come,
grant that we, who call on you in our need,
may at your prompting discern what is right,
and by your guidance do it.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

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