Reflection on the Gospel-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A (Matthew 5:13-16)

January 22, 2014

In today’s gospel, Jesus addresses two short parables to his disciples in the presence of the crowds. The crowds as well as the disciples hear what he has to say. Parables were intended to tease their hearers, inviting them to see things differently or from a new perspective, to see themselves in a new light.