Three times in the Gospels the Lord Jesus refers to himself as the “Lord of the Sabbath”: in the Gospel of Matthew 12:1-8; in Mark 2:23-28, and finally in Luke 6:1-5. When a term appears in ...

Jesus spoke out against the Pharisee's merciless observance of the Sabbath (Matt 12:1-8; Luke 13:10-16). Jesus also ... not man for the Sabbath; so the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath." ...

Finally, Jesus declares himself “lord of the Sabbath.” What he says about the sabbath and how it ought to be observed is what matters; he is the authority now.

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The move from Saturday to Sunday, from Sabbath to the Lord’s Day, is intimately connected to the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. As John Paul II notes, ...

But the rest of Jesus’ words are, “So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27). At its best, priests let the Mass be what it is. The Mass goes beyond subjective experience.

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, June 17, 2023. “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath” (Mark 2:28). Heb 6:10-20; Mk 2:23-28. The teaching of Jesus was rarely new.

Taking Sabbath seriously enough to account for its economic implications for our life and witness as Christians might involve grappling with what it means that Jesus is “Lord of the Sabbath ...

In Deuteronomy, sabbath is also described as a sign of liberation. Taking a sabbath rest is proof that we are no longer enslaved and forced to work without rest (Deut. 5:12-15). Jesus is in alignment ...