Pharaoh made his chariots ready and mustered his soldiers— six hundred first-class chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt, with warriors on them all. The Egyptians, then, pursued them; Pharaoh's whole army, his horses, chariots and charioteers, caught up with them as they lay encamped by the sea. (Ex 14:5-18 & Ex 14:21-15:1)
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One of the greatest chase scenes ever! Because of tomorrow’s feast, wise liturgy planners expand today’s reading to include the conclusion which normally would follow tomorrow. It might not have happened as Cecil B. DeMille imagined it in the movie, The Ten Commandments, but it still brings goosebumps when it is read at the Easter Vigil.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Monday XVI, Ordinary Time
