The Gospel of Luke 6:17-26Jesus came down with the twelve apostles and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; andContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 6:17-26 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany February 16, 2025”
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Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 9, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 5:1-11Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into oneContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 9, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:22-40 Feast of The presentation of our Lord, and Celebration of Candlemas: February 2, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 2:22-40When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and theyContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:22-40 Feast of The presentation of our Lord, and Celebration of Candlemas: February 2, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 4:14-21 Third Sunday after the Epiphany: January 26, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 4:14-21Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on theContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 4:14-21 Third Sunday after the Epiphany: January 26, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 2:1-11 Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 19, 2025
The Gospel of John 2:1-11On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 2:1-11 Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 19, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke3:15-17, 21-22 First Sunday after Epiphany The Baptism of our Lord January 12, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 3:15-17, 21-22As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untieContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke3:15-17, 21-22 First Sunday after Epiphany The Baptism of our Lord January 12, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 2: 1-15,19-23 Second Sunday after Christmas And the Epiphany January 5, 2025
The Gospel of Matthew 2:1-15, 19-23In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising and have come to pay him homage.”Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 2: 1-15,19-23 Second Sunday after Christmas And the Epiphany January 5, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:15-21 The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: January 1, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 2:15-21When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the childContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:15-21 The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: January 1, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 1:1-18 First Sunday after Christmas December 29, 2024
The Gospel of John 1:1-18In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and theContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 1:1-18 First Sunday after Christmas December 29, 2024”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20 Christmas Day December 25, 2024
The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee toContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20 Christmas Day December 25, 2024”
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