The Gospel of Luke 2:22-40 When 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”), andContinue reading “The Feast of The Presentation of Our Lord February 2, 2024”
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Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:21-28: Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany, January 28, 2024
Gospel of Mark 1:21-28 Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, andContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:21-28: Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany, January 28, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:14-20 Third Sunday of Epiphany January 21, 2024
The Gospel of Mark 1:14-20 After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother AndrewContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:14-20 Third Sunday of Epiphany January 21, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of John 1:43-51, Second Sunday after the Epiphany: January 14, 2024
The Gospel of John 1:43-51 Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus sonContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of John 1:43-51, Second Sunday after the Epiphany: January 14, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:4-11 First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Baptism of our Lord January 7, 2024
The Gospel of Mark 1:4-11 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John wasContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1:4-11 First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Baptism of our Lord January 7, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 2:1-12. Epiphany January 6, 2024
The Gospel of Matthew 2:1-12 In 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 2:1-12. Epiphany January 6, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 2:15-21: Feast of the Holy Name January 1, 2024
Gospel of Luke 2:15-21 When 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 child lyingContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 2:15-21: Feast of the Holy Name January 1, 2024”
Reflection on the Gospel of John 1:1-18: First Sunday after Christmas, December 31, 2023
The Gospel of John 1:1-18 In 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, andContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of John 1:1-18: First Sunday after Christmas, December 31, 2023”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20: Christmas 2023:
The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20 In 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 GalileeContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 2:1-20: Christmas 2023:”
Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 1:26-38: Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2023
The Gospel of Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! TheContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 1:26-38: Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2023”
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