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The Gospel of Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbidContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 16:21-28: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 3, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who doContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 16:13-20; Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 27, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know thatContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 20, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat,Continue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33: 11th Sunday after Pentecost, August 13, 2023”

The Gospel of Luke 9:28-36 Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and wereContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 9:28-36: Transfiguration Sunday, Aug 6, 2023”

The Epistle: Romans 8:26-39 The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints accordingContinue reading “Reflection on Paul’s letter to the Romans – Romans 8:26-39 (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost) July 30 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain,Continue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 13:24-30,36-43; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 23, 2023”

The Gospel of John 20:11-18 Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why areContinue reading “The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene; July 22, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow.Continue reading “Reflection on Matthew 13:1-9,18-23, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 16, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating norContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 9, 2023”