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Gospel of Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” ButContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 4:1-11: First Sunday of Lent, February 26, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Jesus said, “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,Continue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 6: 1-6,16-21 and Ash Wednesday February 14, 2024”

Gospel of Matthew 17:1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talkingContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 17:1-9, Last Sunday after Epiphany: February 19 2023”

Gospel of Matthew 5:21-37e Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insultContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 5:21-37e, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, February 12, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 5:13-20 Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannotContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-20; Fifth Sunday after The Epiphany, February 5, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they willContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12: Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, January 29, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,Continue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23. Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 22, 2023”

The Gospel of John 1:29-42 John saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him;Continue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of John 1: 29-42: Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 15, 2023”

The Gospel of Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in thisContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 3:13-17: First Sunday after Epiphany January 8, 2023.”

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, Jan 6, 2023”