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The Gospel of John 12:31-36a  Jesus said, “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. The crowdContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 12:31-36a for Holy Cross Day  Sept 14, 2021”

September 12, 2021 Dearest Lord Jesus, We come to you today, praying for each of our grandchildren and their parents. While these loved ones are precious to us, they are more adored by You, their Lord and Savior. We pray You bless them with good health, sound minds, healthy emotions and loving hearts.  Please guideContinue reading “Grandparents Day prayer”

September 12, 2021 The Gospel of Mark 8:27-38 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them,Continue reading “Reflection on Mark 8:27-38, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost“

The Epistle of James 2: 1-10, 14-17 My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if youContinue reading “Reflection on James 2:1-10, 14-17 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 5, 2021”

The Gospel of Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash theirContinue reading “Reflection on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost”

Jesus said, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which yourContinue reading “Reflection on the Gospel of John 6:56-69 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021”

Gospel of John 6:51-58 Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”. The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his fleshContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 6:51-58 12th Sunday after Pentecost August 15 2021”

The Gospel of John 6:35, 41-51 Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “IsContinue reading “Reflection on John 6:35, 41-51 11th Sunday after Pentecost August 8, 2021”

The Gospel of John 6:24-35 The next day, when the people who remained after the feeding of the five thousand saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they saidContinue reading “Reflection on John 6:24-35 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 1, 2021”

Gospel of John 6:1-21 Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, theContinue reading “Reflection on John 6:1-21 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – July 25, 2021”