The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whomContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2026”
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Reflection on The Feast Of Saint Patrick March 17, 2026
Collect for The Feast of Saint Patrick Lord, through the work of Saint Patrick in Ireland we have come to acknowledge the mystery of the one true God and give thanks for our salvation in Christ; grant by his prayers that we who celebrate this festival may keep alive the fire of faith he kindled.Continue reading “Reflection on The Feast Of Saint Patrick March 17, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 9:1-41 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2026
The Gospel of John 9:1-41 As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 9:1-41 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 4:5-42 Third Sunday of Lent March 8, 2026
The Gospel of John 4:5-42 Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and JesusContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 4:5-42 Third Sunday of Lent March 8, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 3:1-17 Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2026
The Gospel of John 3:1-17 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.”Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 3:1-17 Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 6: 1-6,16-21 Ash Wednesday February 18, 2026
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 Ash Wednesday February 18, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 15:9-17 The Feast of St. Valentine February 14, 2026
The Gospel of John 15:9-17 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joyContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 15:9-17 The Feast of St. Valentine February 14, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel Of Luke 2:22-40 The Presentation of Our Lord February 2, 2026
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 “Reflection on The Gospel Of Luke 2:22-40 The Presentation of Our Lord February 2, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12 Fourth Sunday after The Epiphany, February 1, 2025
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 theyContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12 Fourth Sunday after The Epiphany, February 1, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 1:29-42 Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 18, 2026
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 18, 2026”
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