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”
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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”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 1:1-18 First Sunday after Christmas December 28, 2025
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 28, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 1:18-25 Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2025
The Gospel of Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her toContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 1:18-25 Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost November 9, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there wereContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost November 9, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 18:1-8 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 19, 2025
The Gospel of Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 18:1-8 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 19, 2025”
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