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”
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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 4:1-1 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 2026
The 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.”Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 4:1-1 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 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 Matthew 17: 1-9, Transfiguration Sunday February 15, 2026.
The 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,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 17: 1-9, Transfiguration Sunday February 15, 2026.”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 5:13-20 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 8, 2026
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 under foot. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hillContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 5:13-20 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 8, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23 Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 25 2026
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, onContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23 Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 25 2026”
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 Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of our Lord January 11, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 3:1317 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 inContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of our Lord January 11, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 2:1-12 The Epiphany January 6, 2026
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.” When King Herod heard this,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 2:1-12 The Epiphany January 6, 2026”
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