Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who wascoming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. But Jesus, turningContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 26-38 Good Friday, April 3, 2026”
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Reflection on The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026
The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart ofContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 29, 2026
Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11: The Sunday of the Passion, March 29, 2026 The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 When Jesus and his disciples had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately youContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 29, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2026
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”
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 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.”
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