Posts Tagged ‘John’
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (the Wedding feast in Cana)
Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5. Jerusalem will no longer be desolate and forsaken but will be overflowing with life. The Lord will address her as “My Delight” and her land will be called “Espoused.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. There are many gifts and ministries, but one and the same Spirit who accomplished each good action in everyone. John 2:1-12. The marriage ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Corinthians, Isaiah, John, love, marriage, mystical union, unity, Wedding feast in Cana
Second Sunday After Christmas
Readings: Sirach 24: 1-4, 8-12. Wisdom proclaims her life with God before the creation of the world. Afterwards she wandered the world restlessly until she fixed her abode at the Jerusalem temple. Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18. Before creation God predestined us in Christ as the object of his love and as his very own adopted children Paul ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged charity, Christ, Ephesians, God, Jesus, John, Logos, Predestined, Sirach, Social Justice, Sophia, The Word, Wisdom
Solemnity of Christ The King
Readings: Dn 7:13-14 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33b-37 Thoughst for your consideration: by Jim O’shea, CP In John’s gospel offered for the feast of Christ the King we are permitted to listen to the face off between two power players – Pilate and Jesus – both who possess tremendous power in their respective kingdoms. If Jesus were any other type ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Christ the King, Daniel, gospel, Jesus, John, Pilate, Power, revelations, truth
Solemnity of All Saints
Readings: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14. The 144,000 from every tribe of Israel are the ones who have survived the period of great trial. 1 John 3:1-3. We shall see God as God is, for we are God’s children. All who have hope keep themselves pure as God is pure. Matt 5:1-12. Jesus teaches the disciples the blessedness of following ... Read more
XXI Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17 Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69 Thoughts for your Consideration: by John Gonzalez In this Sunday’s readings we are invited to be renewed and recommitted to our faith community. The first reading offers us an historical glimpse of the evolution of our faith. The people with Joshua are now aware of the new situation they find themselves in. ... Read more
XIX Sunday In Ordinary Time
Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Ephesians 4:30—5:2 John 6:41-51 Thoughts For Your Consideration: by Hugo Esparza, CP During one of the hardest nights of my work with taxi-drivers last year, I sat discouraged, hopeless and exhausted with my team of organizers. The group of primarily East-African and Middle-Eastern, Muslim, Cab-drivers had decided to go on strike a few days before. The ... Read more
XVIII Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Exodus 16: 2-4; 12-15 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6: 24-35 Thoughts for your consideration: by John Gonzalez “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.” This is how Jesus responded to the people who searched him out after the feeding of the multitude ... Read more
Pentacost Sunday
Readings: Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Galatians 5:16-25 John 20:19-23 or John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Thoughts for your Consideration: If you happen to be in the new St. Gabriel’s church in Toronto (Canada) and turn towards those reading the Scriptures during the liturgy you will always look beyond them into the large garden exposed by the passive solar ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Corinthians, Galatians, garden, Harvest, Holy Spirit, John, Nature, Pentecost
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 1 John 4:11-16 John 17:11-19 Thoughts for your consideration: This week’s scriptures takes us through that transitional period between the Ascension and Pentecost. In Acts we find the Apostles attempting to redefine themselves in the midst of this transition. One of the great Passionist scripture scholars, Fr. Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP, tells us in his commentaries on ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, collaboration, Jesus, John, love, Transition, truth
Ascension Thursday
Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:17-23 Mark 16:15-20 Thoughts for your consideration: Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God and Man. His life demonstrates to us the great mystery of what it means to be a human who serves the will of God the Father. True, Jesus is the Son of God and as such we can see the closeness ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Ascension, incarnation, Jesus, John, Mark
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