Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 21, 2023 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel, Jesus Christ, who has been hidden and silent since his birth, begins his public ministry in a significant manner, doing and saying something that sets the stage for his entire ministry and indeed reveals the purpose of his coming. How does he start...

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 14, 2023 | Meditations

Our Gospel today comes in three pairs of verses, with each pair offering us further insight into the identity of Jesus Christ. The first pair declares Jesus as the Lamb of God; the second pair shows him as the New Creation; and the third as Son of God. It is John the...

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Nov 12, 2022 | Meditations

In the Spiritual Reflection for this week, Pope Francis says this about God: “It is He, the Lord, Who guides our existence and knows the ultimate purpose of things and events.” This is what we believe as Christians – that God has a plan for the world, and for each one...

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Nov 5, 2022 | Meditations

In the month of November, the Church focuses in a special way on what is to come after death. The month begins with All Saints Day and All Souls Day, and it concludes with the Solemnity of Christ the King, which is the celebration of what will take place at the end of...

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 29, 2022 | Meditations

The God who reveals himself to us, in whom we believe and whom we worship, is a God of mercy. He is a God who created us out of love, and who reaches out to us in mercy in order to share with us the eternal and rich glories he has promised that the saints will inherit...