The Death of John the Baptist
Reflection on the Gospel of Saturday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 14:1-12 Today’s Gospel talks about 3 important message 1) The Death of John the Baptist. 2) The sense of guilt of King Herod, 3) The Oath King Herod takes. 1) John the Baptist was the last prophet sent to the […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of Friday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:54-58 Jesus came from the humble and low profile town of Nazareth. A Carpenter’s son was supposed to be helping his father and learning the trade, not speaking volumes about the Love of God and the Kingdom of God! It […]
Martha Expresses Faith In Jesus As The Source of Resurrection
Reflection on the Gospel of Thursday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time John 11:19-27 Martha, Lazarus and Mary had opened their home and hearts to Jesus. He was a frequent visitor to their homes. What must have started as a casual acquaintance, developed into firm ties of friendship, between them. And like the […]
The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to Hidden Treasure and the Finest Pearl
Reflection on the Gospel of Wednesday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:44-46 The Kingdom of Heaven/Kingdom of God is the main theme of the Gospel of Matthew. What then is this Kingdom? How do we attain it? How do we qualify for it? What is the Kingdom of God? Genesis mentions […]
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Weeds
Reflection on the Gospel of Tuesday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:36-43 Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field. The Disciples are confused, just as the servants of the Land Owner. Why the delay in removing the weeds? They do not understand God’s Mercy, Patience and Wisdom. […]
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Reflection on the Gospel of Friday In The Sixteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:31-34 Jesus mostly spoke to the crowds in parables though he was aware everyone did not understand the deeper meaning of the parables. Many a times, even the disciples wondered what it meant and Jesus would explain to them the […]
Jesus Feeds A Crowd Of Five Thousand
Reflection on the Gospel of Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time John 6:1-15 The Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Jesus notices that a multitude of people have followed Him and His disciples. Jesus knows that the people are tired, hungry and are in need. He is interested in taking care […]
The Parable of Weeds Among The Wheat
Reflection on the Gospel of Friday In The Sixteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:24-30 During the 3 years of his earthly ministry, Jesus went about preaching and teaching people by using many parables. One third of Jesus teachings was in parables. Some of the most remembered sayings of Jesus are also in parables, so […]
The Parable of the Sower Explained
Reflection on the Gospel of Friday In The Sixteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:18-23 The parable of the Sower as we commonly know is also covered by the other two evangelists in Mk 4 : 1-9 and Lk 8: 4-8, 11-15 . The Sower here is our Lord, the seeds – the Word […]
Mary Magdalene’s Testimony of the Empty Tomb
Reflection on the Gospel of Thursday In The Sixteenth Week In Ordinary Time John 20:1-2, 11-18 The Risen Lord is giving each and every one of us a unique experience, for Leaders and for the simple and common people. As seen in this passage, for Simon Peter and the other disciples He had something […]