Jesus Calls the First Disciples

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The First Week Of Advent (Feast of the Apostle Andrew) Matthew 4:18-22 “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”  And they immediately followed Jesus. The following of James, Peter, James and John is not based on the literal understanding of Jesus’ words, nor […]

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The First Week Of Advent Matthew 8:5-11 The centurion was a person in authority in the Roman Empire. From this passage we see that though he was not a Jew, he had heard and known of Jesus and his works.  And when his servant got paralyzed, he […]

The Coming of the Son of Man

Reflection on the Gospel of the First Sunday of Advent Luke 21:25-28, 34-36   Alert! Alert! It’s the Gospel of the End Times. We may not know when the end will be but we are to be ready for it anytime.  Although Luke’s Gospel does paint a scary picture, we may not be sure if […]

Exhortation to Watch

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Thirty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 21:34-36 Today’s Gospel reading giving us  a warning or alert message to entire world. Through this passage Jesus urge us to be vigilant and pray so, that we may stand  boldly and courageously before the Lord on the day of […]

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Thirty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 21:29-33 When we go to a doctor for a diagnosis, we are asked various questions and then we realize how the signs/ symptoms  that were seen but ignored, were intrinsically linked to the illness. If we are lucky, the illness […]

The Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold

Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Thirty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 21:20-28 In today’s scripture reading we see three things events being spoken of; first the destruction of Jerusalem, second the natural calamities that will take place before the End of Time and finally in verse 28 it speaks of the […]

The Destruction of the Temple Foretold

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Thirty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 21:5-11 In this entire passage there are two prophecies/instructions mixed… and the Gospel writer is saying both these in the same breath, and that is why, we may confuse them as being one prophecy. The second prophecy is about the […]

The Widow’s Offering

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Thirty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 21:1-4 It was a custom for the Jews during Jesus’ time to offer their best when they went to the temple.  The rich and the Pharisees alike would always enter the temple and pray aloud and even show off their […]

Jesus are You the King of the Jews?

Reflection on the Gospel of the Final Sunday In Ordinary Time John 18:33b-37 (Feast: Christ the King) It’s no secret, the Sanhedrin wanted Jesus dead. However, the power of executing civilians to death solely remained with the Romans who ruled over the Jewish nation at that time. Revolt or rebellion against the Romans qualified as an […]