The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 9:35-38 We have heard this sentence being quoted from the gospel passage in relation of vocations for a religious life. Jesus went about carrying out his mission in different ways, teaching, listening to the people, opening their minds to have […]
Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 8:27-33 The people in general and the disciples of Jesus were still in the realm of miracle dependency, and therefore, on their way to Caesarea Philippi Jesus explicitly asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am? and who […]
Jesus Cures a Blind Man at Bethsaida
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 8:22-26 Just as in the case of the Paralysed Man, who was brought to Jesus by family and friends, this blind man too is brought to him by acquaintances who believed in Jesus. We are not told anything about his […]
The Yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 8:14-21 There are two thoughts present in this Gospel Passage. One is the process that Jesus is going through and the other is the process of the disciples. Jesus presents to the disciples a lesson that need to pick from […]
The Demand for a Sign
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 8:11-13 A short passage with a deep meaning. For the Pharisees it was very difficult to accept Jesus as their messiah as they have been expecting someone powerful like King David, Solomon or the like. For 400 years the Jewish […]
Jesus Teaches and Heals
Reflection on the Gospel of the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 6:17, 20-26 Today’s Gospel is a parallel from Matthew’s version of the Sermon on the Mount. It is a reflection of an ideal Christian life. The teaching seems to be a paradox of blessings and woes but the heart of the message is […]
Feeding the Four Thousand
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 8:1-10 Jesus choose 12 Apostles to be with him and later sent them for mission. Apostles witnessed many miracles performed by Jesus. Out all the miracles 2 miracles related to feeding the crowd which shows Jesus’s love and compassion towards […]
The Wedding at Cana
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time (Our Lady of Lourdes, World Day Of The Sick) John 2:1-11 John’s purpose of writing the gospel was clearly to make his audience believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. His goal was not to provide information but […]
The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 7:24-30 Todays scripture readings place-setting and Jesus’ encounter with the Syrophoenician Woman teaches us a very important lesson for our living and our approach towards others. May it be Jesus approach towards the Syrophoenician woman or vice-versa the woman’s persistence […]
The Source of Uncleanliness
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 7:14-23 The desire an individual has, is what defiles him, or makes him holy. But the type of desire which awakens in humanity is the sum total of his experiences and how he wishes to respond to his experiences. Someone […]