Jesus Walks on the Water
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Second Week Of Easter John 6:16-21 Today’s Gospel passage talks about Jesus walking on the water. After feeding 5000 people on the mountain, Jesus instructed his disciples to reach the other side of the lake i.e. reach out to the gentile people and proclaim the good […]
Feeding the Five Thousand
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Second Week Of Easter John 6:1-15 Jesus attracted the people like a magnet with his teachings, a whole new perspective on God – from someone far away just giving instructions or commands to one who is a loving and caring father to each one. His teachings […]
The One Who Comes from Heaven
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Second Week Of Easter John 3:31-36 Jesus invites and welcomes All to live a life in abundance. He pours out his steadfast love on us, He lavishes his Fathers Love by revealing to us God’s merciful face of love. We only need to accept and receive […]
The Sign of God’s Love of Humanity
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Second Week Of Easter John 3:16-21 We all do accept that God’s Love is Steadfast, unchanging and all giving. We understand this in a big way in the Incarnation of Jesus. God came and pitched his tent amongst us, a thing that needs to be totally […]
To Be Born Again
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Second Week Of Easter John 3:7b-15 Chapter 3 in John’s Gospel, has Jesus educating Nicodemus about being Born Again to be able to see and participate in God’s Kingdom. What then is being Born Again? Let us look at Paul to understand this a little. Paul was […]
The Ascension of Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Second Week Of Easter (Feast: St. Mark Evangelist) Mark 16:15-20 These are the last words of Jesus before he ascended into heaven. All three synoptic Gospels mention the instructions given by Jesus to the Apostles and the disciples to preach the word of God (Luke’s Gospel […]
The Purpose of John’s Gospel
Reflection on the Gospel of the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) John 20:19-31 Faith, it is easy to express when circumstances are fantastic. Faith is challenged during times of difficulty. However, the strength of one’s faith is truly determined when it’s tested. Faith is not based exclusively on fact or logic but it […]
Jesus Commissions the Disciples
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday Within Easter Octave Mark 16:9-15 After resurrection Jesus had continuously appeared to his disciples in different form for 40 days and shown them that he is alive. All the gospel author recorded clearly that early morning on the first day of the week Jesus first appeared to Mary […]
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Within Easter Octave John 21:1-14 Jesus has resurrected and appeared to the Apostles/Disciples two times already. In this Gospel scene we find seven of the Apostles in Galilee heading out to fish. What are they doing here, aren’t they supposed to be in Jerusalem? Here we must remember […]
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Within Easter Octave Luke 24:35-48 Jesus Appears to His Disciples – He is the fulfillment of the OT; The Law the Prophets, The Psalms, by his Passion, Death and Resurrection He has gained the Victory and established again in us the everlasting life we were first blessed with […]