The Widows Offering
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 38-44 Many of the teaching of Jesus are in the form of Parable addressed to different groups of people. Some parables are for an ordinary folk, some are for the Pharisees, some of the Sadducees, some for priest, […]
The Question about Davids Son
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 35-37 In the preceding passage, Jesus reminded his listeners of the importance of wholeheartedly loving “the one Lord” with all their being. In today’s gospel, while teaching at the temple, Jesus affirms his own status as Lord. He […]
The First Commandment
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 28b-34 “…love your neighbour as yourself.” Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, all your strength, Jesus’ opponents seem to have prepared a question bank to test Jesus, since the tricky […]
The Question about the Resurrection
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 18-27 God of the living! What a powerful message we have in today’s gospel. Our God is the God of the living and not of the dead. The topic of our reflection in today’s gospel is resurrection. Dear family […]
The Question about Paying Taxes
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 13-17 In todays gospel note how the Pharisees and Herodians use the truth in a dishonest way to achieve their ends. They correctly say that Jesus teaches the way of God in accordance with the truth, but then […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 1-12 Seeing that many Pharisees had come to Jesus, not to listen and contemplate on what Jesus is teaching but to condemn him. These Pharisees were the ones who had read the scriptures, knew every word on the […]
Gods Eternal Love
Reflection on the Gospel of HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY John 3: 16-18 Love – is it an emotion? Choice? Decision? Virtue? Poets, lyricists, playwrights, novelists and even scripture has tried to define love. St. Paul describes love as patient, kind, not envious, boastful or arrogant. It doesn’t insist on its own way, not resentful or […]
Jesus Authority Is Questioned
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Eight Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 11: 27-33 Jesus throughout his mission preached the good news with full authority, being empowered by God who anointed Him through the Baptismal actions John the Baptist. As per Zechariah 9: 9 “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! […]
Jesus and Israel
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Eight Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 11: 11-26 In today’s reading from the Gospel of Mark, we encounter the story of Jesus cursing the fig tree, as well as his cleansing of the Temple. Here is a summary of the key events: Jesus arrives in […]
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Eight Week Of Ordinary Time Feast: Jesus Christ The Eternal High Priest John 17: 1-2, 9, 14-26 The Heavenly Father has given all authority and power to Jesus, He in all humility surrenders his authority and power to his heavenly Father again, in and through […]