Jesus the Way to the Father
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Fourth Week Of Easter John 14: 1-6 In the Gospel today, we begin the ‘Farewell Discourse’ (Jn 14-17).The announcement of Jesus’ imminent departure upsets his disciples and so he reassures them that he is going to his heavenly home to prepare a place for them […]
Eating the Flesh of the Messiah
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Third Week Of Easter John 6: 52-59 The Gospel text of today continues with the discourse on the Bread of Life. Jesus speaks of the necessity of eating his flesh and drinking his blood. The language of Jesus is shocking to his audience: eating his […]
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Within Easter Octave John 21: 1-14 Jesus was acting as a guide to his fisherman friends for the Disciples were in the dark therefore they did not recognize Jesus, but the eyes of the Disciple whom Jesus loved, were sharp, He understood before others the person on […]
Jesus Passion and Death
Reflection on the Gospel of the GOOD FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD JESUS John 18: 1-19: 42 The crucified Jesus, knowing for certain that everything has been accomplished, says: ‘I thirst’. It is quite normal for a crucified person who has lost a lot of blood to feel terribly thirsty. But the […]