Jesus Testifies to John The Baptist’s Greatness
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Third Week Of Advent Luke 7:24-30 Jesus affirms John the Baptist as a prophet, even more than a prophet, and greatest of all human beings, and how his way of living and humility still attracts people from far and wide. Yet John is just a messenger […]
The Greatness of John The Baptist
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Second Week Of Advent Matthew 11:11-15 Jesus speaks about and praises John the Baptist for his boldness, his humility, detachments, preparedness to die, to witness, his role as a prophet, this also reflect his mother(family) bringing him up in the understanding of Gods love and teachings. […]
Hearers and Doers
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The First Week Of Advent Matthew 7:21, 24-27 Are we Hearers and doers of the word of God? Jesus insists in putting this teaching into practice, transmits the strength gained during prayer and worship in doing good to the Neighbours. Mere listening or feeling good in praying […]
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 […]
Jesus And Prayer
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Thirty-Third Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 14:22-33 In the first part of Today’s scripture reading we see, Jesus as always separates himself from the crowds to spend time alone in prayer with his Heavenly Father, by know we know, through spending time in prayer and in […]
The Coming of the Kingdom
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Thirty-Second Week In Ordinary Time Luke 17:20-25 The Pharisees questioned Jesus when will the Kingdom of God come ? But were they prepared for it and also are we prepared for the Kingdom? Jesus makes this complex question seem very easy by the way he answers […]
The Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Thirty-First Week In Ordinary Time Luke 15:1-10 “This man receives sinners and eats with them,” this was the accusation of the Pharisees with regards Jesus. And Jesus in fact welcomed and fellowshipped with untouchables, those ritually not clean, especially sinners, in fact Jesus inaugurated his minister […]
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 6:12-19 (Feasts: Apostles Simon & Jude) Jesus as human had the authority from God to do everything, and as God he was Lord and Master of all. Yet he did not use his divine will and practiced his Human will. […]
Jesus the Cause of Division
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 12:49-53 Does The Word of God Heal us or at times upset and confuse us. Are we true disciples of Jesus and can we experience his healing presence, understand his teachings and Love in every passage and word He personally […]
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-Seventh Week In Ordinary Time Luke 1:26-38 With God nothing is impossible.. are you ready to say Yes to the Lord? Nazareth, the home village of Mary, was not noted for any good, or have any importance reference to it in Israelite history. Mary’s upbringing in […]