The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-Second Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 4: 16-30 In today’s Gospel Passage at one hand is Jesus proclaim his manifesto to the world, starting here at His home town, and at the other end of the passage is His rejection by family and friends (that […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Seventeeth Week Of Ordinary Time Memorial: St. John Marie Vianney Matthew 13: 54-58 In today’s Gospel Jesus comes to his own hometown, Nazareth and began to teach the people in their synagogue. In a close-knit village, everyone presumes to know everything about Jesus, yet he startles […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Fourth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 6: 1-6 When I was in school there was this boy whom I always stayed away from. I thought that he had a lot of attitude and was full of himself. When I was in college I helped as […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-Second Week In Ordinary Time Luke 4:16-30 When Jesus reads from the Book of Isaiah, he reads about Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, i.e. Jesus himself. Though the people of Nazareth had heard about all the signs and wonders that Jesus had done […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of Friday In The Seventeenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 13:54-58 Jesus came from the humble and low profile town of Nazareth. A Carpenter’s son was supposed to be helping his father and learning the trade, not speaking volumes about the Love of God and the Kingdom of God! It […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Mark 6:1-6 The rejection of Jesus is the crux of today’s Gospel. Nazareth, a small village in Galilee – the Gentile region of Israel was the place where Jesus grew up. He is a familiar face among his village folk. The ordinary humble humanity and simple family background of Jesus creates a stir among the […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
To Read Click Mark 6:1-6 Jesus is unable to work miracles in Nazareth This is what Mark is trying to tell us Why? Because of the unbelief of those who saw Jesus everyday as he was growing up. His was a family simple. His was a simple un-noticable life lived. Suddenly Jesus was giving […]