Gospel Reflections

  • Luke 2:22-40

    Luke 2:22-40

    Gospel Passage: Luke 2:22-40 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and…

  • Luke 1:26-38

    Luke 1:26-38

    Gospel Passage: Luke 1:26-38 The Angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But…

  • John 1:6-8, 19-28

    John 1:6-8, 19-28

    Gospel Passage: John 1:6-8, 19-28 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. This is the testimony given by John when the Jews…

  • Mark 1:1-8

    Mark 1:1-8

    Gospel Passage: Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make…

  • Mark 13:33-37

    Mark 13:33-37

    Gospel Passage: Mark 13:33-37 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come.” “It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with a particular task, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.…

  • Luke 21:1-4

    Luke 21:1-4

    Gospel Passage: Luke 21:1-4 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five of them were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the…

  • Matthew 25:31-46 – Christ the King

    Matthew 25:31-46 – Christ the King

    Gospel Passage: Matthew 25.31-46 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the Angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people from one another as the shepherd separates the…

  • Matthew 25:14-30 – Thirtythird Sunday of ordinary Time

    Matthew 25:14-30 – Thirtythird Sunday of ordinary Time

    Gospel Passage: Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. The one…

  • Matthew 25:1-13 – Thirtysecond Sunday of ordinary Time

    Matthew 25:1-13 – Thirtysecond Sunday of ordinary Time

    Gospel Passage: Matthew 25:1-13 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five of them were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the…

  • Luke 15:1-32

    Luke 15:1-32

    Gospel Passage: Luke 15:1-32 All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does…