REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus talks to his disciples, acknowledging how lucky they are because they have seen and heard what the ancient prophets and holy people longed to see and hear, but they did not. It is true. Blessed are their eyes and their ears. The prophets and the righteous of old did not have...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Parents usually want their children to have the best in life, even to a fault. The mother of James and John is no different. So she asks Jesus to make them sit, one at his right and the other at his left when his Kingdom comes. Does she and her sons know what they are asking for?...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 11:1-13 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. Give us each day...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the Kingdom of heaven, God allows the evil people to coexist with the good ones. In the parable of the weeds among the wheat, the servants wish to remove the weeds from the field because they are not sown by the landowner, but by an enemy. The landowner objects, stressing that...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The two angels ask Mary of Magdala why she is crying. She is supposed to be rejoicing, for Jesus is risen from the dead. Peter and the other disciple have gone home after verifying her report. The latter disciple makes an act of faith upon seeing the empty tomb. But Mary of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus has just begun to tell a series of parables to his listeners. But right after the first one, the parable of the Sower, the disciples ask why Jesus speaks in parables. Why not use plain language so that they and other people will understand better? Jesus explains that it is...
REFLECTIONS TODAY As Jesus goes out of the house and sits down by the sea, large crowds gather around him. Sitting on a boat now, Jesus narrates the parable of the Sower, teaching the importance of listening to the Word of God. Our bodily instrument in listening is our ears. We will never learn...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the middle of his preaching before the crowds about the return of unclean spirits, somebody shouts at Jesus, informing him of the presence of his mother and brothers wanting to speak to him. At this, he replies, “Who is my mother?” He also asks, “Who are my brothers?”...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Ninevites repented at the preaching of Jonah. They believed that his message came from God. To avert punishment, they fasted and wore sackcloths as a sign of their repentance. Jesus commends those pagan people who responded to the call of God, without asking for proofs or...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 10:38-42 Martha needs help. She asks Jesus to tell her sister Mary to help her in the kitchen. She is hard up preparing the food for Jesus. Jesus gently reprimands Martha for being too busy. She can simplify her preparation, which should not take much time and energy. Jesus...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Obviously, it is Jesus who is greater than the Temple. But the Pharisees do not realize this. They question why his disciples pick heads of grain and eat them on a Sabbath. They are violating the law. Among others, works prohibited on Sabbath are: sowing, plowing, reaping, binding...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus invites his disciples to come to him for a little rest. They have been very busy in their mission. And they deserve rest. They still have a lot of things to do, but Jesus wants them to relax, to pause, and to enjoy his presence among them. Jesus’ burden is light. What he...
