REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • John 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today is the feast day of St. Mark. The first of the four canonical Gospel versions is attributed to him. The Synoptic Gospels tell of Jesus commissioning his disciples to go out and proclaim the Gospel (Mk 16:15-18; Mt 28:16-20; Lk 24:44-49). Matthew highlights Jesus’...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus appears to his disciples in Jerusalem. The disciples are startled and terrified, thinking that they are seeing a ghost. Jesus gives them the assurance that it is him. It is the risen Lord who always assures us that, no matter how startling and terrifying the situation...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel passage narrates the story of the two disciples who walk to Emmaus. As they walk, Jesus draws near and walks with them. While walking together, Jesus listens to them. When they themselves listen to what Jesus has to tell them, their hearts burn...
REFLECTIONS TODAY John’s Gospel presents Mary Magdalene as the one to have first seen the risen Christ. She begins with her human eyes and ends with the eyes of faith. She wants to express her love for Jesus by going to the tomb very early in the morning. She must have only been wanting to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Easter grace is something we can always approach. It is also something which we can turn away from. The amazing grace generated by Christ’s resurrection abounds. We can allow ourselves to be guided by such grace, leading us to the holiness of life. However, forces...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Alleluia! Alleluia! Jesus is risen! This is the night when the tomb is found empty. There is no sense looking for Jesus among the dead. Jesus is the living One who will die no more (Rom 6:9). Tonight, we complete our Paschal Triduum. We have received the commandment to love one...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today is Good Friday. We worship the Lord Jesus as he lays down his life for us. Moreover, we worship the Lord by living up to the challenge of accomplishing the mission he handed on to us. Jesus’ earthly mission is over, but God’s work of salvation continues through the new...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today is Maundy Thursday The word Maundy, from Latin mandatum, means “commandment.” As we enter the Paschal Triduum, we reflect on Jesus’ act of washing the feet of his disciples. We may reflect on the virtue of humility. Jesus is the master who washes the feet of his...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel narrates that Judas Iscariot goes to the chief priests to betray Jesus. He asks them money in exchange for his betrayal of Jesus. Judas wants to have more. Evil catches us when we are not contented with what we have. Not to be contented with whatever is...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel passage narrates the announcement of Judas’ betrayal. After Judas has left, the narrator of John’s Gospel emphatically writes: “It was night” (v 30). Night implies darkness. The imagery of darkness applies not only to the situation of Judas for...
