The Prayer of Jesus
Seventh Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus prays for His people and for the world. In His prayer, He asks the Father …
The Ascension of the Lord
Ascension Thursday or transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage, we read about Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven. Before He returns …
The Advocate
Sixth Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus teaches His disciples that loving Him and the Father requires keeping His word. Jesus understands …
The New Commandment
Fifth Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus gives His disciples a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you. In …
Teaching About the Father
Fourth Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage Jesus tells us that He and the Father are one. In other words, Jesus tells us …
The Appearance to the Seven Disciples
Third Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel passage, the Risen Jesus appears again to the Apostles who were fishing, with no success. Similar to …
Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy
This week concludes the Octave of Easter with the great feast of Divine Mercy. While the Octave comes to an end, we continue in the …
Easter Sunday
In the Gospel for Easter Sunday, we read about Mary Magdalene and two Apostles finding Jesus’ tomb empty on the first Easter morning. In this …
Triduum
Triduum is the shortest liturgical season in the Church year. It comprises three days from the evening of Holy Thursday through the evening of Easter …
Palm Sunday
The Gospel for Palm Sunday contains the entire Passion narrative. When we hear it proclaimed, we are meant to journey with Christ as He takes …
Fifth Sunday of Lent
In this week’s Gospel passage, the Pharisees bring a woman caught in the act of adultery before Jesus to test His application of the Law …
Fourth Sunday of Lent
The Gospel for the fourth Sunday of Lent contains one of the best-known parables of Jesus’: the parable of the lost, or prodigal, son. With …
Third Sunday of Lent
In the Gospel for the third Sunday of Lent, Jesus tells a story of a fig tree that hasn’t grown any fruit for three years. …
Second Sunday of Lent
In the Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent, Jesus is revealed in His full glory as God at the Transfiguration. During Lent, we reflect …
First Sunday of Lent
In the Gospel for this first Sunday in Lent, Jesus spends forty days in the desert preparing for His public ministry. In many ways, Lent …
Ash Wednesday
In the Gospel passage for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, Jesus teaches His disciples, and us, about the how we should give alms, pray, …