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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

The tomb was not the last station

Apr 17, 2022
In our Gospel today, Mary Magdala went to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark.  She wanted to go to the t…
Sunday Feast
Easter
Year C
Matthew 28:1-10
904

The Lord's Sacrifice: The Grace of an Infinite Love

Apr 10, 2022
The liturgy of the Church invites us to reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus and, after his death, the joy of his resurrection. Palm…
Sunday Feast
Lent
Year C
Lk 22:14—23:56
1532

Go, and from now on do not sin anymore

Apr 3, 2022
Funerals in the house are very privileged moments of encountering people in a deeper level of meaning and interaction. It has be…
Sunday 5th
Lent
Year C
Jn 8:1-11
1153

Our God brings us back to life, always

Mar 27, 2022
During these weeks of Lent, while the first Sunday the Gospel told us about the need of entering the desert, to face and to becom…
Sunday 4th
Lent
Year C
Lk 15:1–3, 11–32
1119

Different

Mar 20, 2022
One of my best friends died of cancer two years ago. Before she died, she had a misunderstanding with one of her in-laws. She die…
Sunday 3rd
Lent
Year C
Lk 13:1–9
1440

It is good that we are here

Mar 13, 2022
Three Russian monks lived on a faraway island. Nobody ever went there, but one day their bishop decided to make a pastoral visit…
Sunday 2nd
Lent
Year C
Luke 9:28b-36
961

Guiding and judging

Feb 27, 2022
Continuing with the Sermon on the Beatitudes, and after calling us to forgive and love our enemies and be merciful as his Father…
Sunday 8th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 6:39-45
1144

From beatitudes to be-attitudes: (to) love your enemy

Feb 20, 2022
Today's gospel reading is a continuation of the teaching that began in last Sunday's gospel. We continue to hear Jesus' Sermon on…
Sunday 7th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 6:27-38
1227

Beatitudes

Feb 13, 2022
Sometimes I celebrate a mass at our parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Road 3, Project 8. In this parish, I met a servant who is…
Sunday 6th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 6:17, 20-26
1392

The Fishermen Were Washing Their Nets

Feb 6, 2022
It is interesting to realize that the calling of the disciples did not happen in a special place or during a particular prayer ex…
Sunday 5th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 5:1-11
2858