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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Even now Jesus has risen!

Apr 12, 2020
The most joyful day of the life of the disciples was Easter Sunday. And hopefully also for us who are struggling right now with t…
Sunday 1st
Easter
Year A
John 20: 1-9
1295

“Who is this?... This is Jesus…”

Apr 5, 2020
One of the most common word in our ears in the past days is lockdown. This and other words like this became familiar to all of us…
Sunday Feast
Lent
Year A
Matthew 21:1-11
2156

“We stayed at work for you, you stay at home for us”

Mar 29, 2020
It has been two weeks now, we stay at home, since the lockdown declared by the government. We have cooperated, following the orde…
Sunday 5th
Lent
Year A
John 11:1-45
2796

Our Savior cures our blindness

Mar 22, 2020
The word of God for this Fourth Sunday of Lent offers us a  message of deep hope which is so much needed especially in this…
Sunday 4th
Lent
Year A
John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
1186

An Encounter

Mar 15, 2020
Yesterday I went to the post office. On the right sight, there was a big room for Post Office boxes. I could see the numbers in e…
Sunday 3rd
Lent
Year A
John 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42
2106

To listen to Jesus: our trans-figuration. To face dis-figuration

Mar 8, 2020
Every year, for the second Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Good News of the transfiguration of Jesus (to indicate the i…
Sunday 2nd
Lent
Year A
Matthew 17:1-9
2104

Disciples of Jesus or followers of the “separator”

Mar 1, 2020
We are starting the time of Lent. At the beginning of this journey, we read the gospel which describes the temptation of Jesus in…
Sunday 1st
Lent
Year A
Matthew 4:1-11
1951

God really makes us like him!

Feb 23, 2020
Sincerely, we think that one life will be not enough to be “perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect”. Especially listeni…
Sunday 7th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 5:38-48
2297

I have come not to abolish but to fulfill the law

Feb 16, 2020
Have you been following faithfully the law of God? If not yet, you are far from the Kingdom of God, but if you are following it…
Sunday 6th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 5:17-24, 27-30, 33-34, 37
2317

Being relevant to the world

Feb 9, 2020
Jesus in today’s gospel uses two metaphors to describe Christians. Christians are to be salt of the earth and light of the world…
Sunday 5th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 5:13-16
2167