Category Archives: Daily Readings

Readings “Master, we do not know where you are going;how can we know the way?” In the first chapter of John’s Gospel, John the Baptist saw Jesus and proclaimed, “Behold, the Lamb of God”. On hearing this, two of his … Continue reading →

Readings Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. Can we ever grasp the mystery and awe-fullness of the Incarnation?  How can it be that whoever has seen Jesus of Nazareth has actually seen the Father?  How can it be … Continue reading →

Readings My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. In the normal course of things, hearing voices is usually not a good sign.  Learning that someone is “hearing voices”, we might ask, what are they on?  … Continue reading →

Readings The Spirit told me to accompany them without discriminating. In the weeks since Easter, we have been taking our first reading at Mass from the Acts of the Apostles.  This has given us a window, if you will, into … Continue reading →

Readings “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;but what good are these for so many?” Our Gospel passage today, from the beginning of the sixth chapter of John, recounts the story of the multiplication … Continue reading →

Readings “For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.” In some ways, this is a curious passage from John’s Gospel.  Vss. 31-36 come after the conversation which Jesus had at night with Nicodemus, and sound rather similar … Continue reading →

Readings Yesterday, the Second Sunday of Easter, we concluded our celebration of the “Octave of Easter”, marked by the praying of the Gloria and the Alleluia dismissal, as well as a series of resurrection stories from the Gospels.  Today, we … Continue reading →

Readings Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” Peter was a fisherman.  So it’s not surprising that finding himself on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, he would decide to go fishing.  Or is it? They had … Continue reading →

Readings “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, . . . “ Sometimes what is new flows directly out of what has gone before.  It … Continue reading →

Readings Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. It was early morning, before dawn.  Miserable hours had gone by since those horrible events that ended the life of the Beloved one. Yet here she was, weeping in the darkness,   As … Continue reading →