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618 total views The gospel reading today (Mt 9:36-10:8) shows the movement of Jesus’ mission, from his self-presentation in word and deed (Mt 5-9) to commissioning and instructing his disciples (ch. 10). It appears that Jesus’ compassion was triggered ‘while going around to all towns and villages, seeing the crowds like sheep without a shepherd and
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236 total views When talking about the body and blood of Christ the immediate biblical reference given is the Eucharistic institution found in Mt 26: 26-29; Mk 14: 22-25; and Lk 22:17-20, which is traced from what is considered the earliest version of the formula in 1 Cor 11:23-25. Although the gospel of John seems silent
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532 total views s1S#140 “Trinity” (A) According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (no. 261), “the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”; (for the development of
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296 total views The “temporal” narrative of the descent of the Holy Spirit (so with the Ascension of the Lord before that) is found only in St. Luke’s Acts of the Apostles (2:1-11, today’s second reading), recounting ‘a strong driving wind coming from the sky filling the entire house where the first Christian community was gathered’,
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282 total views The farewell discourse of Jesus is continued in today’s gospel, (Jn 14:15-21). And here the context of leave-taking and eventual return of Jesus is well pronounced: “I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate…I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you”, (vv16, 18). The word ‘paraklētos’
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247 total views Chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of St. John are identified as the Farwell Address of Jesus, so called because of its character where the speaker is about to depart or to die. These words of exhortation to his successors and followers, to be passed on to others, contain prophecies, words of caution about
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141 total views The fourth Sunday of Easter is celebrated as The Good Shepherd Sunday. The pastoral imagery is commonly used both in the Ancient Near East and even in the Greek culture when referring to leaders of the people. In today’s reading (John 10:1-10) Jesus does not refer to him immediately as the good Shepherd
