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The Ascension of the Lord – Mark 16:15–20 
 
Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel. 
 
Jesus said to his disciples: 
“Go into the whole world 
and proclaim the gospel to every creature. 
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; 
whoever does not believe will be condemned. 
These signs will accompany those who believe: 
in my name they will drive out demons, 
they will speak new languages. 
They will pick up serpents with their hands, 
and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. 
They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 
 
So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, 
was taken up into heaven 
and took his seat at the right hand of God. 
But they went forth and preached everywhere, 
while the Lord worked with them 
and confirmed the word through accompanying signs. 
 
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The Ascension of the Lord – Mark 16:15–20

Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel.

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Go into the whole world
and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will drive out demons,
they will speak new languages.
They will pick up serpents with their hands,
and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them.
They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them,
was taken up into heaven
and took his seat at the right hand of God.
But they went forth and preached everywhere,
while the Lord worked with them
and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.

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The Ascension of the Lord (Cycle B) – Mark 16:15–20 - JMT Gospel Reflection

6th Sunday of Easter – John 14:15–21 
 
You will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. 
Jesus said to his disciples: 
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 
And I will ask the Father, 
and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, 
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, 
because it neither sees nor knows him. 
But you know him, because he remains with you, 
and will be in you. 
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. 
In a little while the world will no longer see me, 
but you will see me, because I live and you will live. 
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father 
and you are in me and I in you. 
Whoever has my commandments and observes them 
is the one who loves me. 
And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, 
and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” 
 
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6th Sunday of Easter – John 14:15–21

You will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept,
because it neither sees nor knows him.
But you know him, because he remains with you,
and will be in you.
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
In a little while the world will no longer see me,
but you will see me, because I live and you will live.
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father
and you are in me and I in you.
Whoever has my commandments and observes them
is the one who loves me.
And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

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6th Sunday of Easter (Cycle A) – John 14:15–21– JMT Gospel Reflection

3rd Sunday of Easter – Luke 24:13-35 
 
He was made known to them in the breaking of bread. 
 
That very day, the first day of the week, 
two of Jesus’ disciples were going 
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, 
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. 
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, 
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, 
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. 
He asked them, 
“What are you discussing as you walk along?” 
They stopped, looking downcast. 
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, 
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem 
who does not know of the things 
that have taken place there in these days?” 
And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” 
They said to him, 
“The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, 
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word 
before God and all the people, 
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over 
to a sentence of death and crucified him. 
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; 
and besides all this, 
it is now the third day since this took place. 
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: 
they were at the tomb early in the morning 
and did not find his body; 
they came back and reported 
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels 
who announced that he was alive. 
Then some of those with us went to the tomb 
and found things just as the women had described, 
but him they did not see.” 
And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! 
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! 
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things 
and enter into his glory?” 
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, 
he interpreted to them what referred to him 
in all the Scriptures. 
As they approached the village to which they were going, 
he gave the impression that he was going on farther. 
But they urged him, “Stay with us, 
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” 
So he went in to stay with them. 
And it happened that, while he was with them at table, 
he took bread, said the blessing, 
broke it, and gave it to them. 
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, 
but he vanished from their sight. 
Then they said to each other, 
“Were not our hearts burning within us 
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” 
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem 
where they found gathered together 
the eleven and those with them who were saying, 
“The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” 
Then the two recounted 
what had taken place on the way 
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread. 
 
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3rd Sunday of Easter – Luke 24:13-35

He was made known to them in the breaking of bread.

That very day, the first day of the week,
two of Jesus’ disciples were going
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them,
“What are you discussing as you walk along?”
They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know of the things
that have taken place there in these days?”
And he replied to them, “What sort of things?”
They said to him,
“The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over
to a sentence of death and crucified him.
But we were 

3rd Sunday of Easter (Cycle A) – Luke 24:13-35 - JMT Gospel Reflection

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (Cycle A) 
 Please visit the following link for the full readings: 
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Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (Cycle A) 
 Please visit the following link for the full readings:
http://usccb.org/bible/readings/040520.cfm

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Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (Cycle A) Matthew 26:14—27:66 OR 27:11-54

5th Sunday of Lent - Gospel John 11:1-45 
 
I am the resurrection and the life. 
 
Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, 
the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 
Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil 
and dried his feet with her hair; 
it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. 
 
So the sisters sent word to him saying, 
“Master, the one you love is ill.” 
When Jesus heard this he said, 
“This illness is not to end in death, 
but is for the glory of God, 
that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 
So when he heard that he was ill, 
he remained for two days in the place where he was. 
Then after this he said to his disciples, 
“Let us go back to Judea.” 
The disciples said to him, 
“Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, 
and you want to go back there?” 
Jesus answered, 
“Are there not twelve hours in a day? 
If one walks during the day, he does not stumble, 
because he sees the light of this world. 
But if one walks at night, he stumbles, 
because the light is not in him.” 
He said this, and then told them, 
“Our friend Lazarus is asleep, 
but I am going to awaken him.” 
So the disciples said to him, 
“Master, if he is asleep, he will be saved.” 
But Jesus was talking about his death, 
while they thought that he meant ordinary sleep. 
So then Jesus said to them clearly, 
“Lazarus has died. 
And I am glad for you that I was not there, 
that you may believe. 
Let us go to him.” 
So Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, 
“Let us also go to die with him.” 
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus 
had already been in the tomb for four days. 
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away. 
And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary 
to comfort them about their brother. 
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, 
she went to meet him; 
but Mary sat at home. 
Martha said to Jesus, 
“Lord, if you had been here, 
my brother would not have died. 
But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, 
God will give you.” 
Jesus said to her, 
 
“Your brother will rise.” 
Martha said to him, 
“I know he will rise, 
in the resurrection on the last day.” 
Jesus told her, 
“I am the resurrection and the life; 
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, 
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. 
Do you believe this?” 
She said to him, “Yes, Lord. 
I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, 
the one who is coming into the world.” 
When she had said this, 
she went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, 
“The teacher is here and is asking for you.” 
As soon as she heard this, 
she rose quickly and went to him. 
For Jesus had not yet come into the village, 
but was still where Martha had met him. 
So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her 
saw Mary get up quickly and go out, 
they followed her, 
presuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, 
she fell at his feet and said to him, 
“Lord, if you had been here, 
my brother would not have died.” 
When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, 
he became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said, 
“Where have you laid him?” 
They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” 
And Jesus wept. 
So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.” 
But some of them said, 
“Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man 
have done something so that this man would not have died?” 
So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. 
It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. 
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” 
Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, 
“Lord, by now there will be a stench; 
he has been dead for four days.” 
Jesus said to her, 
“Did I not tell you that if you believe 
you will see the glory of God?” 
So they took away the stone. 
And Jesus raised his eyes and said, 
 
“Father, I thank you for hearing me. 
I know that you always hear me; 
but because of the crowd here I have said this, 
that they may believe that you sent me.” 
And when he had said this, 
He cried out in a loud voice, 
“Lazarus, come out!” 
The dead man came out, 
tied hand and foot with burial bands, 
and his face was wrapped in a cloth. 
So Jesus said to them, 
“Untie him and let him go.” 
Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary 
and seen what he had done began to believe in him. 
 
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5th Sunday of Lent - Gospel John 11:1-45

I am the resurrection and the life.

Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany,
the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil
and dried his feet with her hair;
it was her brother Lazarus who was ill.
 
So the sisters sent word to him saying,
“Master, the one you love is ill.”
When Jesus heard this he said,
“This illness is not to end in death,
but is for the glory of God,
that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So when he heard that he was ill,
he remained for two days in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to his disciples,
“Let us go back to Judea.”
The disciples said to him,
“Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you,
and you want to go back there?”
Jesus answered,
“Are there not twelve hours in a day?
If one walks during the day, he does not stumble,
because he sees the light of this world.
But if one walks at

5th Sunday of Lent (Cycle B) – John 11:1-45 - JMT Gospel Reflection

4th Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) – John 9:1-41 
 
The man who was blind went off and washed himself and came back able to see. 
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. 
His disciples asked him, 
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, 
that he was born blind?” 
Jesus answered, 
“Neither he nor his parents sinned; 
it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. 
We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day. 
Night is coming when no one can work. 
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 
When he had said this, he spat on the ground 
and made clay with the saliva, 
and smeared the clay on his eyes, 
and said to him, 
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” —which means Sent—. 
So he went and washed, and came back able to see. 
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, 
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?” 
Some said, “It is, “ 
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” 
He said, “I am.” 
So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?” 
He replied, 
“The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes 
and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ 
So I went there and washed and was able to see.” 
And they said to him, “Where is he?” 
 
He said, “I don’t know.” 
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees. 
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath. 
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. 
He said to them, 
“He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” 
So some of the Pharisees said, 
“This man is not from God, 
because he does not keep the sabbath.” 
But others said, 
“How can a sinful man do such signs?” 
And there was a division among them. 
So they said to the blind man again, 
“What do you have to say about him, 
since he opened your eyes?” 
He said, “He is a prophet.” 
Now the Jews did not believe 
that he had been blind and gained his sight 
until they summoned the parents of the one who had gained his sight. 
They asked them, 
“Is this your son, who you say was born blind? 
How does he now see?” 
His parents answered and said, 
“We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 
We do not know how he sees now, 
nor do we know who opened his eyes. 
Ask him, he is of age; 
he can speak for himself.” 
His parents said this because they were afraid 
of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed 
that if anyone acknowledged him as the Christ, 
he would be expelled from the synagogue. 
For this reason his parents said, 
“He is of age; question him.” 
So a second time they called the man who had been blind 
and said to him, “Give God the praise! 
We know that this man is a sinner.” 
He replied, 
“If he is a sinner, I do not know. 
One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.” 
So they said to him, 
“What did he do to you? 
How did he open your eyes?” 
He answered them, 
“I told you already and you did not listen. 
Why do you want to hear it again? 
 
Do you want to become his disciples, too?” 
They ridiculed him and said, 
“You are that man’s disciple; 
we are disciples of Moses! 
We know that God spoke to Moses, 
but we do not know where this one is from.” 
The man answered and said to them, 
“This is what is so amazing, 
that you do not know where he is from, yet he opened my eyes. 
We know that God does not listen to sinners, 
but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him. 
It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind. 
If this man were not from God, 
he would not be able to do anything.” 
They answered and said to him, 
“You were born totally in sin, 
and are you trying to teach us?” 
Then they threw him out. 
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, 
he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 
He answered and said, 
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 
Jesus said to him, 
“You have seen him, 
the one speaking with you is he.” 
He said, 
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him. 
Then Jesus said, 
“I came into this world for judgment, 
so that those who do not see might see, 
and those who do see might become blind.” 
Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this 
and said to him, “Surely we are not also blind, are we?” 
Jesus said to them, 
“If you were blind, you would have no sin; 
but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains. 
 
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4th Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) – John 9:1-41

The man who was blind went off and washed himself and came back able to see.
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
His disciples asked him,
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?”
Jesus answered,
“Neither he nor his parents sinned;
it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.
We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day.
Night is coming when no one can work.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
When he had said this, he spat on the ground
and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes,
and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” —which means Sent—.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
So they said to him, “How were y

4th Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) – John 9:1-41 - JMT Gospel Reflection

3rd Sunday of Lent - Gospel John 4:5–42 
 
The water that I shall give will become a spring of eternal life. 
 
Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, 
near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 
Jacob’s well was there. 
Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. 
It was about noon. 
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. 
Jesus said to her, 
“Give me a drink.” 
His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. 
The Samaritan woman said to him, 
“How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” 
—For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.— 
Jesus answered and said to her, 
“If you knew the gift of God 
and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, ‘ 
you would have asked him 
and he would have given you living water.” 
The woman said to him, 
“Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep; 
where then can you get this living water? 
Are you greater than our father Jacob, 
who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself 
with his children and his flocks?” 
Jesus answered and said to her, 
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; 
but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; 
the water I shall give will become in him 
a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 
The woman said to him, 
“Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty 
or have to keep coming here to draw water.” 
Jesus said to her, 
“Go call your husband and come back.” 
The woman answered and said to him, 
“I do not have a husband.” 
Jesus answered her, 
“You are right in saying, ‘I do not have a husband.’ 
For you have had five husbands, 
and the one you have now is not your husband. 
What you have said is true.” 
The woman said to him, 
“Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. 
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain; 
but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” 
Jesus said to her, 
“Believe me, woman, the hour is coming 
when you will worship the Father 
neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 
You people worship what you do not understand; 
we worship what we understand, 
because salvation is from the Jews. 
But the hour is coming, and is now here, 
when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; 
and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. 
God is Spirit, and those who worship him 
must worship in Spirit and truth.” 
The woman said to him, 
“I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Christ; 
when he comes, he will tell us everything.” 
Jesus said to her, 
“I am he, the one speaking with you.” 
At that moment his disciples returned, 
and were amazed that he was talking with a woman, 
but still no one said, “What are you looking for?” 
or “Why are you talking with her?” 
The woman left her water jar 
and went into the town and said to the people, 
“Come see a man who told me everything I have done. 
Could he possibly be the Christ?” 
They went out of the town and came to him. 
Meanwhile, the disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat.” 
But he said to them, 
“I have food to eat of which you do not know.” 
So the disciples said to one another, 
“Could someone have brought him something to eat?” 
Jesus said to them, 
“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me 
and to finish his work. 
Do you not say, ‘In four months the harvest will be here’? 
I tell you, look up and see the fields ripe for the harvest. 
The reaper is already receiving payment 
and gathering crops for eternal life, 
so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together. 
For here the saying is verified that ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; 
others have done the work, 
and you are sharing the fruits of their work.” 
Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him 
because of the word of the woman who testified, 
“He told me everything I have done.” 
When the Samaritans came to him, 
they invited him to stay with them; 
and he stayed there two days. 
Many more began to believe in him because of his word, 
and they said to the woman, 
“We no longer believe because of your word; 
for we have heard for ourselves, 
and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.” 
 
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3rd Sunday of Lent - Gospel John 4:5–42

The water that I shall give will become a spring of eternal life.

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar,
near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Jacob’s well was there.
Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well.
It was about noon.
A woman of Samaria came to draw water.
Jesus said to her,
“Give me a drink.”
His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.
The Samaritan woman said to him,
“How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?”
—For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.—
Jesus answered and said to her,
“If you knew the gift of God
and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, ‘
you would have asked him
and he would have given you living water.”
The woman said to him,
“Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep;
where then can you get this living water?
Are you greater than our father Jacob,
who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself
with his children 

3rd Sunday of Lent - Gospel John 4:5–42 (Cycle A) - JMT Gospel Reflection

2nd Tuesday of Lent - Gospel Matthew 23:1-12 
 
They preach but they do not practice. 
 
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, 
“The scribes and the Pharisees 
have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. 
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, 
but do not follow their example. 
For they preach but they do not practice. 
They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry 
and lay them on people’s shoulders, 
but they will not lift a finger to move them. 
All their works are performed to be seen. 
They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 
They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, 
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ 
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ 
You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. 
Call no one on earth your father; 
you have but one Father in heaven. 
Do not be called ‘Master’; 
you have but one master, the Christ. 
The greatest among you must be your servant. 
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; 
but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” 
 
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2nd Tuesday of Lent - Gospel Matthew 23:1-12

They preach but they do not practice.

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying,
“The scribes and the Pharisees
have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,
but do not follow their example.
For they preach but they do not practice.
They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry
and lay them on people’s shoulders,
but they will not lift a finger to move them.
All their works are performed to be seen.
They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues,
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’
You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.
Call no one on earth your father;
you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called ‘Master’;
you have but one master, the Christ.
The greatest among you must be your servant.
Whoever exalts himself will be 

2nd Tuesday of Lent - Matthew 23:1-12 - JMT Gospel Reflection

2nd Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 17:1–9 
 
His face shone like the sun. 
 
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, 
and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 
And he was transfigured before them; 
his face shone like the sun 
and his clothes became white as light. 
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, 
conversing with him. 
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, 
“Lord, it is good that we are here. 
If you wish, I will make three tents here, 
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 
While he was still speaking, behold, 
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, 
then from the cloud came a voice that said, 
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; 
listen to him.” 
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate 
and were very much afraid. 
But Jesus came and touched them, saying, 
“Rise, and do not be afraid.” 
And when the disciples raised their eyes, 
they saw no one else but Jesus alone. 
As they were coming down from the mountain, 
Jesus charged them, 
“Do not tell the vision to anyone 
until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” 
 
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 17:1–9

His face shone like the sun.

Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,
and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them;
his face shone like the sun
and his clothes became white as light.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,
conversing with him.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
“Lord, it is good that we are here.
If you wish, I will make three tents here,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold,
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,
then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate
and were very much afraid.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying,
“Rise, and do not be afraid.”
And when the disciples raised their eyes,
they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus charged them,
“Do

2nd Sunday of Lent (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 17:1–9 - JMT Gospel Reflection

6th Friday of Ordinary Time - Gospel Mark 8:34–9:1 
 
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 
 
Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, 
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, 
take up his cross, and follow me. 
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, 
but whoever loses his life for my sake 
and that of the Gospel will save it. 
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world 
and forfeit his life? 
What could one give in exchange for his life? 
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words 
in this faithless and sinful generation, 
the Son of Man will be ashamed of 
when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” 
He also said to them, 
“Amen, I say to you, 
there are some standing here who will not taste death 
until they see that the Kingdom of God has come in power.” 
 
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6th Friday of Ordinary Time - Gospel Mark 8:34–9:1

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them,
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake
and that of the Gospel will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
and forfeit his life?
What could one give in exchange for his life?
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words
in this faithless and sinful generation,
the Son of Man will be ashamed of
when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
He also said to them,
“Amen, I say to you,
there are some standing here who will not taste death
until they see that the Kingdom of God has come in power.”

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3rd Tuesday of Ordinary Time - Gospel Mark 3:31-35 
 
Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother. 
 
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. 
Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. 
A crowd seated around him told him, 
“Your mother and your brothers and your sisters 
are outside asking for you.” 
But he said to them in reply, 
“Who are my mother and my brothers?” 
And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, 
“Here are my mother and my brothers. 
For whoever does the will of God 
is my brother and sister and mother.” 
 
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3rd Tuesday of Ordinary Time - Gospel Mark 3:31-35

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.

The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house.
Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him.
A crowd seated around him told him,
“Your mother and your brothers and your sisters
are outside asking for you.”
But he said to them in reply,
“Who are my mother and my brothers?”
And looking around at those seated in the circle he said,
“Here are my mother and my brothers.
For whoever does the will of God
is my brother and sister and mother.”

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3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 4:12–23 
 
Jesus went to Capernaum, so that what had been said through Isaiah might be fulfilled. 
 
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, 
he withdrew to Galilee. 
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, 
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet 
might be fulfilled: 
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, 
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, 
Galilee of the Gentiles, 
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, 
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death 
light has arisen. 
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, 
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, 
Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, 
casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. 
He said to them, 
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 
At once they left their nets and followed him. 
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, 
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. 
They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. 
He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father 
and followed him. 
He went around all of Galilee, 
teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, 
and curing every disease and illness among the people. 
or 
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, 
he withdrew to Galilee. 
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, 
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet 
might be fulfilled: 
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, 
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, 
Galilee of the Gentiles, 
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, 
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death 
light has arisen. 
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, 
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 
 
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3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 4:12–23

Jesus went to Capernaum, so that what had been said through Isaiah might be fulfilled.

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
he withdrew to Galilee.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death
light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew,
casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them,
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
At once they left their nets and followed him.
He wal

3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) - Gospel Matthew 4:12–23 or 4:12-17 - JMT Gospel Reflection

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) – Gospel John 1:29–34 
 
Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 
 
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.” 
 
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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) – Gospel John 1:29–34

Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”

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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) - Gospel John 1:29–34 - JMT Gospel Reflection

The Baptism of the Lord – Gospel Matthew 3:13-17 
 
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” 
 
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan 
to be baptized by him. 
John tried to prevent him, saying, 
“I need to be baptized by you, 
and yet you are coming to me?” 
Jesus said to him in reply, 
“Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us 
to fulfill all righteousness.” 
Then he allowed him. 
After Jesus was baptized, 
he came up from the water and behold, 
the heavens were opened for him, 
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove 
and coming upon him. 
And a voice came from the heavens, saying, 
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” 
 
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The Baptism of the Lord – Gospel Matthew 3:13-17

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan
to be baptized by him.
John tried to prevent him, saying,
“I need to be baptized by you,
and yet you are coming to me?”
Jesus said to him in reply,
“Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness.”
Then he allowed him.
After Jesus was baptized,
he came up from the water and behold,
the heavens were opened for him,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and coming upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens, saying,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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The Feast of the Holy Family - Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 
 
Take the child and his mother and flee into Egypt. 
 
When the magi had departed, behold, 
the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 
"Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, 
and stay there until I tell you. 
 
Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him." 
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night 
and departed for Egypt. 
He stayed there until the death of Herod, 
that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, 
Out of Egypt I called my son. 
 
When Herod had died, behold, 
the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream 
to Joseph in Egypt and said, 
"Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, 
for those who sought the child's life are dead." 
He rose, took the child and his mother, 
and went to the land of Israel. 
But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea 
in place of his father Herod, 
he was afraid to go back there. 
And because he had been warned in a dream, 
he departed for the region of Galilee. 
He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, 
so that what had been spoken through the prophets 
might be fulfilled, 
He shall be called a Nazorean. 
 
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The Feast of the Holy Family - Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

Take the child and his mother and flee into Egypt.

When the magi had departed, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
"Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt,
and stay there until I tell you.

Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him."
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night
and departed for Egypt.
He stayed there until the death of Herod,
that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled,
Out of Egypt I called my son.

When Herod had died, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream
to Joseph in Egypt and said,
"Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel,
for those who sought the child's life are dead."
He rose, took the child and his mother,
and went to the land of Israel.
But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea
in place of his father Herod,
he was afraid to go back there.
And because he had been war

The Feast of the Holy Family - Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 - JMT Gospel Reflection

December 23 - Late Advent – Gospel Luke 1:57-66 - JMT Gospel Reflection 
 
The birth of John the Baptist. 
 
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 
 
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child 
she gave birth to a son. 
Her neighbors and relatives heard 
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, 
and they rejoiced with her. 
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, 
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, 
but his mother said in reply, 
“No. He will be called John.” 
But they answered her, 
“There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” 
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. 
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” 
and all were amazed. 
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, 
and he spoke blessing God. 
Then fear came upon all their neighbors, 
and all these matters were discussed 
throughout the hill country of Judea. 
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, 
“What, then, will this child be? 
For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.” 
 
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December 23 - Late Advent – Gospel Luke 1:57-66 - JMT Gospel Reflection

The birth of John the Baptist.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
but his mother said in reply,
“No. He will be called John.”
But they answered her,
“There is no one among your relatives who has this name.”
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,”
and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbors,
and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took the

December 23 - Late Advent – Gospel Luke 1:57-66 - JMT Gospel Reflection

4th Sunday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 1:18-24 
 
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him 
 
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. 
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, 
but before they lived together, 
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. 
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, 
yet unwilling to expose her to shame, 
decided to divorce her quietly. 
Such was his intention when, behold, 
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 
"Joseph, son of David, 
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. 
For it is through the Holy Spirit 
that this child has been conceived in her. 
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, 
because he will save his people from their sins." 
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, 
and they shall name him Emmanuel, 
which means "God is with us." 
When Joseph awoke, 
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him 
and took his wife into his home. 
 
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4th Sunday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 1:18-24

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
"Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means "God is with us."
When Joseph awoke,
he

4th Sunday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 1:18-24 - JMT Gospel Reflection

3rd Monday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 21:23-27 
 
Where was John's baptism from? 
 
When Jesus had come into the temple area, 
the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him 
as he was teaching and said, 
"By what authority are you doing these things? 
And who gave you this authority?" 
Jesus said to them in reply, 
"I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, 
then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. 
Where was John's baptism from? 
Was it of heavenly or of human origin?" 
They discussed this among themselves and said, 
"If we say 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say to us, 
'Then why did you not believe him?' 
But if we say, 'Of human origin,' we fear the crowd, 
for they all regard John as a prophet." 
So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." 
He himself said to them, 
"Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things." 
 
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3rd Monday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 21:23-27

Where was John's baptism from?

When Jesus had come into the temple area,
the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him
as he was teaching and said,
"By what authority are you doing these things?
And who gave you this authority?"
Jesus said to them in reply,
"I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me,
then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.
Where was John's baptism from?
Was it of heavenly or of human origin?"
They discussed this among themselves and said,
"If we say 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say to us,
'Then why did you not believe him?'
But if we say, 'Of human origin,' we fear the crowd,
for they all regard John as a prophet."
So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know."
He himself said to them,
"Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."

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3rd Monday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 21:23-27 - JMT Gospel Reflection

3rd Sunday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 11:2-11 
 
There has been none greater than John the Baptist; 
yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 
 
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, 
he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, 
"Are you the one who is to come, 
or should we look for another?" 
Jesus said to them in reply, 
"Go and tell John what you hear and see: 
the blind regain their sight, 
the lame walk, 
lepers are cleansed, 
the deaf hear, 
the dead are raised, 
and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. 
And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me." 
 
As they were going off, 
Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, 
"What did you go out to the desert to see? 
A reed swayed by the wind? 
Then what did you go out to see? 
Someone dressed in fine clothing? 
Those who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces. 
Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? 
Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 
This is the one about whom it is written: 
Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; 
he will prepare your way before you. 
Amen, I say to you, 
among those born of women 
there has been none greater than John the Baptist; 
yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." 
 
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3rd Sunday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 11:2-11

There has been none greater than John the Baptist;
yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, 
he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question,
"Are you the one who is to come,
or should we look for another?"
Jesus said to them in reply,
"Go and tell John what you hear and see:
the blind regain their sight,
the lame walk,
lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear,
the dead are raised,
and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me."

As they were going off,
Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John,
"What did you go out to the desert to see?
A reed swayed by the wind?
Then what did you go out to see?
Someone dressed in fine clothing?
Those who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces.
Then why did you go out?  To see a prophet?
Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
This is the o

3rd Sunday of Advent  – Gospel Matthew 11:2-11 - JMT Gospel Reflection

2nd Wednesday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 11:28-30 
 
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. 
 
Jesus said to the crowds: 
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, 
and I will give you rest. 
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, 
for I am meek and humble of heart; 
and you will find rest for yourselves. 
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light." 
 
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2nd Wednesday of Advent – Gospel Matthew 11:28-30

Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus said to the crowds:
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

NEW ONLINE ADVENT / CHRISTMAS CONCERT and Enroll TODAY in
John Michael Talbot’s Inner Room School of Spirituality:
https://www.inner-room-school.org/store

#Gospel #Christian #Jesus #Catholic #JohnMichaelTalbot #Advent

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