Contemplating today's Gospel
Today's Gospel + homily (in 300 words)
Previous comments (May of 2008)
- 2008-05-31: May 31st: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lc 1:39-56: “The infant in my womb leaped for joy” F. Xavier CIURANETA i Aymí (Lleida, Spain)
- 2008-05-30: Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (A) Mt 11:25-30: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” Antoni DEULOFEU i González (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-29: Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:46-52: “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” Ramón LOYOLA Paternina LC (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-28: Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:32-45: “For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many” René PARADA Menéndez (San Salvador, El Salvador)
- 2008-05-27: Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:28-31: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house (…) for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age (…) and eternal life in the age to come” Jordi SOTORRA i Garriga (Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-26: Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:17-27: “Go, sell what you have and give the money to the poor. Then come and follow me” Joaquim PETIT Llimona, L.C. (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-25: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (A) Jn 6,51-58: “I am the living bread which has come from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live forever” Agustí CORTÉS i Soriano (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-24: Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:13-16: “Let the children come to me” Josep Lluís SOCÍAS i Bruguera (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-23: Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 10:1-12: “As was his custom, He again taught them” Miquel VENQUE i To (Solsona, Lleida, Spain)
- 2008-05-22: Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 9:41-50: “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward” Xavier PARÉS i Saltor (La Seu d'Urgell, Lleida, Spain)
- 2008-05-21: Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 9:38-40: “Whoever is not against us is for us” David CODINA i Pérez (Puigcerdà, Gerona, Spain)
- 2008-05-20: Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 9:30-37: “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men” Jordi PASCUAL i Bancells (Salt, Girona, Spain)
- 2008-05-19: Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mc 9:14-29: “I do believe, help my unbelief!” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-18: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (A) Jn 3:16-18: «God so loved the world that He gave his only Son» Joan Enric VIVES i Sicília (Lleida, Spain)
- 2008-05-17: Saturday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 9:2-13: “He charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone” Xavier ROMERO i Galdeano (Cervera, Lleida, Spain)
- 2008-05-16: Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 8:34-9,1: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” Joaquim FONT i Gassol (Igualada, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-15: Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 8:27-33: “Who do people say I am?” Joan Pere PULIDO i Gutiérrez (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain)
- 2008-05-14: May 14th: Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle Jn 15:9-17: “I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete” Josep VALL i Mundó (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-13: Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 8:14-21: “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees” Juan Carlos CLAVIJO Cifuentes (Bogotá, Colombia)
- 2008-05-12: Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 8:11-13: “Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given” Jordi POU i Sabater (Sant Jordi Desvalls, Girona, Spain)
- 2008-05-11: Pentecost Sunday Jn 20:19-23: “Receive the Holy Spirit” José Ángel SAIZ Meneses, (Sevilla, Spain)
- 2008-05-10: Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 21:20-25: “It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true” Fidel CATALÁN i Catalán (Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-09: Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 21:15-19: “Do you love me more than these?” Habel JADERA (Bogor, Indonesia)
- 2008-05-08: Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 17:20-26: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word” Joaquim PETIT Llimona, L.C. (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-07: Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 17:11b-19: “They may share my joy completely” Thomas LANE (Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States)
- 2008-05-06: Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 17:1-11a: “Father, the hour has come” Pere OLIVA i March (Sant Feliu de Torelló, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-05: Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 16:29-33: “Take courage, I have conquered the world.” Jordi CASTELLET i Sala (Vic, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-04: The Ascension of the Lord (A) Mt 28:16-20: “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me” Josef ARQUER (Berlin, Germany)
- 2008-05-03: May 3rd: Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles Jn 14:6-14: “I am the way and the truth and the life. If you know me, then you will also know my Father” Joan SOLÀ i Triadú (Girona, Spain)
- 2008-05-02: Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 16:20-23: “Your grief will become joy” Joaquim FONT i Gassol (Igualada, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2008-05-01: Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 16:16-20: “You will grieve, but your grief will become joy” Joan Pere PULIDO i Gutiérrez (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain)
November 3rd
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Gospel and commentary video
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November 2nd
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Gospel and commentary video
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November 1st
Solemnity of All Saints
Gospel and commentary video
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The calendar of Saints and Solemnities for November
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