Contemplating today's Gospel
Today's Gospel + homily (in 300 words)
Previous comments (May of 2016)
- 2016-05-31: 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)
- 2016-05-30: Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 12:1-12: “He sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard” Alphonse DIAZ (Nairobi, Kenya)
- 2016-05-29: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (C) Lc 9:11b-17: “Give them some food yourselves.” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2016-05-28: Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 11:27-33: “By what authority are you doing these things?” Antoni BALLESTER i Díaz (Camarasa, Lleida, Spain)
- 2016-05-27: Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mc 11:11-25: “All that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it” Agustí BOADAS Llavat OFM (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2016-05-26: 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)
- 2016-05-25: 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)
- 2016-05-24: 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)
- 2016-05-23: 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)
- 2016-05-22: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (C) Jn 16:12-15: “When he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth” Jorge MEJÍA (Città del Vaticano, Vatican)
- 2016-05-21: 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)
- 2016-05-20: 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)
- 2016-05-19: 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)
- 2016-05-18: 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)
- 2016-05-17: 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)
- 2016-05-16: 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)
- 2016-05-15: Pentecost Sunday Jn 20:19-23: “Receive the Holy Spirit” José Ángel SAIZ Meneses, (Sevilla, Spain)
- 2016-05-14: 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)
- 2016-05-13: Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 21:15-19: “Do you love me more than these?” Habel JADERA (Bogor, Indonesia)
- 2016-05-12: 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)
- 2016-05-11: Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Jn 17:11b-19: “They may share my joy completely” Thomas LANE (Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States)
- 2016-05-10: 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)
- 2016-05-09: 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)
- 2016-05-08: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (C) Lc 24:46-53: “As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven” Josep ALEGRE (Tarragona, Spain)
- 2016-05-07: Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 16:23b-28: “I came from the Father (...). Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father” Xavier ROMERO i Galdeano (Cervera, Lleida, Spain)
- 2016-05-06: Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 16:20-23: “Your grief will become joy” Joaquim FONT i Gassol (Igualada, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2016-05-05: 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)
- 2016-05-04: Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 16:12-15: “I have much more to tell you” Àlex SERRA (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2016-05-03: 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)
- 2016-05-02: Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jn 15:26—16:4: “And you also testify” Higinio Rafael ROSOLEN (Cobourg, Ontario, Canada)
- 2016-05-01: Sixth Sunday of Easter (C) Jn 14:23-29: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him” Francesc CATARINEU i Vilageliu (Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain)
