Contemplating today's Gospel
Today's Gospel + homily (in 300 words)
Previous comments (December of 2017)
- 2017-12-31: Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (B) Lc 2:22-40: “They took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord” Joan Ant. MATEO i García (Tremp, Lleida, Spain)
- 2017-12-30: The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas Lc 2:36-40: “She gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all.” Joaquim FLURIACH i Domínguez (St. Esteve de P., Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-29: The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas Lc 2:22-35: “Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation” Daniel MEYNEN (Saint Aubain, Namur, Belgium)
- 2017-12-28: December 28th: Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs Mt 2:13-18: ”Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt“ Joan Pere PULIDO i Gutiérrez (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain)
- 2017-12-27: December 27th: Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist Jn 20:2-8: «He saw and believed» Manel VALLS i Serra (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-26: December 26th: Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr Mt 10:17-22: “They will hand you over to courts and scourge you” Josep Mª MASSANA i Mola OFM (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-25: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas): Mass during the Night Lc 2:1-14: «For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord» Ramon Octavi SÁNCHEZ i Valero (Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-24: Fourth Sunday of Advent (B) Lc 1:26-38: “You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.” Josep Mª MASSANA i Mola OFM (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-23: Weekdays of Advent: December 23th Lc 1:57-66: “‘What, then, will this child be?’ For surely the hand of the Lord was with him” Miquel MASATS i Roca (Girona, Spain)
- 2017-12-22: Weekdays of Advent: December 22nd Lc 1:46-56: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior” Francesc PERARNAU i Cañellas (Girona, Spain)
- 2017-12-21: Weekdays of Advent: December 21st Lc 1:39-45: “Blessed are you who believed” Àngel CALDAS i Bosch (Salt, Girona, Spain)
- 2017-12-20: Weekdays of Advent: December 20th Lc 1:26-38: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Jordi PASCUAL i Bancells (Salt, Girona, Spain)
- 2017-12-19: Weekdays of Advent: December 19th Lc 1:5-25: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son” Ignasi FUSTER i Camp (La Llagosta, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-18: Weekdays of Advent: December 18th Mt 1:18-24: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-17: Third Sunday of Advent (B) Jn 1:6-8.19-28: “There is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me” Joaquim MESEGUER García (Rubí, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-16: Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Mt 17:10-13: “Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased” Xavier SOBREVÍA i Vidal (Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-15: Friday of the Second Week of Advent Mt 11:16-19: “To what shall I compare this generation?” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-14: Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Mt 11:11-15: “The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force” Ignasi FABREGAT i Torrents (Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-13: Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Mt 11:28-30: “My yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Jacques PHILIPPE (Cordes sur Ciel, France)
- 2017-12-12: Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Mt 18:12-14: “It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost” Damien LIN Yuanheng (Singapore, Singapore)
- 2017-12-11: Monday of the Second Week of Advent Lc 5:17-26: “As for you, your sins are forgiven.” Joan Carles MONTSERRAT i Pulido (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-10: Second Sunday of Advent (B) Mc 1:1-8: “John the Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance” Faust BAILO (Toronto, Canada)
- 2017-12-09: Saturday of the First Week of Advent Mt 9:35—10:1.6-8: “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Xavier PAGÉS i Castañer (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-08: December 8th: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lc 1:26-38: “And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.’” David COMPTE i Verdaguer (Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-07: Thursday of the First Week of Advent Mt 7:21.24-27: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jean-Charles TISSOT (Freiburg, Switzerland)
- 2017-12-06: Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Mt 15:29-37: “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.” Joan COSTA i Bou (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-05: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Lc 10:21-24: “I give you praise, Father” Jean GOTTIGNY (Bruxelles, Belgium)
- 2017-12-04: Monday of the First Week of Advent Mt 8:5-11: “I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.” Joaquim MESEGUER García (Rubí, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-03: First Sunday of Advent (B) Mc 13:33-37: “I say to all: ‘Watch!’” José Ángel SAIZ Meneses, (Sevilla, Spain)
- 2017-12-02: Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 21:34-36: “Be vigilant at all times and pray” Antoni CAROL i Hostench (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
- 2017-12-01: Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lc 21:29-33: “When you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near” Evaldo PINA FILHO (Brasilia, Brazil)
December 9th
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel and commentary video
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December 8th
Second Sunday of Advent (C)
Gospel and commentary video
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