In today’s Gospel we have the well-known story of Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus. Luke tells us that the disciples came to recognize Jesus “in the breaking of the bread.” This phrase was the way the early church referred to the Eucharist or the mass. Two...
In today’s Gospel Mary performs a loving and prophetic action. “Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil…and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair.” Her actions provoked different responses. Judas, seemingly with genuine concern for the poor but...
In today’s Gospel Jesus proclaims his divinity by speaking like God. In the book of Exodus God reveals himself to Moses with the following words: “I am who I am…This is what you will tell the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.” (Exodus 3:14). In today’s Gospel...
In today’s Gospel Jesus declares: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” We have all had the experience of being in the dark and trying to walk around. We need light to see and to walk around in...
In today’s Gospel we discover more and more about Jesus as we come with the first disciples to question and see Jesus: “‘Rabbi’…where are you staying?’ He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So, they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him...
