by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 8, 2024 | Friar Reflection |
Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. As we hear in today’s Gospel the angel Gabriel greets Mary with the words “Hail Mary and then announces to her, “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.” The...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 1, 2024 | Friar Reflection |
In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Acts of the Apostles, Peter and the Eleven proclaim the kerygma, the mystery of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. They first heard this Good News from the women returning from the empty tomb. When Mary...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 28, 2024 | Friar Reflection |
Today’s Gospel recalls the Last Supper, the supper that Jesus celebrated with his disciples “before the feast of Passover.” The first reading brings out the meaning of the Jewish feast of Passover: “This day shall be a memorial feast for you.” The feast recalls and...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 25, 2024 | Friar Reflection |
In today’s Gospel Mary anoints the feet of Jesus. This event occurs six days before Passover. On Passover Jesus will wash the feet of his disciples. John the Evangelist wants us to see these two events as interrelated. John describes Mary’s actions in this way:...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 22, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s readings we hear of two persecuted prophets, Jeremiah and Jesus. Both are not only persecuted but threatened with death. Jeremiah is a reluctant but faithful prophet. When God calls him, he protests: God: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,...
