Category Archives: 007. Jan 2-7 Weekdays

John 1:19-28 John the Baptist’s Testimony to Himself ‘Who are you? How do you see yourself?’ These are questions we ask one another even up to this day. But today we ask these questions especially of ourselves and turn the … Continue reading →

John 1:29-34 John the Baptist’s Testimony to Jesus According to the book, Life of Francis d’Assisi, Francis once invited a young monk to join him on a trip to town to preach. Honored to be given the invitation, the monk … Continue reading →

John 1:35-42 The First Disciples Jesus in today’s gospel says: “Come and see,” (v. 39) when two of John the Baptist’s disciples ask Him where He stays. This is the first invitation of Jesus to “come” to Him. But one … Continue reading →

John 1:43-51 The Call of Nathanael In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution … Continue reading →

Mark 1:7-11 The Baptism of Jesus I am sure that you are familiar with this expression: ‘You cannot please everybody.’ Today’s gospel account according to St. Mark talks about the Baptism of Jesus and we can find three important images. … Continue reading →

John 2:1-11 Two men, in a boat, were caught in a sudden squall. While the one earnestly prayed for deliverance, the other frantically rowed to reach safety. Soon the latter touched bottom with one of the oars. With a sigh … Continue reading →