Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter – Jn 3:16-21 Today’s Gospel continues yesterday’s discourse with Nicodemus, and begins with those profound words that we probably know from memory: “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son.” We can divide the Gospel into two parts: first, God’s love for us and what […]
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter – Option 2 – Jn 3:7b-15 Today, as we make our way through the second week of Easter, the Church asks us to meditate on the encounter between Nicodemus and Christ. Today’s Gospel repeats the last part of yesterday’s Gospel, regarding the wind, and then continues the
Monday of the Second Week of Easter – Jn 3:1-8 Today, as we enter the second week of Easter, the Church asks us to mediate on the encounter between Nicodemus and Christ. At first glance, as Saint Thomas Aquinas notes, there doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between Nicodemus’s affirmation that Christ
Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) – Year A, B, C – Option 2 Year A: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 Today marks the end of the octave of Easter, and each year, be it Year A, B, or C, we recall, not only the Apostle Saint Thomas in
Saturday of the Octave of Easter – Mk 16:9-15 As the Octave of Easter winds down, today’s Gospel offers us a sort of summary of the events we’ve heard recounted throughout the week. We notice two elements: first, the emphasis on the disbelief of the apostles, and, second, the command, “Go into the whole world
Friday of the Octave of Easter – Jn 21:1-14 Today’s Gospel passage shows us how we must place Jesus at the center of our lives, and how, in His great mercy, Christ constantly seeks us out. At the beginning of today’s Gospel, we’re presented with the Apostles who, despite the other appearances of Jesus, continue
Thursday of the Octave of Easter – Option 1 – Lk 24:35-48 As we make our way through the Easter Octave, the readings recount for us the early acts of the Apostles as well as the various apparitions of our Resurrected Lord. These events can serve us as a beautiful example for applying the joy
Wednesday of the Octave of Easter – Lk 24:13-35 As we make our way through the Easter Octave, the Gospels recount for us the various apparitions of our Resurrected Lord. This apparition to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, which Saint Ignatius of Loyola labels as the fifth apparition, can serve us as a
Tuesday of the Octave of Easter – Jn 20:11-18 Today’s Gospel recounts for the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene. Peter and John had come to the tomb, seen the burial clothes, and went back home. Mary, however, stayed behind, weeping. There are three things about Mary that are worth further meditation. First, we
Monday of the Octave of Easter – Mt 28:8-15 In today’s Gospel, we’re stuck by several things. It begins in the middle of the action: right before this passage, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary head to the tomb. When they arrive, there is a great earthquake as an angel of the Lord rolls
