JOHN 20:19-23 It was Sunday evening, or as John writes, "On the evening of the first day of the week." Jesus had been executed as a rebel king. Anyone associated with him was in danger of arrest and worse. The disciples had gathered behind locked doors. We leam from the Acts of Apostles how the lea...
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LUKE 24:46-53 This reading is the end of the Gospel of Luke. After post-resurrection appearances experienced by the two disciples en route to Emmaus and an appearance to Simon (Peter), Jesus appears to the Eleven and others with them. They were frightened, thinking that they saw a ghost. Jesus show...
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 John 14: 23-29 Just as last Sunday, this gospel reading is taken from the Last Supper discourse in the Gospel of John. The Apostle Jude asked Jesus a question. The response to Jude's quest­ion begins today's gospel. "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we...
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  JOHN 13:3 l-33a. 34-35 On this fifth Sunday of Easter, it may seem strange to find ourselves at the Last Supper in this gospel reading. "Going away" is a major theme of the several long discourses of Jesus at the Last Supper in the Gospel of John. The primary meaning of Jesus' departure in t...
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JOHN 10:27-30 Chapter 10 of the Gospel of John begins with preliminary statements symbolizing the various roles of Jesus' care for his disciples. All the symbols are associated with the relationship between a shepherd and his flock of sheep. Jesus first compares himself as shepherd to thieves and...
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JOHN 21: 1-19 Many scholars consider John 21 to be material added after the author closed the gospel by signing off in 20:30-31. Of the 25 verses in chapter 21, twenty-two of them relate to Simon Peter. The setting is one of several post-resurrection appearances of Jesus. The locality is the Sea of...
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JOHN 19:20-31 This two-part gospel describes two of Jesus’ post resurrection appearances one week apart. The first takes place on the evening of the first day of the week, the evening of the resurrection. The second appearance takes place eight days later, and this date determines the choice...
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   LUKE 24:1-12 For a gospel of the empty tomb and post-resurrection events, the liturgy gives us an option - a gospel reading either from John or from Luke. Since this is Luke's year Cycle C, let's choose Luke's post-resurrection gospel. Jesus was quickly buried before sundown on Friday...
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Gospel: Luke 20:27-38   The narratives of the Passion and death of Our Lord in our four gospels differ widely. It is obvious that each of the four gospel authors has a different theology about Jesus and very different background, experiences, and talents of their own. Because in Luke’s g...
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JOHN 8:1-11 Luke furnishes most of the gospel readings of Cycle C, but on this Sunday the liturgy takes a detour into the Gospel of John. The liturgies of Lent often emphasize repentance and forgiveness. We experienced these themes last Sunday in the parable of the prodigal son. The Fifth Sunday of...
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