Scriptural Reflections by name of Story

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A Advent 1st Sunday
The Coming of The Son of ManA Advent 1st SundayGo to Post
A Easter 2nd Sunday
Appearance to Disciples / Disbelief of ThomasA Easter 2nd SundayGo to Post
A Easter 3rd Sunday
The Road to EmmausA Easter 3rd SundayGo to Post
A Easter 4th Sunday
The Good Shepherd (1st part)A Easter 4th SundayGo to Post
A Easter 5th Sunday
I am going to prepare a place for youA Easter 5th SundayGo to Post
A Easter Sunday
The ResurrectionA Easter SundayGo to Post
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The Samaritan Woman at the WellA Lent 3rd SundayGo to Post
A Lent 4th Sunday
The Man Born BlindA Lent 4th SundayGo to Post
A Lent 5th Sunday
The Raising of LazarusA Lent 5th SundayGo to Post
A Lent Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Last Supper, Judas, CrucifixionA Lent Palm Sunday/Passion SundayGo to Post
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Peter's Confession of FaithA Ordinary 21st Sunday2023/08/27Go to Post
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1st Prediction of the Passion, Conditions of DiscipleshipA Ordinary 22nd Sunday2023/08/30Go to Post
Telling the other of their sin
Fraternal Correction in 3 stepsA Ordinary 23rd Sunday2023/09/10Go to Post
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Peter asks "How many times must I forgive?"A Ordinary 24th Sunday2023/09/23Go to Post
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The Workers in the VineyardA Ordinary 25th Sunday2023/09/24Go to Post
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Parable of the two sonsA Ordinary 26th Sunday2023/10/01Go to Post
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Parable of the Tenants in the VineyardA Ordinary 27th Sunday2023/10/08, 2023/10/08, 2023/10/08Go to Post
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Wedding FeastA Ordinary 28th Sunday2023/10/15Go to Post
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Question about paying taxes to CaesarA Ordinary 29th Sunday2023/10/22Go to Post
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Greatest CommandmentA Ordinary 30th Sunday2023/10/29Go to Post
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Warning against imitating the Scribes and Pharisees, Warning against imitating the Scribes and Pharisees, Warning against imitating the Scribes and PhariseesA Ordinary 31st Sunday2023/11/05, 2023/11/05Go to Post
Waist up portrait of cute black girl scout looking at camera while camping with school group, copy space
Wise and Foolish VirginsA Ordinary 32nd Sunday2023/11/12Go to Post
Two Asian young professional cleaning service women worker team working in the house. The girl housekeeper wiped a wet mop on wooden floor with another one clean the curtain with a feather duster.
Man who left his servants in chargeB Advent 1st Sunday2023/12/03Go to Post
Lk 4:1a&b: “Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan…” | This connects the following with Jesus’ baptism which was followed by Luke’s version of his genealogy. After his baptism, Jesus was praying, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him. Lk 4:1c: “…was led by the Spirit into the desert…” | Most manuscripts read “was led in the spirit in the desert”. According to them, Luke indicates that the Spirit was with him in His desert experience. (The translation in our Lectionary exists in some manuscripts but, according to the AYBC, is probably a harmonization with Mark that Luke does not intend) There seems to be some discussion as to whether Luke means that Luke was subject to the spirit or freely followed the Spirit’s guidance. By the “desert” the wilderness of Judea is meant, perhaps as place of contact with God (see Hos 2:14–15), but more so as an abode of wild beasts and demons (Lev 16:10; Isa 13:21; 34:14; Tob 8:3). This double aspect of the desert thus confronts Jesus. (AYBC) Lk 4:2a: “for forty days…” | Scholars don’t seem to be confident that the 40 days points back to any particular occurrence in the Hebrew Scriptures, 40 years in the desert for the freed Israelites, 40 days on the mountain for Moses. The Gospel of Matthew says he fasted those forty days. Luke simply says he ate nothing during them. The 40 days seems to be talking about his fast. Lk 4:2b: “…to be tempted by the devil.” | Our translation seems to say that the purpose of the desert experience was for Jesus to be tempted (tested). I couldn’t find support for this translation. NA26INT and the UBSH indicate that the proper translation should simply be “tempted by the devil” without that being the intentionality of the experience. AYBC points out that tempted, here, doesn’t mean to test his faith but has the sinister intention of frustrating the plan of salvation. The NA26INT Greek literally reads “being pressured by the slanderer.” The JBC states that the reason for the desert experience was to commune with the Father and the temptations only occur at the end of the experience. It seems to me possible to assume the devil may have been trying to disrupt Jesus prayerful communion and the temptations mentioned at the end are symbolic of all the devil’s efforts. Lk 4:3 “If you are the son of God…” |Being a dutiful son of God implies that Jesus would do his father’s will. The devil challenges him, because of his hunger, to put his own will first. To step away from being the humble servant. Lk 4:6b & 7b: “I shall give to you all this power and glory… if you worship me.” The devil now challenges Jesus to put himself (the devil) in the place of his father. AYBC notes that the devil is posing as the prince or god of this world. JBC notes that this is a temptation to become a political messiah rather than the type of messiah the Father wishes. Also we should note that the Jewish people expected a worldy messiah, a messiah king that would restore the Davidic kingdom. Lk 4:8: “…You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.” | This quotation is from Dt 6:3. Jesus rejects the temptation to change his allegiance to the devil or to the things of this world. Lk 4:9c “…If you are the son of God…” AYBC says that this is a temptation for Jesus to make his sonship about himself and demonstrate to his contemporaries that he is protected by God. It seems to me that it could be a test of Jesus’ faith in the Father. It reminds me of the ceremonies of the snake handler religions which I think could contain both elements. Lk 4:12b “…You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” | Jesus maintains right relationship with the Father. Lk 4:13a “When the devil had finished every temptation…” | NA26INT says “Having completed fully all pressure…” This seems to mean that the three described temptations symbolize the totality of everything the devil had at his disposal to throw at Jesus. JBC says that it seems to mean that Jesus perfected himself through the temptations. Lk 4:13b “The devil left him for a time” | Until his passion, when the devil causes others to perpetrate evil on Jesus; 22:3 “Then Satan entered into Judas.”, 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat”, and 22:53 “Day after day I was with you preaching in the temple area and you did not seize me, but this is your hour, the time for the power of darkness.”
C Lent 1st SundayGo to Post
Youth League Coach Consoles One of His Players
C Lent 2nd SundayGo to Post
A young boy happily eating a tomato in the yard. The child bites off a juicy piece of a large tomato. Close-up.
C Lent 3rd SundayGo to Post
Indian father kissing his son forehead while sitting on sofa at home - concept of affectionate, love emotional and family relationship
C Lent 4th SundayGo to Post
Teenage boy listening to MP3 player and ignoring his mother.
C Lent 5th SundayGo to Post
chalice with wine, consecrated in the blood of the risen Christ, ready for the communion of the faithful during mass
The Last Supper/The Passion NarrativeC Lent Palm Sunday/Passion SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 27th Sunday
Apostles Ask for Faith / The Proper ServantC Ordinary 27th SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 28th Sunday
Cleansing of ten lepersC Ordinary 28th SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 29th Sunday
The Persistent WidowC Ordinary 29th SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 2nd Sunday
C Ordinary 2nd SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 30th Sunday
The Pharisee and the Tax CollectorC Ordinary 30th SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 31st Sunday
Zacchaeus the Tax CollectorC Ordinary 31st SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 32nd Sunday
The Question About the ResurrectionC Ordinary 32nd SundayGo to Post
Devastation from LA Wildfires Jan 2025
C Ordinary 3rd SundayGo to Post
C Ordinary 5th Sunday
C Ordinary 5th SundayGo to Post
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C Ordinary 6th SundayGo to Post
African American sister and brother quarreling. Preteen girl showing tongue to younger boy. Two little children lying in bed closeup portrait. Bad mood, negative emotion, upbringing and family concept
C Ordinary 7th SundayGo to Post
therapy of women participating in support group session, sitting on the floor and holding hands
C Ordinary 8th SundayGo to Post
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Presentation of the LordGo to Post
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