Angela For Today

Jeremiah 20:10-13Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33 Do Not Be Afraid In the first reading for this Sunday, the prophet Jeremiah is attacted by those who were his so-called friends. In spite of this, he believes that God is with and cares for those in painful or difficult situations. In last week’s gospel Jesus sends out his disciples…

Ex 19:2-6aRomans 5:6-11Matthew 9:36—10:8 We are Sent In today’s Gospel, Jesus shares with his disciples (and us) his mission to proclaim the kingdom of heaven. The many signs Jesus performed with his teaching, preaching and healing made clear that the kingdom was already present on earth. In today’s gospel, a transition takes place when Jesus…

Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14B-16A1 Corinthians 10:16-17John 6:51-58 Today’s feast, Corpus Christi, is about the Eucharist we share at every liturgy. We are taught that the Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. (Second Vatican Council, Lumen gentium, no. 11) It is the means whereby Jesus gives himself to us in Holy Communion. In the second reading, Paul…

Ex 34:4b-6, 8-92 Cor 13:11-13Jn 3:16-18 Each year we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. This feast is the greatest and most profound mystery of our faith. We are taught that there are three persons in one God. This is a mystery we cannot truly understand but believe as a matter of faith. Every…

Acts 2:1-111Corinthians 12:3B-7, 12-13John 20:19-23 During the month of May we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the end of the Easter season, but it is important that we not forget the celebrations of only a few weeks ago. The Easter Triduum through Pentecost placed us at the heart of all Christian belief and practice. What…

Acts 8:5-81 Pt 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 Praying Together This Sunday completes the season of the Church’s celebration of the Resurrection and its meaning for Christian life. It is a transition between the departure of Jesus’ physical presence to his followers and the birth of the Church with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to be celebrated…

Acts 8:5-8, 14-171 Pt 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 Presence and Love Today’s gospel is a continuation of last week’s gospel: Jesus is speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper. All the readings provide hope for us who choose to be followers of the Christ.  The first reading tells how Peter and John went from Jerusalem to…

Acts 6:1-71 Pt 2:4-9Jn 14:1-12 The Way, the Truth and the Life The gospel for this Sunday provides us with a very hopeful and positive message. Jesus states, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.” Later in the same gospel reading he tells us, “In my Father’s…

Acts 2:14A, 36-411 Peter 2:20B-25.John 10:1-10. The Good Shepherd This Sunday is called Good Shepherd Sunday. It reminds us that we are lead to the gate of salvation by Jesus, our Good Shepherd. In the first reading, Peter calls all to conversion and in the second reading we are told that when we stray, we…

Acts 2:14, 22-331 Peter 1:17-21Luke 24:13-35 Scripture and Eucharist This Sunday we hear the famous story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. They know Jesus was crucified and buried. But, they even heard rumors that some of the women had found the tomb empty. Despondent over Jesus’ death, they are walking home…

Acts 10:34A, 37-43Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-9 Easter Do you believe this? If yes, live your life as one who believes. If no, pray for belief.

Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Matthew 26:14-27:66 In most churches prior to the beginning of the Palm Sunday mass, the congregation will hear the reading of Jesus entering the city of Jerusalem. He is welcomed with joy, exaltation and acclaim as the crowd spreads their cloaks and branches on the road. The crowds cry out: “Hosanna to the…

Ezekiel 37:12-14.Romans 8:8-11.John 11:1-45. Death and New Life All three readings for this Sunday speak of death. As I write this, death is very real to me since three of my Ursuline sisters died recently, including one this morning. I can not even begin to imagine what new life in Christ means for them. What…

1 Samuel 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13AEphesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41 Light and Darkness The readings for the fourth Sunday of Lent are about light and darkness, sight and blindness. The first reading is the story of the choice of David as God’s anointed one. Samuel is told that God does not see us as we do since the…

Exodus 17:3-7Romans 5:1-2, 5-8John 4:5-42 Samaritan Woman The gospel for this Sunday is about the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, sometimes called the Woman at the Well, but someone who has no personal name. I would like to reflect on this unnamed woman from three perspectives: her sense of self, her theological astuteness,…