JOHN
May 18, 2024
Solemnity of the Pentecost Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 A. Text/Context • Today, we are celebrating the Feast of the Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles • In the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Spirit is represented by the sign of the dove because of its calmness, peacefulness, and gentleness • Remember the event when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan, a dove came down upon him • In the 1st reading in the Acts of the Apostles about the year 30 to 31 A.D., during the Feast of the Pentecost, the […]
May 4, 2024
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 A. Text/Context • The gospel today is a part of the farewell discourse of Jesus to his disciples • Jesus will soon leave them that is why next Sunday we will be celebrating the ascension of our Lord • So Jesus has to give very important reminders to the disciples who will soon be left behind • And it is not just any reminder it is a commandment and what did he say in the gospel today? • Jesus said to his disciples: Love one another • […]
April 27, 2024
5th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31 1 John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8 A. Text/Context • Today, we hear 3 metaphors: Jesus alluding himself as the vine, the father in heaven as the vine grower, and those who believe in him as the branches referring to his disciples • And the 4th metaphor is the vineyard. And apparently this is a description of the composition of what comprises the KOG which is the whole vineyard itself • The vineyard is the vast plantation where the vines grow their many branches and so carefully watered and nurtured by the vine grower • Jesus […]
April 20, 2024
4th Sunday of Easter – Good Shepherd Sunday Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 A. Text/Context • One of the most beautiful images of Jesus in Catholic devotions is Jesus depicted as the Good Shepherd or the Divine Shepherd or the Pastor Divino • The basis for this devotion is really biblical and in the gospel today this title of Jesus as the Good Shepherd takes center stage here in the gospel of John • During the time of Jesus the wealth or riches of an individual is measured according to their number of livestock • How many heads […]
April 6, 2024
2nd Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 4:32-35 1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31 A. Text/Context • The gospel today has two parts, the first part is the first appearance of Jesus to the ten disciples, and the second part is the second appearance of Jesus to the eleven disciples now including Thomas • It must be remembered that after the crucifixion and death of Jesus, a very tense situation prevailed in Jerusalem. There was a military crackdown like house arrests • The disciples were hiding because they were afraid of arrest from the authorities • They felt they were […]
March 30, 2024
Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection Acts 10:34, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9 A. Text/Context • The gospel today is full of signs and symbolism and the first sign is the darkness of the early morning • It reminds us of the first day of creation when there was only darkness in the universe. Let there be light and there was light. Jesus is the light of the human race and so we have the service of light last night sa atong Easter Vigil • The resurrection of Jesus is the hour of light that sheds brightness to the darkness […]
March 28, 2024
Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 Introduction In this mass of the Last Supper of our Lord there are 3 salient points and they are so important that they must be imparted to the faithful so that you may all know: the Institution of the Eucharist; the Institution of the priesthood; and the 3rd one which is so expressed by the humility of Jesus through the washing of the feet is the Exhortation of the Commandment to Love one Another or Brotherly Love. Jesus will soon be gone and so they must […]
March 16, 2024
5th Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 A. Text/Context • During the time of Jesus, the Jews were already very popular when it comes to the practice of their religion we call Judaism • What makes the religion attractive to many people is because they believe in one God. In theology we call it monotheism or the belief of one God • And today in the gospel among the people who are attracted to their religion are the Greeks • We assume that the Greeks in this gospel are simply Greek merchants or travelers who happened to […]
March 8, 2024
(I would like to thank my website administrator Mr. Ernest Villariza for fixing this website. We’ve been through tremendous problems the past months before it is totally restored. Thank you Ernest. God bless you and your entire family.) Frater Constantino aka Fr. JDS. Introduction: Today is Laetare Sunday or the Sunday of Rejoicing which is quite inconsistent with the whole penitential season of lent where there is fasting, abstinence, remorse of conscience, sorrow or compunction for our sins or the general atmosphere being sad and forlorn as the liturgy requires it. But this is a reminder of what Jesus said […]