Gospel Reflections

Our parish sends a weekly Gospel Reflection written by our clergy.

To sign up, either stop in the parish office to let them know you’d like to sign up, or click here and make sure you check the “Gospel Reflections” box.

Scroll below to read our most recent Gospel Reflections.

  • Gospel Reflection Oct 6 – Deacon Frank Iannarino
    Sunday, October 6 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 10:2-16 Gospel: The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him. He said to them in reply, “What did Moses command you?” They replied, “Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce and…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Sept 29 – Kim VanHuffel
    Sunday, September 29 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Gospel: At that time, John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.” Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Sept 22 – Deacon Stephen Petrill
    Sunday, September 22 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:30-37 Gospel: Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Sept 15 – Fr. Lynch
    Sunday, September 15 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 8: 27-35 Gospel: Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Sept 8 – Deacon Paul Zemanek
    Sunday, September 8 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7: 31-37 Gospel: Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Sept 1 – Fr. Black
    Sunday, September 1 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:18, 14-15, 21-23 Gospel: When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. —For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Aug 25 – Deacon Frank Iannarino
    Sunday, August 25 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6: 60-69 Gospel: Many of Jesus’ disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Aug 18 – Kim VanHuffel
    Sunday, August 18 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6: 51-58 Gospel: Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” The Jews quarreled among themselves,…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection Aug 11 – Deacon Stephen Petrill
    Sunday, August 11 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6: 41-51 Gospel: The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven, “ and they said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say, ‘I…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection August 4 – Father Lynch
    Sunday, August 4 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6: 24-35 Gospel: When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection July 28 – Deacon Paul Zemanek
    Sunday, July 28 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6: 1-15 Gospel: Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection July 14 – Deacon Frank Iannarino
    Sunday, July 14 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6: 7-13 Gospel: Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick— no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection July 7 – Kim VanHuffel
    Sunday, July 7 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6: 1-6 Gospel: Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection June 30 – Deacon Stephen Petrill
    Sunday, June 30 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 5:21-43 Gospel: When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly…Read More
  • Gospel Reflection June 23 – Fr. Lynch
    Sunday, June 23 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4: 35-41 Gospel: On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall…Read More