Comments on the Festive Readings Sunday XXXIV Year B – Lord Jesus, you are a very strange king! Carlo Miglietta Nov 19, 2024 Readings: Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37 Lord Jesus, you are a most strange king! The book of Daniel, in the…
Festive Gospel Comments Gospel of Sunday, 24 November: John 18:33b-37 Carlo Miglietta Nov 18, 2024 Feast of Christ the King Year B 33 Pilate then went back into the praetorium, summoned Jesus, and said to him,…
Festive Gospel Comments Gospel for Sunday, November 17: Mark 13,24-32 Carlo Miglietta Nov 11, 2024 XXXIII Sunday Year B 24 In those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened and the moon will no…
Comments on the Festive Readings Sunday XXXIII Year B – Between the “already” and the “not yet” Carlo Miglietta Nov 11, 2024 Readings: Dan 12:1-3; Heb 10:11-14.18; Mk 13:24-32 The apocalyptic genre (from “apo-kaluptein” = “s-veil”, to…
Festive Gospel Comments Gospel for Sunday, November 10: Mark 12:38-44 Carlo Miglietta Nov 4, 2024 XXXII Sunday Year B "38 He said to them as he taught, ”Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, to…
Comments on the Festive Readings Sunday XXXII Year B – In the school of the poor Carlo Miglietta Nov 4, 2024 Readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 The First Reading (1 Kings 17:10-16) presents us with a poor…
Festive Gospel Comments Gospel for Friday, November 1: Mattew 5,1-12 Carlo Miglietta Oct 29, 2024 The Beatitudes 1 Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain and, having sat down, his disciples approached…
Comments on the Festive Readings All Saints – The Feast Of The Last Carlo Miglietta Oct 29, 2024 Readings: Rev. 7:2-4,9-14; 1 Jn. 3:1-3; Mt. 5:1-12 On the feast of “All Saints' Day,” the Church, in order for us…
Festive Gospel Comments Gospel for Sunday, November 03: Mark 12:28b-34 Carlo Miglietta Oct 28, 2024 XXXI Sunday Year B 28 Then one of the scribes who had heard them arguing approached, and seeing how well he had…
Comments on the Festive Readings Sunday XXXI Year B – One Love Carlo Miglietta Oct 28, 2024 Readings: Deut. 6:2-6; Heb. 7:23-28; Mk. 12:28-34 In today's Gospel (Mk. 12:28-34) a classic rabbinic “torment” is…