Please read the passage before the commentary. In the first reading, it is the day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit has come upon the apostles. Peter is addressing the crowd: “Jesus of Nazareth was a man commended to you by … Continued
Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. Es el día de Pentcostés. El Espíritu Santo ha llegado sobre los apóstoles. Pedro está hablando a la gente. Jesús de Nazaret fue un hombre acreditado por Dios. Por medio de Dios … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Five thousand people stopped by Jesus’ place to visit and Jesus fed them. John gives us no information that the crowd was hungry, or that he had taught them all day, or that … Continued
Please read the passage first, before the homily. Why did God send his Son, Jesus into the world? It was to save the world, not to condemn it. Had God sent his Son in order to condemn us, we would … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. It is the second Sunday Easter. For the first disciples, it is the evening of the day of the Resurrection. For the first community, it is the first year of their Christian life. … Continued
Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. Es segundo domingo de Pascua. Para los primeros discípulos es el anochecer del día de la resurrección. Para la primera comunidad, es su primer año de su vida cristiana. Para nosotros es … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Peter was going fishing. The other disciples agree to go with him. The author introduces the other disciples to us as if we had not met them earlier in the Gospel. Perhaps Peter … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. It is Easter week. Our Hispanic friends call it Wednesday of Easter. For them, it is Easter even though it is Wednesday. In English we speak of Easter Wednesday or Wednesday of Easter … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. This is the first week of the Easter season. The season stretches for fifty days, seven days (=a week) times seven plus a day to equal fifty days (a week of weeks plus … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. It is Easter. The Lord has risen from the dead. Peter is un the house of a Roman centurion, a pagan soldier. Peter and his companions had eater and drank with Jesus after … Continued