Category: Missionary Bible Commentaries

Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 Commentary Eucharist - “Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission”“The feast of Corpus Christi invites us to renew each year the wonder and [...]

Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 Commentary Trinity’s MissionThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost, that is, after the celebration of [...]

AT THE VIGIL MASS Gn 11:1-9; or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b; or Ez 37:1-14; or Jl 3:1-5;Ps 104; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39MASS DURING THE DAY Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; Rom 8:8-17; Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 Commentary [...]

Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47; Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24, 46-53 Commentary “You shall be my witnesses”The solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension invites us to reflect again on this mysterious event [...]

Acts 15,1-2.22-29; Ps 66; Rev 21,10-14.22-23; John 14,23-29 Commentary The Three Special Gifts for Those Who Love JesusToday’s Gospel is taken from the so-called Farewell Discourse of Jesus during the Last Supper. [...]

Acts 14:21b-27; Ps 144; Rev 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Commentary The Newness of LoveAfter the Good Shepherd speech last week, the Gospel of this fifth Sunday of Easter brings us back to the Upper Room [...]

Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100; Rev 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30 Commentary The Good Shepherd-Lamb in missionThe fourth Sunday of Easter is also called “of the Good Shepherd”, and the readings and prayers of the liturgy are focused precisely on this [...]

Acts 5:27b-32, 40b-41; Ps 30; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 Commentary Restarting from the EssentialIt is significant that on the third Sunday of Easter we hear the story of the third apparition of the [...]

Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118; Rev 1:9-11, 12-13, 17, 19; Jn 20:19-31 Commentary Resurrecting for the Mission: The Mission of the Sent One of God and His Disciples“Peace be with you.” These are the [...]

THE MASS OF EASTER DAYActs 10:34a,37-43; Ps 118; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 COMMENTARY Seeing the signs of the resurrection“Alleluia! Christ is risen!” With joy we greet each other on this [...]