1st Reading : 2Chronicles 36 : 16-16, 19-2 2nd Reading: Ephesians 2: 4-10 Gospel : John 3: 14-21 One erroneous image of God is the one that assigns to him the image of a judge. The idea reached its epic in the medieval era when the emperors created an image of God that could permit them to rule in all majesty. Thus, if God is the Supreme Judge, all those who exercise…
Gn 9, 8-15, Ps. 24 (25), 4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9, 1 P 3, 18-22, Mc 1, 12-15 Jésus a reçu deux types du Baptême : Baptême de l’eau au Jourdain et Baptême du feu au désert. Parmi tous les évangélistes, il n’y a que Marc qui a su exploiter ce fait. Dans l’évangile d’aujourd’hui, il les juxtapose l’un après l’autre et ne met en lumière que des moments fars de ces évènements non seulement…
Isaiah 58:1-9, Psalm 51:3-4.5-6ab.18-19, Matthew 9:14-15 The Book of Isaiah is constituted of three Books or three authors and three époques, depending on what one wants to lay emphases on or which school of thought one belongs. Today’s reading was taken from the third Isaiah and belongs to the post exile oracles. By the time the Israelites were in exile, the temple was desecrated and on top of the Holy Mountain were…
Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Ps. 1:1-2.3.4,6, Luke 9:22-25 The Tora contains 613 Laws given to the Israelites in different moments of their journey to the promised land. These laws were different from the 10 commandment received by Moses on Mountain Sinai. Each of the 613 laws, however, can be traced back to the 12. Their appearance, were historical. Each came as a response to a particular concrete situation of the people. They came either…
If you knew the gift of God The readings Ex. 17:3-7 Ps. 95:1-2.6-7abc.7d-9 Rm. 5:1-2.5-8 Jn 4:5-42 Today’s Sunday is a special one from the point of view of the choices of the readings. The first reading for example tells the story of the ingratitude of the Israelites in face of difficult moments. The Israelites were in the desert and when they lacked drinking water they rebelled against Moses and God. They…
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary One of the most important personality in the soteriological history is Saint Joseph, the chaste spouse of Virgin Mary. But he is also one of the less known individuals among the minds behind the natural brought up of the Man whose death on the cross was to bring us salvation. The Bible hardly evoked his name in the life of Jesus apart from the…
The readings of the day: Ezekiel 18:21-28 Matthew 5:20-26 God’s desire for man is that he be saved. His intention for him is that his situation be ameliorated. But he however wants him to make the first step in response to his salvation project. He wants him to come to him! This is why he invites us in this time of lent to return to him. Through the prophets like Ezekiel etc.…
The readings of the day 1st reading: Isaiah 1:10.16-20 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 50:8-9.16b-17:21.23 Gospel Matthew 23:1-12 One of the major and ancient problems of humanity is to distinguish between religiosity and spirituality. The ambiguity that exists between them is without doubt due to man’s shallow understanding of what really matters in life. While religiosity is more of the way in which man re-links with his creator spirituality is more of the outcome…
The readings of the day Daniel 9: 4b-10 Psalm 79:8.9.11.13 Luke 6:36-38 The two major adjectives that better qualify the Theo-Israelite relationship in the Old Testament could be summarized in maternal and paternal care. The paternal aspect of this relationship made God strike the people whenever they arred. And his maternal affection made him bring them back to their land at the end of their every purification. In the first reading of…
The readings of the day : 1st Reading Genesis 12:1-4a, Responsorial Psalm Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 2nd Reading 2Tim 1:8b-10 The theme of this Sunday could be God’s call and man’s response. In the first reading, the author of Genesis narrates the call of our father in faith, Abraham. He tells us how God asked Abraham to quit his father’s land and his people to an undisclosed location. “Go forth from…
