Reflections and Articles written by Fr Franco Grech osa
4th Sunday of Lent – Year C Josh. 5:9a, 10-12; Psalm 33; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32 Read: “Now the elder son was out in the fields, and on his way back, as he drew near the house, he could hear music and dancing. Calling one of the servants he asked what it was all about. ‘Your brother has come’, replied the servant, ‘and your father has killed the …
Look towards Him and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed Read More »
3rd Sunday of Lent Ex. 3:1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 102; 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12; Lq. 13:1-9 Read: Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them: “Do you suppose that these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent, you …
The parable is an invitation for us to consider Lent as a time of grace Read More »
2nd Sunday of Lent Gen. 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 26; Rom. Fil. 3:17-4:1; Lq. 9:28b-36 Read: Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray. As he prayed, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became brilliant as lightning. Suddenly there were two men there talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah appearing in glory; and they were speaking of …
The Lord is lifting our hearts towards its final destination Read More »
1st Sunday of Lent Dwt. 26:4-10; Psalm 90; Rom. 10:8-13; Lq. 4:1-13 Read: Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that time, he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him: “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to …
8th Sunday of the year – Year C Sir. 27:5-8; Psalm 91; 1 Cor. 15:54-58; Lq. 6:39-45 Read: Jesus told a parable to his disciples. “Can one blind man guide another? Surely both will fall into the pit? The disciple is not superior to his teacher; the fully trained disciple will always be like his teacher. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the …
7th Sunday of the year – Year C 1 Sam. 26:2.7-9;12-13;22-23; Psalm 102; 1 Cor. 15:45-49; Lq. 6:27-38 Read: Jesus said to his disciples: “I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To the man who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek too; to the …
6th Sunday of the year – Year C Jr. 17:5-8; Psalm 1:1-2,3,4,6; 1 Cor. 15:12,16-20; Lq. 6:17,20-26 Read: Jesus came down with the Twelve and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples with a great crowd of people from all parts of Judea, Jerusalem and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon. Fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: …
5th Sunday of the year – Year C Is. 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 137; 1 Cor. 15:1,11; Lq. 5:1-11 Read: Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing around him listening to the Word of God. And he saw two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – …
To recognise a miracle we need a good dose of humility… Read More »
4th Sunday of the year – Year C Jer. 1:4-5,17-19; Psalm 70; 1 Cor. 12:31,13:13; Lq. 4:21-30 Read: Jesus told those in the synagogue: “This text is being fulfilled today even as you listen.” And he won the approval of all; and they were astonished by the gracious words that came from his lips. They said: “Is he not Joseph’s son?” But he replied: “No doubt you will quote me …
Let us start our work of evangelising, like Jesus, the Good News, from our own country Read More »
3rd Sunday of the year – Year C Neh. 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 18; 1 Cor. 12:12-30; Lk. 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Read: And he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it is written: …
