May 17, 2026 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the c

May 10, 2026 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; you know him, for he dwells with you, and will be in you. “I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also. In t

May 3, 2026 “Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the w

Wedding feast John begins his gospel with a series of summons spread over seven days, meant to suggest a new creation that's unfolding parallel to the one that's described in the book of Genesis. It begins with the call of John the Baptist as light breaks into the world. And the wedding feast of Cana falls on the last day, paralleling the creation of the first human beings. But as we remember it, their beginning ended sadly with them failing to trust and losing the garden. Th

April 26, 2026 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they wil

April 19, 2026 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emma′us, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, nam

April 12, 2026 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to t

Holy Saturday What happens on Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Resurrection on Sunday? On Holy Saturday, while Jesus' body rests in the grave, his spirit departs and goes to the realm of the dead, the place known as Sheol in Hebrew. He goes to show his authority over all of creation, even over the spirit's health and prison there. But he also goes as a final act of solidarity with all the sufferings of the world. So that human beings could never say to God: 'you

April 5, 2026 Resurrection of the Lord Easter begins as women go to the tomb to mourn over the dead Jesus. An angel appears to them and announces he's alive. The women believe the announcement and go to tell the disciples, and on the way they meet Jesus. This tells us from the very beginning that if we're faithful to our mission, we will be led into an experience of Christ. But the announcement of Easter is that God operates at the very times that we are unable. All of us exp

March 29, 2026 Passion of the Lord Today, we remember how Jesus entered Jerusalem for the events of His passion. Our procession today is lively, even full of laughter, because the star of this procession is the donkey. Emperors and kings entered their capitals riding powerful horses, and we prefer to make our entrances on credentials designed to impress. Our career, our accomplishments, our heritage. But Jesus is always born by a vessel that is poor. Christ always arrives li

March 22, 2026 Now a certain man was ill, Laz′arus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Laz′arus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness is not unto death; it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it.”Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and

March 15, 2026 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” As he said this, he spat on the grou

March 8, 2026 So he came to a city of Samar′ia, called Sy′char, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samar′ia to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Sam

The healing of the paralytic We often think of those living in the 1st century Palestine as being simple people governed by naive beliefs and superstitions. But their view of the world is not that different from the way we often view events in our world. Many people today have a very real belief in luck, fate, as if power over creation operates arbitrarily. And our goal is to somehow put ourselves in the path of such power. We become victims of superstition, and we're not muc

March 1, 2026 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Eli′jah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli′jah.” He was stil

February 22, 2026 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone,but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinna

February 15, 2026 “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

February 8, 2026 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Fathe

February 1, 2026 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall ob