Saint Vincent Archabbey

May 26, 2013 John 16:12-15 Gospel Summary In this passage from the Last Supper Discourse, Jesus tells his disciples that when the Spirit of Truth

May 19, 2013 John 20:19-23 Gospel Summary There seems to be a contradiction between the coming of the Spirit as recorded in this gospel and

May 12, 2013 John 17:20-26 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel passage contains part of the prayer Jesus addressed to his Father following his Last Supper

May 5, 2013 John 14:23-29 Gospel Summary When Jesus says, in today’s gospel, “Whoever loves me will keep my word,” he wishes to remind us

April 28, 2013 John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples in this passage from the Last Supper Discourse that now he is glorified,

April 21, 2013 John 10:27-30 Gospel Summary In order to appreciate fully the import of this beautiful gospel passage, we need to pay close attention

April 14, 2013 John 21:1-19 Gospel Summary Simon Peter and his companions after fishing all night catch nothing. At dawn as they approach shore, someone

April 7, 2013 John 20:19-31 Gospel Summary It is surely an understatement to say that the disciples were filled with joy as Jesus appeared to

March 31, 2013 John 20:1-9 Gospel Summary On that first Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb of Jesus early in the morning and

March 24, 2013 Luke 22:14–23:56 Gospel Summary The gospel for this Sunday is Luke’s version of the passion and death of Jesus. It begins with

March 17, 2013 John 8:1-11 Gospel Summary This is the gospel about the woman who had been caught in adultery. Enemies of Jesus bring her

March 10, 2013 Luke 15:1-3.11-32 Gospel Summary When we read the parables of Jesus, we need to remind ourselves that they are not accounts of

March 3, 2013 Luke 13:1-9 Gospel Summary The gospel passage refers to two recent tragedies that were on people’s minds. Pilate had ordered the massacre

February 24, 2013 Luke 9:28b-36 Gospel Summary Luke’s version of the transfiguration of Jesus is more personal than the accounts of Mark and Matthew. Thus,

February 17, 2013 Luke 4:1-13 Gospel Summary Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by

February 10, 2013 Luke 5:1-11 Gospel Summary While Jesus was speaking to a crowd that was pressing in on him by the Lake of Gennesaret,

February 3, 2013 Luke 4:21-30 Gospel Summary Biblical passages used in the liturgy often suffer from being removed from their contexts. This is particularly noticeable

January 27, 2013 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Gospel Summary With this passage Luke introduces his two-volume work–Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. Luke’s work continues the

January 20, 2013 John 2: 1-11 Gospel Summary There are several unusual features about this story in today’s gospel. First of all, it is not

January 13, 2013 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Gospel Summary The first verses of today’s gospel make it clear that the baptism of John is only a