Saint Vincent Archabbey

Luke 1:39-56 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel offers us once again the beautiful story of Mary’s visit to her cousin, Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John

Lectionary 115 Today’s readings touch upon a topic I am asked about fairly often; namely, the possibility of salvation for those who do not share

Matthew 17:1-9 The Gospel account of the Transfiguration is a very colorful one that conveys to us the meeting of Heaven and Earth and how

Matthew 13:44-52 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s passage contains the last three of the set of seven parables that Matthew placed in the center of his

Matthew 13; 24 – 43 The Gospel today continues with some parables of Jesus. Parables are intended to cause the listener to think about them,

Lectionary 103, Gospel MT 13: 1-23 It is appropriate that in the warm days of mid-summer we should have readings at mass that reflect on

Matthew 11, 25-30 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel is brief but exceedingly rich in meaning. It has two distinct, though related, parts. In the first,

Matthew 10: 37-42 Gospel Summary In chapter ten of his gospel, Matthew explains how Jesus extends the mission he received from the Father to his

Matthew 16: 13-19 As is appropriate for two men who were constantly in danger during the course of their apostolic ministries, the Lord’s desire and

Gospel: Matthew 10: 26-33 This past Wednesday, June 21st, was the official beginning of Summer and sometimes called the longest day of the year.  The

Lectionary 587, Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 A person’s name is a precious thing; it identifies and distinguishes the person from others and often is the

Matthew 9:36-10:8 Gospel Summary The heart of Jesus is moved with compassion at the sight of the crowds who are like frightened, helpless sheep abandoned

Lectionary 167 , Gospel: John 6:51-58 Moses opens the scripture readings on this feast of Corpus Christi, commanding the Israelites:  “Remember…do not forget” the providence

John 3: 16-18 Gospel Summary John tells us that he has written his gospel so that we may come to believe in Jesus, the Son

John 20:19-23 Gospel Summary On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the wonderful good news that the risen Lord has poured out his Spirit upon us, first

 Lectionary 58, Gospel Matthew 28: 16-28 Why did our Lord depart from us and ascend to the Father?  This is a question which I have

John 14:15-21 Gospel Summary To love Jesus means to trust him. And that means that we trust his radical teaching about an ideal of unselfish

John 14: 1-12 Gospel Summary That the Church gives us this Last Supper discourse of Jesus for an Easter Season Eucharist is illuminative. These words

John 10:1-10 Gospel Summary In this gospel passage, Jesus draws upon imagery associated with sheep herding. The people to whom he spoke were well aware

Gospel – Luke 24; 13 – 35 The Church celebrates Easter for fifty days, with the fiftieth day being Pentecost.  During these first weeks of