Feast of St. Bartholomew, 24 August, Gospel Commentary (John 1:45-51)

You can find a commentary on the first reading here: https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2021/08/24/feast-of-st-bartholomew-apostle-24-august-first-reading-revelation-219-14/ 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael

11th Sunday, Year A, Gospel Commentary (Matthew 9:36-10:8)

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” … Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and

Gospel for Corpus Christi Sunday, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Luke 9:11-17)

Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You

Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude (28 October)

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was

Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle (24 August), First Reading (Revelation 21:9-14)

9 One of the seven angels … said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like

Choosing the 12, Mark 3:13-19

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son