Gospel Reading

Third Sunday of Easter “B” A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. (Lk. 24:35-48) The two disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and the way they had recognized Jesus when he broke the bread. While they were talking, Jesus himself appeared and stood among them.  He said, “Peace be with you!” They were terrified, thinking that they were seeing a ghost.  But he said to them, “Why are you afraid?  Why doubt? Look…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.                      Luke 1:26-38 God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin living in Nazareth, a town in Galilee.  The young woman was engaged to marry Joseph, a man from the family of David; and her name was Mary.  The angel came to Mary and said, “Rejoice you are truly blessed.  The Lord is with you.”  Mary was afraid and wondered what the angel’s message meant.  The angel said to her, “Mary,…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.         Jn. 6:1-8,19-28. God sent a man named John.  John came as a witness, to tell people about the light (Jesus), so that all will believe in him.  John himself was not the light, only a witness to speak about the light (Jesus). This is how John appeared as a witness.  The Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask, “Who are you?”  John said openly, “I am not the Christ.” …

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.  Mk. 1:1-8. This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  It is written in the scroll of Isaiah.  He, the prophet Isaiah wrote: God said, “Look, I will send my messenger (John) before you (Jesus),  He will prepare the way for you.  Some one in the desert will shout and say: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord.  Make his path straight.’” So, John the Baptist appeared in the…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Mark 13: 33 – 37 Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake, always be ready, because you never know when the time will come. It is like a man that goes abroad. He leaves his house, giving responsibility to the servants to look after the house, and telling the person guarding the door to stay awake. So stay awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.             Matthew 25: 31-26 Jesus said to his disciples, “When the Son of Man comes again in great glory, all the angels will be with him.  He will sit on his royal throne.  All the people of the world will come in front of him, and he will separate the people in two groups, as a shepherd that separates the sheep from goats.  The Son of Man, now King, will put the…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.       Matthew 25:14-30. Jesus told this parable to his disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is like a master that decided to go abroad.  Before he left, he told his servants to look after his house and his land.  Because each servant had different skills, the master gave five gold coins to the first servant, two gold coins to the second servant, and one gold coin to the third servant.  Then the…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.            Matthew 25:1-13. Jesus told this parable to the disciples: “The kingdom of heaven will be like the ten bridesmaids that took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom. Five bridesmaids were foolish, they took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.  The other five bridesmaids were wise, they took their lamps and also small bottle of oil.  The bridegroom was late, and all ten bridesmaids…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Mt. 5:1-12. Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the hill and sat down.  His disciples sat around him.  Jesus began to teach the people. “The people that are poor in spirit, they will be happy, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. The people that are gentle, they will be happy, because they will receive everything from the Lord. The people that mourn (cry), they will be happy, because God…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.           Matthew 22:34-40 The Pharisees heard that Jesus had said things that made the Sadducees quiet, so they met together.  One of the Sadducees asked Jesus a question to try and make him confused.   He said, “Master, which commandment in the Law is the most important?”  Jesus said, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the…