Reflections

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

I am the vine, you are the branches.

The Good Shepherd

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Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

Today we commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, just five days before His Passion. Jesus came into the city as Prince of Peace riding on a donkey, just as prophesied many centuries before.

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In the First Reading, the prophet Ezekial criticised the kings of Israel for not being good shepherds of the people. He tells the Israelites that the Lord Himself will shepherd them. When He is amongst them, He will ensure that they are fed on good pasture and the sick and injured healed.

The theme of today’s readings is respect for the Lord and a desire to bear fruit for Him.

The first reading from Proverbs speaks of the attributes of the perfect wife. She brings good into the life of her husband and family, not grief. She is industrious and productive with her talents, never selfish but generous towards the poor. She is God fearing and she will be rewarded for her good works. The perfect wife has all the characteristics of the fruitful servants in today’s Gospel.

In today’s parable the bridegroom arrives unexpectedly in the middle of the night. The question is whether the escorting bridal party is ready to receive him.

Jesus is the Bridegroom and He will come again at some future time. The virgins or bridesmaids represent mankind. Some are vigilant, but others are careless. The time of waiting is a symbol of our life on earth. The arrival of the Bridegroom and the wedding celebration signify the inauguration of the state of eternal beatitude in the company of Christ.

Today’s readings remind us that our receptivity to a message should not be determined by our esteem or scorn for the messenger, but by whether or not the message is true.

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Last Sunday we celebrated the Lord’s Transfiguration; where He gave His closest Apostles Peter, James and John, a glimpse of His glory as the eternal Son of God. This vision was to strengthen their faith and help them deal with the ordeal of the coming Passion and...

In the first reading Jeremiah the prophet laments all the ridicule and suffering he has to endure for the Lord’s cause, yet he burns inside to carry on because he knows he is preaching the truth, something no one can turn their backs on. He knows his message will save...

When we are faced with difficulties, turmoil and injustice in the world,  as believers need to firstly seek out the Lord!  But many people today only resort to faith and prayer as a last resort when all other avenues are exhausted.  Today’s readings remind us that...

Even today there are lots of opinions on who Jesus is; but today’s readings remind us that the most important opinion is our own: who do I say Christ is? Jesus wants our personal response! The first reading shows the contrast between the faithful servant entrusted...

The Eternal Son of God, in His infinite love, became man to suffer and die for us, so the hope of salvation could be extended to all! Through the Redemption the Church was born and Heaven was opened. In the Our Father Prayer, Jesus taught us to pray that the Divine...

The Gospel today teaches that those who are wise will seek spiritual gifts and set their hearts on the Kingdom of Heaven, which is true treasure beyond our wildest imagining! King Solomon was the wisest of Israel’s Kings and almost all the Wisdom Literature in the Old...

In last Sunday’s Gospel we had the parable of the Sower and the Seeds. This Sunday there are three Kingdom parables. The parable of the wheat and the darnel teach us that evil will remain like darnel (weeds) alongside the wheat until the harvest, that is judgement....

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