Reflections on the Gospel

First Sunday of Lent (Year A, Feb 22. 2026) Matthew 4:1-11 “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert…”   Inner Liberation Writer Stephen Copeland recounts how the stories

Ash Wednesday (Year A, Feb 18. 2026) Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”   BLESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly ask

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Feb 15. 2026) Matthew 5:17-37 “I have come … to fulfill”   “Oh! How shall I find rest in You? Who will send

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Feb 8. 2026) Matthew 5:13-16 “…  that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” (5:1) “Ah! brothers, look where

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Feb 1. 2026) Matthew 5:1-12a “Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up into mountain…” (5:1) “Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up into a mountain.”

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Jan 25. 2026) Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 “As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee…” (4:18)     When his father and

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Jan 18. 2026) John 1:29-34 “Because He was before me (ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν).” (1:30) He himself is my meditation; he is my delight;

The Baptism of the Lord (Year A, Jan 11. 2026) Matthew 3:13-17     “When Jesus comes to be baptized, he leaves the hidden years behind, the years of safety

The Epiphany of the Lord (Year A, Jan 4. 2026) Matthew 2:1-12  “Heavenly Father, we come before you today with full of gratitude. Thank you for your countless blessings and

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Year A, Jan 1. 2026) Luke 2:16-21 “Too late have loved I Thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new, too late