“Empower Your Faith (Daily Gospel Reflection) by Fr. Albert Pellazar, OAR, offers insightful daily reflections on the Gospel, guiding readers to deepen their faith and find inspiration in Christ’s teachings. A concise yet profound companion for spiritual growth and daily meditation.
EMPOWER YOUR FAITH / Daily Gospel Reflection, March 27, 2024, Holy Week — Wednesday GOSPEL — Matthew 26:14–25 One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on…
EMPOWER YOUR FAITH / Daily Gospel Reflection, March 26, 2024, Holy Week — Tuesday GOSPEL — John 13:21–33, 36–38 Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant. One of…
EMPOWER YOUR FAITH / Daily Gospel Reflection, March 25, 2024 Holy Week — Monday Gospel — John 12:1–11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a…
EMPOWER YOUR FAITH / Daily Gospel Reflection, March 24, 2024 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion GOSPEL Longer Form — Mark 14:1–15:47 The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were to take place in two days’ time. So the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to arrest him by treachery and put him to…
Believing in the Works of God EMPOWER YOUR FAITH / Daily Gospel Reflection, March 22, 2024, 5th Week of Lent — Friday GOSPEL — John 10:31–42 The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?” The Jews answered him,…
February 13, 2024; Tuesday of Week 6 GOSPEL Mark 8:14–21 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had…
February 12, 2024, Monday of Week 6 GOSPEL Mark 8:11–13 The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will…
February 11, 2024, 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time GOSPEL Mark 1:40–45 A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left…
February 10, 2024, Saturday of Week 5 Photo Reference: https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/mark-8-1-10-2021/ GOSPEL Mark 8:1–10 In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing…
February 09, 2024, Friday of Week 5 Photo Reference: https://growindiscipleship.com/2021/06/03/sign-language-mark-7-31-37/ GOSPEL Mark 7:24–30 Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his…