Daily Gospel Reflection on Veritas Catholic Network

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 3:31-36

“God does not ration His gift of the spirit”. As we approach Pentecost we remember that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit that leads into all Truth, grants to all Chr…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 3:16-21

Death is not the final state of life, Jesus tells us there will be life in abundance!

In this reading, Jesus is preparing Nicodemus at the beginning of His mini…

Today Father Sam focuses on the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 4, the first reading from Mass today.

This reading gives us a snapshot of what the early Church was like. It can also be seen as an “ideal…

Today’s Gospel Reading is Luke 1:26-38

Today we celebrate the Annunciation. While it’s typically on March 25th, this year, because of the liturgies of Holy Week, we celebrate it today.

Today marks th…

Today’s Divine Mercy Sunday Gospel Reading features Thomas’s great proclamation (“my Lord and my God”) and Jesus breathing on the Holy Spirit. What’s amazing is that Jesus allows us to have our doubt…

Today’s Gospel Reading is Mark 16:9-15

Today’s reading is a quick summary of what has happened over the last few days. Jesus appears to the disciples and actually rebukes those who haven’t believed t…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 21:1-14

Peter and the apostles have gone fishing. They know the truth but they go back to their old way of life and they catch nothing. Sound familiar?

Let us not retur…

Today’s Gospel Reading is from Luke 24

Jesus appears to all the disciples after the He appears to the two on the road to Emmaus. He eats in front of them and reminds them of their duty to bear witnes…

Today’s Gospel Reading is the Road to Emmaus from Lk 24.

The two disciples are walking to Emmaus. Jesus walks with them, but they don’t recognize Him. As they walk, Jesus opens up the Scriptures for …

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 20:11-18

Jesus tells Mary Magdalene not to cling to Him, because, in a way, she is clinging to her past experiences with Jesus. Nonetheless, Jesus is calling Mary to sp…

Today is the Monday of the Octave of Easter. We join Mary Magdalene in Mt 28 as she leaves the garden. She and her companions are rejoicing and paying him homage, but as they do, Jesus immediately se…

Happy Easter! Alleluia, Jesus Christ Has Risen!  Today is the day that we have to confront the reality of the empty tomb. Christ is alive and He has defeated our sin and death, so our sin has no powe…

Today is Holy Saturday so there is no Mass until the Easter Vigil. Today we wait in silence. Even though we are waiting, we are waiting afterwards, because we KNOW the end of the story. We know the R…

Today is Good Friday. Today we enter into the silence, standing at the foot of the Cross. What can we possibly say to our Lord, hanging on the cross. By His wounds we are healed, but by our sins He i…

Today’s Gospel Reading is from the Gospel of John.

Today is Holy Thursday. Fr. Sam teaches about the two different Masses that are celebrated today, the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.

Today’s Gospel Reading is Mt 26:14-25

Judas is looking for his day to betray Jesus, that’s why it is called Spy Wednesday. How often have we gone looking for sin or chosen sin? Instead let us walk wi…

Today’s Gospel Reading is from John 13

In today’s reading we are invited into the Upper Room. Judas Flees from Jesus after having taken the morsel of bread from Jesus. This reminds us how close we ca…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 12:1-11

Mary anointed the feet of Jesus with a costly perfumed oil. She reverences the Lord who has done great things for her, and she is trying to pay back this small …

Today’s Gospel Reading is from the Gospel of Mark.

“Hosannah to the Son of David”. The people welcome Jesus to Jerusalem, thinking he is their kind of Messiah. They will not even one week later, yell…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 11:45-56

Jesus has taken the step back, having completed His teaching mission. We’ve now arrived at the Passover. Just as the Jews sacrifice the lamb, Jesus, the true L…