Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Is 50:4-9; Mt 26:14-25 Today’s Gospel continues to reflect on the betrayal of Judas. Judas’ betrayal of Jesus contains many layers. It is ‘he’ who initiates going to the chief priests to ask, ‘What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?’ It is ‘he’ who […]
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Is 49:1-6; Jn 13:21-33,36-38 Today’s Gospel is evocative because it shows the deeply troubled Jesus. Jesus’ gesture of giving the morsel must have meant something to Judas. Jesus gave Judas an opportunity to realize what he was doing. However, the symbolic gesture made no sense to him. When Jesus finds Judas
Monday, March 25, 2024 Is 42:1-7; Jn 12:1-11 Today’s Gospel invites us to focus on the shift in the attitudes of Mary and Judas. Mary’s act is highly symbolic. Maybe she wanted to thank the Lord for giving back her brother Lazarus. Or, as we understand, she foreshadowed Jesus’ impending death. In this sense, she
