Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
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A blog about Catholic reflections and homilies from the Mass' readings and gospels from Deacon Kevin.
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
1M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
March 24, 2024
Palm Sunday
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032424.cfm
Mk 11:1-10 Is 50:4-7
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Phil 2:6-11 Mk 14:1—15:47
Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death.
Luke, the physician reports in his Gospel that:
Jesus was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.
We must always re ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
2M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
January 21, 2024
First Sunday of Lent
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021824.cfm
Gn 9:8-15 Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9.
1 Pt 3:18-22 Mk 1:12-15
Our Gospel today has an interesting line:
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan.
A simple line, but read it again. The Spirit who was with Jesus a moment ago at His Baptism drove Him into the desert to be tested. Then Satan tempted Jesus. The Son of God. Satan wanted to win Him over to the dark side. Jesus wo ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
3M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
January 21, 2024
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012124.cfm
Jon 3:1-5, 10 Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
1 Cor 7:29-31 Mk 1:14-20
Follow me and I will make you fishers of men - boy have I been waiting to preach on this Gospel for a long time so let’s get right into our first reading. Jonah was called to be fishers of the entire city of Nineveh. We all know that story, he refused to fish for people so a large fish fished for him instead! Ultimately he he did go to Nineveh, prophesied about the destruction of N ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
4M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
December 24, 2023
4th Sunday of Advent
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122423.cfm
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
Rom 16:25-27 Lk 1:26-38
Today, I want to talk about three tabernacles. The word tabernacle means ‘place of dwelling.’ Tabernacle #1 is from 2 Samuel; King David wants to make God a home:
When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a t ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
5M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
November 19, 2023
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111923.cfm
Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
1 Thes 5:1-6 Mt 25:14-30
It’s a reasonably well-known thing that a talent I have is fishing. I can get my kayak into the water, read the pond, and quickly know where the fish will be hiding out. However, there is a problem with my fishing talent. I’m lazy and I can get complacent. If the weather changes or the water changes in clarity or temperature the fish will change too and I sho ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
6M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
October 15, 2023
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101523.cfm
Is 25:6-10a Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 Mt 22:1-14
Scripture is full of analogies comparing Heaven to a wedding feast. St. Paul often calls Christ the bridegroom of the Church. We see this in today’s readings from sacred scripture. Jesus’ first miracle occurred at a wedding banquet, emphasizing the sanctity of marriage that the Catholic Church holds tight to.
Last month I mentioned Confession as a forgotten ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
7M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
August 20th, 2023
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091723.cfm
Sir 27:30—28:7 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
Rom 14:7-9 Mt 18:21-35
Today Jesus tells us to forgive 7 times 70 times - 490 times. It seems kind of oddly specific. I figure with that number in mind my wife Allison already forgave me more than 490 times around the time I proposed to her in my car while driving around the Middleboro Rotary back in the late 80s!
The human need for forgiveness goes farther back tha ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
8M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
August 20th, 2023
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082023.cfm
Is 56:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Mt 15:21-28
God is love. Jesus is love. When we hear today’s Gospel it doesn’t sound like that’s true, Jesus is using harsh language talking to the Canaanite woman. As a parent, I love my kids but when they are constantly asking me for things, I can get a little irritated.
We were in bible study many years ago, talking about sin and someone said “Well, when we sin and we are ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
10M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
July 16, 2023
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071623.cfm
Is 55:10-11 Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14
Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23
God speaks through Isaiah today with the line:
so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it
Then in today’s Gospel Jesus tells us:
But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
The d ..read more
Fishers of Men | Ramblings of Deacon Kevin Gingras
11M ago
Deacon Kevin Gingras
June 18, 2023
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061823.cfm
Ex 19:2-6a Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5
Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36—10:8
When I was growing up I wasn’t a fan of rules or instructions from my parents. I was a figure-it-out-for-myself type of kid. Well, here’s a story that illustrates how that often didn’t work out so well for me. Many many ages ago, when I was around twelve years old I went with my mom to the bank and sat in the car while she went in. Back then you actually had to go cas ..read more