5th Sunday of Easter John 14:1-12 ‘Let not your hearts be troubled,’ Jesus said to his disciples. There are many things that can trouble our hearts. And there is only one effective remedy for this: Believe in God and believe in Jesus Christ. Our hearts can become troubled when we are confronted with […]
4th Sunday of Easter – The Good Shepherd Sunday Acts 2:14,36-41 Psalm 22(23) 1 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:14 John 10:1-10 Whom are you following? In the age of social media, this question has become even more relevant. Many influencers compete for followers. They showcase themselves, presenting their best side. They want to draw […]
Easter Sunday – Mass during the day Colossians 3,1-4 John 20, 1-9 After Jesus’ death on the cross, after all the terrible things that had happened, after betrayal, denial, cowardice and fear, horror and grief, the disciples were not immediately able to believe in the resurrection. Although they could have known better. Jesus himself had […]
Femte Söndagen i Fastan Joh 11:1-45 Det är ett av de svåraste sår man kan drabbas av i livet när en älskad person dör. Smärtan går djupare än vid något fysiskt sår. För vissa människor stannar hjärtat bokstavligen: de dör av ett brustet hjärta. Hos dem som överlever kvarstår ett sår som inte kommer att […]
3rd Sunday of Lent John 4:5-42 Today, the Church offers us a particularly rich table of God’s Word. How can we understand today’s Gospel and make it fruitful for our spiritual life? In the Catholic tradition, we assume that biblical texts have several levels of meaning, and none of these levels is unimportant. We speak […]
Andra söndagen i fastan 1 Mos 12:1-4a 2 Tim 1:8b-10 Matt 17:1-9 Nu har vi redan tio dagar, alltså en fjärdedel av fastan, bakom oss. Många av oss har beslutat att avstå från något och vill komma närmare Gud i bönen. Läsningarna i mässan följer oss på vår väg genom fastan. De är inte valda […]
Kyndelsmässodagen Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24 Heb 2:14-18 Luk 2:22-40 Två gamla människor som har väntat hela sitt liv: Symeon och Hanna. Om Symeon står det: ”Han var rättfärdig och from och väntade på Israels tröst, och helig Ande var över honom.” Den Helige Ande hade uppenbarat för honom att han skulle få se Messias innan […]
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12a What are our goals in life? What are we striving for? Probably all of us want to be happy. We want to stay healthy or get well again when we are ill. Many young people strive to find a good spouse. And a good job, […]
Tredje söndagen “under året”, Guds ords söndag Jes 9:1b-4 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 1 Kor 1:10-13, 17 Matt 4:12-23 Kära bröder och systrar, vi firar Guds ords söndag. Vi har just hört Guds ord i all dess rikedom. En läsning ur profetböckerna, en psalm, ett avsnitt ur ett av Paulus brev och ett stycke ur […]
4th Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-14 Matthew 1:18-24 The virgin birth is a miracle. Not only because it contradicts the natural order of things, but also because it was, so to speak, culturally impossible. There was, of course, the ancient prophecy of Isaiah that the Lord would give this sign on his own initiative: ‘Behold, […]
