On this Sunday, the 7th Sunday of Pentecostal 50 days, the Church reads an account from the Gospel of John (John 15:26 – 16:15), in which Christ tells the disciples “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come…
On the 6th Sunday of the Pentecostal 50 days, the church reads from the Gospel of John 16:22-33. In this passage, Jesus shares two main messages with His disciples. First, He tells His disciples about what is to come: “I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving…
Pentecostal 50 Days – 5th Sunday – The Way, The Truth, and The Life On this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Pentecost (Pashons 22), the Church reads an account from the Gospel of John, in which Christ describes Himself as “the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:1-11). This passage emphasizes the importance…
On the 4th Sunday of the Holy Fifty Days, the Church reads John 12:35-50. In this passage, Jesus was speaking to a crowd who was questioning why Jesus had to be raised up. Jesus then told them to walk in the light while the light was still with them and to believe in the light…
On the 3rd Sunday of the Holy Fifty Days, the Church reads John 4:1-42. This passage narrates the interaction between our Lord Jesus Christ and a Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s well. The woman came to fill her jar from the well and the Lord asked her for a drink. Through this conversation, Jesus called out…
On this Sunday (04/30/23), the Second Sunday of Pentecost (Parmoute 22), the Church reads an account from the Gospel of John, in which Christ describes himself as the “bread of life” (John 6:35-45). During the Holy Fifty days, each Sunday Gospel focuses on when Christ says “I am”—the bread of life, the living water, the…
On this Sunday (04/23/23), referred to as Thomas Sunday, the Church reads the account of Jesus reappearing to the disciples after the resurrection (John 20:19-31). The first time that Jesus met with the disciples, Thomas was not there. Thus, Thomas declared that he will only believe that Christ is risen if “I see in his…