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Bài Giảng
“REJOICE! THE LORD’S RESURRECTION IS NEAR — CAN YOU SEE CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, AND BELIEVE?”
Deacon Vincent Dam
Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year A
In the middle of Lent, the Church reminds us that the darkness will not win. The light of Christ is already shining. Like the blind man, we may not understand everything at once. But each day the light grows stronger, and our eyes begin to see more clearly.
ENCOUNTERING JESUS, THE BRIDEGROOM, GIVER OF LIVING WATER
Deacon Vincent Dam
Third Sunday of Lent - Year A
If Christ is truly Living Water, then our families must change. Marriage cannot be built on fear. Husbandhood cannot mean control. A wife’s sacrifice cannot mean silent suffering.
LISTEN TO HIM: THE PATH TO TRANSFORMATION IN CHRIST’S GLORY
Deacon Vincent Dam
Second Sunday of Lent - Year A
In Scripture, to listen is never passive. To hear God means to obey Him. It means allowing His word to shape our choices, reorder our desires, and re-create our hearts. Listening is the doorway to transformation.
FROM ADAM TO CHRIST: LENT AND THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMANITY
Deacon Vincent Dam
First Sunday of Lent - Year A
The paradox is clear: humanity can conquer the world, yet cannot conquer itself. And this paradox is not new; it has been there from the beginning.
LEARNING GOD’S REWARD IN THE LENTEN SEASON
Deacon Vincent Dam
Ash Wednesday
If we seek human praise, that is all we will receive — a fragile, passing reward. But if we act for God alone, our Father who sees in secret will give a reward that no human applause can match. Jesus is not discouraging good works; He is purifying them. He is freeing us from “prestige piety,” from the temptation to perform holiness rather than live it.
THE HEART – WHERE LIFE AND DEATH BEGIN
Deacon Vincent Dam
Sirach 15:15–20; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Matthew 5:17–37
Do not negotiate with what destroys you. Remove it. Break the habit. End what leads you into darkness. For lust, if cultivated, becomes betrayal, and betrayal fractures marriages, vocations, and communities. Christ does not repress desire; He restores it to love — a love that sees the other as sacred rather than consumable.
I HAVE COME NOT TO ABOLISH THE LAW BUT TO FULFILL IT
Deacon Hoang Thuong
Sirach 15:15–20; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Matthew 5:17–37
Jesus showed his perfect love to God the Father by being obedient to the Father even willing to die on the cross as the atonement for our transgression.
FROM COMMANDMENTS TO THE HEART: WHEN LAW BECOMES LOVE
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Sirach 15:15–20; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Matthew 5:17–37
Jesus’ answer is not “try harder.” His answer is “go deeper.” He reveals that sin begins long before it shows itself in action. Murder does not begin with a weapon; it begins with contempt. Adultery does not begin with touch; it begins when desire is separated from love. Lies do not begin with words; they begin when truth becomes inconvenient.
HÃY ĐỂ ÁNH SÁNG CHIẾU QUA CHÚNG TA
Phó Tế Vincent Đàm Hữu Thư
Isaiah 58:7–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–5; Matthew 5:13–16
Nhiệm vụ của chúng ta không phải tự tạo ánh sáng, nhưng để ánh sáng của Đức Kitô đi qua đời mình. Xin Người chiếu sáng nơi chúng ta bằng lòng thương xót, sự công chính, sự khiêm nhường, lòng can đảm và sự trung tín mỗi ngày.
PUT A LITTLE SPICE IN YOUR LIFE!
Deacon Cu Than
Isaiah 58:7–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–5; Matthew 5:13–16
Being Christians mean that others, by observing the way we live our lives, may find the meaning and the direction for their own lives.
SALT THAT PRESERVES, LIGHT THAT REVEALS, WISDOM THAT SAVES
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 58:7–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–5; Matthew 5:13–16
The question today is not whether the world is dark or decaying. That much is obvious. The question is whether we are willing to be different enough to matter. Whether our faith flavors our conversations, our decisions, our use of time, money, technology, and compassion. Whether our light stands high enough to help others find their way—or remains safely covered to avoid discomfort.
BLESSED ARE YOU: WHEN GOD’S KINGDOM CONFRONTS THE WORLD’S IDEA OF HAPPINESS
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Zephaniah 2:3 - 3:12–13; 1 Corinthians 1:26–31; Matthew 5:1–12
The world says happiness comes from control. Jesus says it begins with surrender. Poverty of spirit is not weakness or low self-esteem. It is the moment we stop pretending that we are self-made and self-sufficient. It is the honesty that says, “Without God, I am lost.” This is not despair. It is truth.
FROM DARKNESS TO DISCIPLESHIP: ONE KINGDOM, ONE CHURCH, ONE CAL
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 8:23–9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–13, 17; Matthew 4:12–23
Isaiah does not say the people found the light through effort or intelligence. The light comes first. God acts first. Grace always precedes conversion. This is the rhythm of salvation history, and it is the rhythm of every authentic Christian life.
BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD: CALLED, SEEN, AND SENT
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 49; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 1; John 1:29–34
Faith does not end in admiration. It becomes movement — like Andrew, who after encountering Jesus immediately goes to find his brother and says, “We have found the Messiah.” The Gospel spreads not through arguments, but through changed lives that cannot stay silent.
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Msgr. Joseph Sobiesiak
Isaiah 42; Psalm 29; Acts 10; Matthew 3:13–17
We as individuals run the same risk of forgetting compassion as the Church does. In these days it is not uncommon to make the poor and marginalized as scapegoats for society's woes. How often do we pick on illegal aliens and accuse them of causing our economic woes rather than the big businesses motivated by greed.
BELOVED IN THE WATERS: WHEN HEAVEN OPENS AND HUMANITY STANDS TALLER
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 42; Psalm 29; Acts 10; Matthew 3:13–17
A baptized Christian does not drift through life — a baptized Christian feeds the hungry, protects the vulnerable, stands beside the unseen, forgives where the world demands revenge, and brings mercy into rooms where anger is expected. We stop asking, “What do I get out of life?” and begin asking, “What does God want to give the world — through me?”
ARISE, SHINE, AND KNEEL: THE LIGHT FOR ALL NATIONS
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 60:1–6; Ephesians 3:2–6; Matthew 2:1–12
The scribes can quote Scripture, yet they do not go to Bethlehem. One group hates the Light, another studies the Light, but only the Magi follow the Light. And this is a warning to every generation: it is possible to be close to religious information and still far from worship. It is possible to know where Jesus is “supposed” to be and yet never kneel before Him.
GOD’S ROAD THROUGH THE DARKNESS
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Sirach 3:2–6, 12–14 • Colossians 3:12–21 • Matthew 2:13–15, 19–23
Like Mary and Joseph, we continue to live the Christian life not because it solves every question, but because no other path brings lasting peace. The Holy Family remained faithful and united through every trial. What held them together? Love—real love—full of forgiveness, patience, sacrifice.
THE WORD BECAME FLESH
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 52:7–10 • Hebrews 1:1–6 • John 1:1–18
The Christmas story did not begin 2,000 years ago. It began as soon as God saw that human beings, in their power to choose, would rather destroy themselves and all the world around them rather than acknowledge the self-giving love for which they were created. It is also important to see that the Christmas story does not end at the stable of Bethlehem either. For the Savior is still trying to find entrance into your hearts and mine.
ROOM FOR THE ONE WHO WAS BORN OUTSIDE
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 9:1–6 • Titus 2:11–14 • Luke 2:1–14
We live in a world in which many people find no room. We don’t like to think about that on this night when we await dreams of fairies and sugarplums dancing in our children’s heads, but it’s true. There are people all over this world who find no room at the inn. They are shut out. Rejected.
GIUSE, NGƯỜI CHA TRẦN THẾ
Pt Thân Trọng Cử
Matthew 1:18–24
Giuse là vị thánh bảo trợ, quan thầy của chúng ta. Người nhắc nhở chúng ta rằng Thiên Chúa hài lòng khi giao phó mầu nhiệm thánh thiêng nhất trong lịch sử cho những con người bình thường, những người sẽ đơn giản làm điều đúng đắn tiếp theo, ngay cả khi điều đó khiến họ thiệt thòi, mất mát.
JOSEPH — A MAN WHO BELIEVED IN GOD’S PROMISE
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Matthew 1:18–24; Isaiah 7:10–14; Romans 1:1–7
God’s plan for Joseph was far bigger than Joseph’s plan for Joseph. Joseph’s dream was to have a normal family. God’s dream was that he would raise the Savior of the world. Sometimes God “messes up” our plans so that He can give us a far greater role than we ever imagined.
WHEN GOD SEEMS SLOW: FINDING JOY WHEN EXPECTATIONS COLLAPSE
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 35:1–6a, 10 • James 5:7–10 • Matthew 11:2–11
Sometimes our disappointment with God has nothing to do with what He gives us — but everything to do with what we expected.
PREPARE THE WAY: LET THE LORD RENEW THE INSIDE FIRST
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 11:1–10; Romans 15:4–9; Matthew 3:1–12
Repentance is not a negative word. Repentance clears the highway for God. Repentance is the spiritual bulldozer that removes the debris inside the heart.
BE PREPARED
Deacon Dominic Thien Ta
Isaiah 2:1–5; Romans 13:11–14; Matthew 24:37–44
You prepare by being awakened, by longing for peace and joy. This is possible when you meet Christ in the sacrament of Penance to ensure the soul is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. You meet Him in the Eucharist, the sacrament of love, so that you may forgive others.
KIẾM TÌM HẠNH PHÚC
Phó Tế Dzũng Nguyễn
Rom 13:14
Trong khi kiếm tìm những hạnh phúc sai lầm, chúng ta tiêu diệt những niềm hạnh phúc thực sự. Chúng ta cần nhìn vào vấn đề hạnh phúc và tìm xem làm cách nào để có được.
DIỄN TẢ LÒNG BIẾT ƠN
Phó Tế Dzũng Nguyễn
Luca 17:17
Chỉ có lòng biết ơn và cách diễn tả lòng biết ơn ra một cách chân thành mời chữa dần được những phàn nàn nhỏ nhặt.
AWAKE, WALK IN THE LIGHT, AND WATCH FOR THE LORD
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Isaiah 2:1–5; Romans 13:11–14; Matthew 24:37–44
Never in history has distraction been so powerful: screens, noise, politics, bitterness, fear, anxiety, the constant pull of the phone. A distracted Christian is already halfway asleep. And so Advent comes like a holy alarm.
ĐỨC GIÊSU KITÔ VUA VŨ TRỤ
Pt Gioan Vũ Hiến
2 Samuel 5:1–3; Colossians 1:12–20; Luke 23:35–43
Chỉ khi khiêm tốn hồi tâm, can đảm bỏ đi cái tôi, cái giới hạn khó ưa nơi mình, chúng ta mới không còn là cái cớ cái gốc nguồn để người khác bị vấp ngã. Chỉ khi ấy chúng ta mới tỏ lộ được tấm lòng nhân hậu, mới giữ được nguyên vẹn phẩm chất con người thật thuở ban đầu mà Thiên Chúa đã dựng nên.
“THE KING ON THE CROSS: MERCY, FORGIVENESS, AND PROMISE”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
2 Samuel 5:1–3; Colossians 1:12–20; Luke 23:35–43
Today’s readings are not only about acknowledging Christ’s kingship in heaven; they are about allowing it to take root on earth—in our words, our actions, our compassion.
VIGILANT STEWARD
Deacon Dominic Thien
Lk 21:5-19; Malachi 3:19-20a; 2 Thes3:7-12
Regardless of what happens, we must be calm and continue to work to build up incorruptible treasures based on faith, hope, and love. It is by endurance that we as a community can become the beacon of hope so that the world comes to know Christ.
SỐNG ĐỨC TIN
Phó Tế Nguyễn Phan Quang Quý
Luke 21:5–19
Đạo Công Giáo dạy rằng chỉ có Thiên Chúa mới có thể cứu mình và cũng dạy chúng ta ăn ngay ở lành, nhưng điều quan trọng là dạy chúng ta trở nên thánh. Mỗi một ngày cố gắng sống tốt hơn ngày hôm qua.
HÃY BÌNH LẶNG LÀM VIỆC
Phó Tế Dzũng Nguyễn
Luke 21:5–19
Chúa cũng muốn bạn và tôi thành những quản gia của Lòng Thương Xót Chúa. Có lẽ không qua lối đường tử đạo nhưng bằng “bình lặng làm việc”.
“ENDURANCE IN THE FIRE: LIVING FAITHFULLY UNTIL THE END”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Malachi 3:19–20a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–12; Luke 21:5–19
Every “small ending” in our life — a failure, a sickness, a death — is a rehearsal for the great one. Yet even then, God’s mercy gives us a second chance at living, and that second chance is now.
“ZEAL FOR GOD’S HOUSE: FROM TEMPLE TO HEART”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Ezekiel 47:1–2, 8–9, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:9c–11, 16–17; John 2:13–22
The Lateran Basilica, like every parish church, is not merely a place—it is a spiritual fountainhead. Its walls hold the echoes of centuries of worship, yet its true vitality comes from the stream of divine grace that flows through the hearts of believers.
HƯỚNG VỀ NGUỒN CỘI
Phó Tế Dzũng Nguyễn
Ga 6:37
Nghĩ đến cái chết và những tháng ngày trong tẩy luyện giúp ta biết sống. Đời sau kéo ta ra khỏi những hạnh phúc giả tạo, và những nỗi khổ đau bởi mê lầm. Ta đang đi vể đời sau để gặp Đấng mà ta tin yêu suốt đời.
NƯỚC TRỜI LÀ CỦA HỌ
Phó Tế Dzũng Nguyễn
Mt 5:3
Tám mối phúc thật là những điều Chúa chúc phúc và có thể coi là những hướng dẫn rõ nét cho cuộc sống Kitô hữu ở trần gian. Đơn giản hơn đó là những cách làm thế nào để trở thành những vị thánh.
CHILD BAPTISM
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Mark 1:9-11
When parents bring a child to be baptized, they are saying to God: “We want our child to grow not only in body and mind — but in soul, in grace, and in the friendship of Christ.”
“THE SOULS OF THE JUST IN GOD’S HANDS: CHRIST OUR HOPE AND THE PROMISE OF RESURRECTION”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Wisdom 3:1–9; Romans 5:5–11; John 6:37–40
Saint Benedict told his monks: “Keep death daily before your eyes.” Not to scare us, but to remind us that each day is a gift and every choice brings us closer to heaven—or farther from it.
SAINTS: THE LIGHT THAT SHINES THROUGH
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Rev 7:2–4, 9–14; 1 Jn 3:1–3; Mt 5:1–12
A saint, then, is an ordinary person who keeps saying yes to God—yes when it’s hard, yes when it’s costly, yes when no one else understands. Holiness is not about perfection; it is about perseverance in love.
THE PHARISEE vs TAX COLLECTOR
Deacon Dominic Hoang Thuong
Sirach 35:12–14,16–18; 2 Timothy 4:6–8,16–18; Luke 18:9–14
The Pharisee is not only morally good but also religiously good because he fasts twice a week while Moses law requires only fasting on the Day of the Atonement-the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. He pays 10% of his entire income to support the Levites – the temple priests and the temple and helping the poor.
30TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR, CYCLE C
Pt Thân Trọng Cử
Sirach 35:12–14,16–18; 2 Timothy 4:6–8,16–18; Luke 18:9–14
This parable calls us to come to an honest self-knowledge. We can deceive many people. We can even deceive members of our own families. And actually, we can deceive ourselves.
THE LORD HEARS THE PRAYER OF THE HUMBLE
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Sirach 35:12–14,16–18; 2 Timothy 4:6–8,16–18; Luke 18:9–14
True humility is not humiliation; it’s truth — seeing ourselves as God sees us: loved sinners, dependent on His mercy.
FAITHFUL STEWARD
Deacon Dominic Thien
Luke 12:35-48
The example of St. Lawrence reminds us that charity is not just an optional virtue—it is a participation in Christ’s mission. In every Mass, we are nourished by the Eucharist, the greatest treasure of the Church, which strengthens us so that at the dismissal of the Mass, we leave the sanctuary to pour ourselves out for others.
PERSEVERING IN PRAYER
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Exodus 17:8–13; 2 Timothy 3:14–4:2; Luke 18:1–8
God’s delays are not God’s denials. Sometimes He says, “No,” because what we ask is not good. Sometimes He says, “Slow,” because the time is not right. Sometimes He says, “Grow,” because we need to change first. But when the request is right, the time is right, and we are right, God says, “Go!”
“THE HEALING POWER OF FAITH AND GRATITUDE”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
2 Kings 5:14–17; 2 Timothy 2:8–13; Luke 17:11–19
Like Naaman, like the Samaritan, we must see healing not as an end in itself but as a door that leads us back to the living God. Gratitude completes the miracle. Without thanksgiving, the gift is half-received.
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS PARABLE
Deacon Dominic Hoang Thuong
Luke 16:19-31
Jesus emphasizes the importance of the words of God revealed by Moses and the prophets surpassing any spectacular event even someone rising from the dead. It is not coincident that Jesus rose his friend - Lazarus coming back to life after he died for 4 days. Did they believe in Jesus as the Christ of God? No, they arrested him and killed him on the cross a week later after he rose Lazarus from the dead.
“FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED”
Deacon Paul Nghia Pham
Habakkuk 1:2–3, 2:2–4; 2 Timothy 1:6–8, 13–14, Luke 17:5–10
True faith is lived not in grand miracles but in humble, daily obedience—serving our families, forgiving those who hurt us, persevering in prayer, and doing the ordinary duties of love.
26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY YEAR C MEDITATION (for Bulletin)
Pt. Paul Nghĩa
Amos 6:1a, 4–7; 1 Timothy 6:11–16; Luke 16:19–31
God has placed “Lazarus” at each of our gates—not to burden us, but to save us. Salvation is not just about avoiding evil, but about actively loving. The Word of God is already given to us; the time to respond is now.
SPIRITUAL CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
Pt. Paul Nghĩa
Amos 6:1a, 4–7; 1 Timothy 6:11–16; Luke 16:19–31
The difference between the two men is not their wealth or poverty, but where they placed their trust. One lived for gold; the other lived for God.
THE GLORIOUS CROSS
Pt. Dominic Tạ Đình Thiện
Numbers 21:4b-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17
The barriers to embracing the cross are the lack of humility and obedience to God rather than the culture. We need to gaze on the cross to remember who is hung on the cross.
TÍCH TRỮ KHO TÀNG TRÊN TRỜI
Pt. Paul-Peter Nguyễn Phan-Quang Quý
Mátthêu 6:19-21
Chúa Giêsu mời gọi chúng ta tích trữ kho tàng trên Trời hay là làm giàu cho Thiên Chúa. Nhưng Chúa Giêsu không cho chúng ta một công thức nào rõ ràng bởi vì mỗi người, mỗi hoàn cảnh, và có mỗi cách làm giàu cho Thiên Chúa khác nhau. Cách làm giàu cho Thiên Chúa của tôi chắc không giống quý ông bà và anh chị em 100%, nhưng cũng có một vài điểm tương đồng.
TOTAL DEVOTION
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20
We are not to rejoice in the natural abilities God has given to us. Some of us are very good at certain talents and skills and we must not rejoice in those. We rejoice in the acts of God on our behalf and God receives the glory not us.
PRAYER AND GOD’ S HONOR
Pt. Joseph Nhat Tran
Genesis 18:20–32; Psalm 138:1–2, 2–3, 6–7, 7–8; Luke 11:1–13
A good father disciplines, shapes, and teaches. A cowardly father, by contrast, withholds correction, and ends up failing his children. God’s honor lies in forming His children, not spoiling them.
BLINDNESS
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Luke 6:39-45
If our focus is on outwardly acts of religion and if what we care about the most is what others can see, then we are blind, and whoever is following us is also blind…and we are all on a road into a pit.
HABIT & RITUAL
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Mark 6:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Rituals, unlike habits, are done with deliberate intention and concentration. When we choose our habits and give it a focus or a sacred purpose, they become rituals.
DỨT KHOÁT CHỌN LỰA
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Luca 9:51-62
“Hãy để kẻ chết chôn kẻ chết”... Moi móc chính lỗi lầm hay thiếu sót của mình trong quá khứ ra để mà tự trách cũng là một cách ta đang trở thành kẻ sống đào mả người chết. Hận thù người khác vì họ đã vô tình hay cố ý làm tổn thương ta cũng là một biểu hiện của người sống đi đào bới mồ mả của kẻ chết.
THỬ THÁCH & CÁM DỖ
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Mátthêu 10:37-42
Thử thách còn là phương tiện và cơ hội Thiên Chúa dùng để giúp chúng ta nhận thức rõ chính chúng ta, để được trưởng thành trong đức tin, trong sự hiểu biết Thiên Chúa, và để ngày càng kinh nghiệm thánh ý của Thiên Chúa dành cho đời sống riêng của mỗi người.
VÂNG PHỤC
Pt. Jude Tâm Trần
Luca 5:1-11
Vâng phục là một nhân đức vô cùng quan trọng trong đời sống Giáo hội. Nhờ có vâng phục mà Giáo hội có được sự hiệp nhất. Bao lâu chúng ta làm theo ý Chúa và ý của Giáo hội thì công cuộc loan báo tin mừng mới thu được nhiều hoa trái tốt đẹp.
BE COMPLETENESS
Pt. Vũ Hiến
Lev 19:1-2, 17-18, 1Cor 3:16-23, Mat 5:38-48
We will likely never be sinless, but with Jesus in our heart we can be “complete,” we can be “whole,” we can be “Holy.”
TÌNH YÊU XÂY DỰNG
Pt. Giuse Trần Văn Nhật
Gioan 21:1-19
Tình yêu không những cần thiết cho đời sống con người mà tình yêu còn cần cho sự phát triển của Kitô giáo trong mọi thời đại, nhất là lúc sơ khai. Đây là điểm được thấy trong bài phúc âm hôm nay: Chúa Giêsu cần đến sự tiếp tay của mọi người chúng ta trong công việc xây dựng Giáo Hội.
“THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT”
Pt Hoàng Thương
Mt 22:34-40
If we listened carefully the Gospel passage today, we also heard Jesus giving us the answer why these 2 commandments are the greatest because the whole law and the prophets depend on them.
MÙA ĐÔNG ĐỜI NGƯỜI
Pt. Phêrô Đặng Phi Hùng
Khi nhìn những chiếc lá vàng bay, rơi rụng, những cành cây trụi lá, phủ đầy tuyết trắng, chúng ta nghĩ ngay đến mùa Đông, mùa cuối cùng của một năm. Hôm nay, cũng là Chúa nhật cuối cùng của năm Phụng vụ, GH muốn mượn những bài đọc nói về mùa đông đời người, để nhắc nhở chúng ta về thời điểm cuối cùng của một đời người: giờ chết!
FRUITS OF LIFE
Deacon Joseph Trần Văn Nhật
Gioan 21:1-19
Today’s Gospel touches on a taboo topic that we often avoid discussing: death—the death of the Galileans by Pilate, the death of eighteen people who perished when the tower of Siloam collapsed, and ultimately, our own death, as Jesus reminds us.
Many people do not want to think about death for several reasons. Some are too occupied with daily concerns—work, family, entertainment—so they subconsciously believe that death is distant, something that “won’t happen soon.” Others avoid thinking about it due to fear—death is the ultimate mystery, and contemplating it can cause discomfort and anxiety.
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... Nhu mì là một trong những đức tính của các phó tế... Để sẵn sàng phục vụ, chúng ta cần một tâm hồn lành mạnh: một tâm hồn được Thiên Chúa chữa lành, một tâm hồn biết tha thứ và không khép kín cũng không nhẫn tâm.