Gospel Trivia

Trivia refer to details or information of usually very little value. This blog highlights details of the Sunday gospels that are often missed but provide meaningful insight to a better understanding of the INTENDED MESSAGE of the evangelist when the gospel was written. The Sunday Gospels follow the Catholic Church Calendar. The author has an M.A. in Religious Studies from the Maryhill School of Theology in Quezon City, Philippines (2004).

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Luke 24: 35-48 Appearance of Risen Jesus to the Disciples (Gospel for April 30, 2006)

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(Co authored by Aileen M. and TM) Observation: This passage is right after the incident of the two disciples and Jesus, along the road to Em...
Sunday, April 16, 2006

John 20:19-31 Doubting Thomas (Gospel for April 23, 2006)

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Observation The Gospel tells of the appearance of the risen Christ to the disciples, and Thomas’s confession of Jesus as “my Lord and ...
Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Mark 14:32-42 Agony in the Garden (Gospel for April 9, 2006)

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Observation: The Gospel passage is a long one, and is the one read at Palm Sunday. It is Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection; whi...
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

John 3, 14-21 The Lifting Up of the Son (by Marco, SE8 and TM)

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OBSERVATION This gospel has many things to tell us about the theology of John: - It is part of the conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemu...
Friday, March 03, 2006

Mark 9:1-10 Transfiguration of Jesus (Gospel for March 12, 2006)

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OBSERVATIONS: This is a fantastic scene being described in the gospel passage. Jesus and his core group of Peter, James and John goes up a m...
Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Mark 1:12-15 Temptation of Jesus (Gospel for March 5, 2006)

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Observation A lot happens in these four verses. Jesus was just baptised by John the Baptist, then he spends forty days in the des...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Mark 2: 18-22 Old and New Wine and Wineskins (Gospel for February 26, 2005)

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Written by Aileen Mallion (SE-2, SE-7 Shep); reviewed and edited by TM Observation It is noteworthy that the passage BEFORE and AFTER ...
Friday, November 11, 2005

Matthew 25: 14-30 Parable of the Talent (Gospel for Nov. 13, 2005)

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Observation: This is a familiar parable to all of us. The master gives three servants 5, 2 and 1 talent(s) respectively. The first two inves...
Friday, October 07, 2005

Be Like Little Children (Commentary by Cheryl, SE5 and SE10 Shep)

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In the Gospel, the disciples asked Jesus, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Jesus called a child over and told the d...
Friday, September 23, 2005

Matthew 22:15-21 Give to Caesar What is Caesar's (Gospel for Oct. 16, 2005)

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(Gospel passage at the end of this article) Observation: There are two groups of people involved here and we should know their bac...
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Matthew 22:1-14 The Wedding Feast (Gospel for Oct 9, 2005)

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(See end of this article for copy of the gospel passage). Observation: In reading this gospel, I’m sure many questions came to m...
Saturday, July 16, 2005

Matthew 13:44-52 Treasure and Pearl of Great Price (Gospel for July 24, 2005)

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(Gospel passage at the end of this article) Observation: The parable is one of the many parables in this section of Matthew’s gospel. It com...

Matthew 10:37-42 Loving Parents More than Jesus (Gospel for June 26, 2005)

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(This is an abbreviated commentary. Gospel passage at the end of the commentary) The gospel this Sunday talks about those “who l...
Monday, May 30, 2005

Matthew 9:36 - 10:8: Commissioning of the Twelve (Gospel for June 12, 2005)

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(Gospel passage is at the end of commentary) Observation: The Gospel passage follows the several healings Jesus in Chapters 8 and 9, wh...
Monday, May 09, 2005

John 3, 16-20 – Jesus and Nicodemus (Gospel for May 22, 2005)

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(Gospel verses at the end of Commentary) Observation: The gospel passage follows the earlier conversation of Jesus with Nicodemus (3:1-15). ...

John 20, 19-23 Appearance to the Disciples (Gospel for May 15, 2005)

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(Gospel verses at the end of this commentary) Observation: The gospel passage is one of the several Resurrection narratives of John, which c...

Matthew 28:16-20 Commissioning of the Disciples (May 8, 2005)

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Observation: This is the ending of the gospel of Matthew, and the way an author ends his work tells us a lot about his intended key message....
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