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).

Sunday, May 25, 2014

John 14:15-21 The Promise of an Advocate (6th Sunday of Easter, May 25, 2014)

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The Holy Trinity was established as dogma of our Church only at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD, a couple of centuries after the time of Je...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

John 14:1-12 - I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Fifth Sunday After Easter, May 18, 2014)

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(c) Sten Porse, CC-BY 3 This gospel passage takes place during the Last Supper.  The disciples are anxious because Jesus, just a few...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

John 10:1-10 - Good Shepherd Sunday (May 11, 2014)

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The following trivia would help us better understand the message of this very familiar gospel passage. Photo by Jim Barton 1. What is...
Sunday, May 04, 2014

Luke 24:13-25 - The Disciples on the Way to Emmaus (3rd Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2014)

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The significance of this gospel passage is reflected in the following notes: - The encounter is between Jesus and ordinary disciples, an...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

John 20:19-31 - Doubting Thomas (Second Sunday of Easter, April 27, 2014)

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The story of the doubting Thomas is a familiar one.  The following notes may help appreciate the impact of this message to the early Chris...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter Sunday: What Happened In the Resurrection? (April 20, 2014)

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There are two hypotheses on why Jesus' tomb was found empty: either Jesus' body was stolen by grave robbers (which were prevalent ...
Friday, April 18, 2014

What Happened on Black Saturday?

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The question is a good one. We have almost reduced the major days in Holy Week to two days: Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Holy Saturday i...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Matthew 21:1-11 - Entrance to Jerusalem (Palm Sunday, April 13, 2014)

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Jesus is from Nazareth, which is about 100 kms. from Jerusalem.  That would take about five days' travel by walking.  Even if Jesus wa...
Saturday, April 05, 2014

John 11:3-17, 20-27, 33-45 - The Raising of Lazarus (5th Sunday of Lent, April 6, 2013)

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There are two other gospel accounts where Jesus brought a dead person back to life.  One is when he raised Jairus' daughter (in Mark 5...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 - Jesus Heals the Blind Man (4th Sunday of Lent, March 30, 2014).

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The healing of the blind man is a powerful miracle, and there is a more powerful message behind this miracle that the evangelist John wish...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

John 4:5-15, 10-26, 39-42 - The Samaritan Woman By the Well (3rd Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2014)

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Map from www.searchingthescriptures.net The gospel passage took place in Samaria, through which Jesus and disciples passed on their w...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Matthew 17:1-9 - The Transfiguration of Jesus (Gospel for March 16, 2014, 2nd Sunday of Lent)

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     The story of Jesus' transfiguration is filled with symbols, such as "the high mountain", "shone like a sun", ...
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Saturday, March 08, 2014

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Matthew 4:1-11 - The Temptation of Jesus (Gospel for March 9, 2013, 1st Sunday of Lent).  *Gospel text below. Note that this gospel...
Saturday, March 01, 2014

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Matthew 6:24-34 - Do Not Worry* (Gospel for March 2, 2014, 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time) *See below for Gospel text Pelicans in Flight ...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

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Matthew 5:38-48 - Jesus' Standards of Christian Behavior (Gospel for February 23, 2014, 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time) Last Sunday, J...
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