"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Kevin Ndege 
This Gospel is simple, direct, and full of hope. A blind man is sitting by the roadside while Jesus passes by. Bartimaeus has no position, no influence, no dignity in the eyes of the crowd. He is poor, dependent, and easily dismissed. Yet in this moment, he becomes one of the clearest examples of faith … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, May 28th 2026 EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II. FIRST READING “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you. ” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter (1 PETER 2: 2 – 5, 9 – … Read more
This Gospel is full of movement, tension, and truth. Jesus is on the road to Jerusalem, walking ahead of His disciples. That image alone is striking. He is not dragged unwillingly toward His Passion. He goes before them. He knows what awaits Him, betrayal, mockery, suffering, death and still He walks forward. The disciples, the … Read more
Alleluia.The Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.Alleluia. There is something breathtaking in this line: “The Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” It turns the world’s … Read more
Responsorial Psalm is taken from psalm 147 verse 12a and the response is “O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!“ There is something noble and uplifting in this response: “O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!” It is more than a call to sing. It is a call for the whole city, the whole people, to remember where their … Read more