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Nuestro leccionario para “La Semana Santa” insiste en que el drama completo de la pasión de Jesús — unción, arresto, juicio, crucifixión y entierro, entre otros aspectos claves, se lea y reflexione por nosotros sus lectores 2000 años después de los eventos que aquí se narran. Para nosotros, como para Marcos, todo es importante, tanto … Continue reading “San Marcos 14:1-15:47 Comentario por Efraín Agosto”

En el Evangelio de Marcos nos encontramos con una lectura bastante larga que trata sobre los últimos días de Jesús en Jerusalén, desde su entrada tan dramática hasta su muerte en la cruz. Con razón se ha caracterizado a este Evangelio como una narración de la pasión de Jesús con una larga introducción. Esto quiere … Continue reading “San Marcos 14:1-15:47 Comentario por Theodore W. Jennings, Jr.”

Mark is the shortest of the canonical gospels. His story moves along briskly. On a few occasions, Jesus pauses to teach, but usually he is scurrying from one place to the next, healing, exorcising demons, raising the dead, and feeding the multitudes. It has often been noted that Mark’s favorite adverb is “immediately.” But Mark … Continue reading “Mark 14:1-15:47 Commentary by N. Clayton Croy”

Palm/Passion Sunday is less a day for preaching and more a day when preachers can allow extended gospel readings to set the tone for those who will be worshiping together throughout Holy Week and to rehearse the drama of Holy Week for those who will not gather with the worshiping community again until Easter Sunday. … Continue reading “Mark 14:1-15:47 Commentary by O. Wesley Allen Jr.”

On the Sunday before Easter, the lectionary supplies readings for a liturgy of the palms, and readings for a liturgy of the passion. In contexts where many do not participate in the liturgies of Holy Week, especially Good Friday, it is advisable to include the passion reading with its depiction of the crucifixion. This extended … Continue reading “Mark 14:1-15:47 Commentary by Lance Pape”

El tiempo de Adviento ha de servirle a la Iglesia como anuncio de las posibilidades que existen en nombre del Dios que se manifiesta y camina entre su pueblo. El texto del evangelio de S. Marcos que nos ocupa durante este primer Domingo de Adviento nos recuerda la promesa del retorno de Cristo. Sin embargo, … Continue reading “San Marcos 13:24-37 Comentario por J. Manny Santiago”

Este texto bíblico tradicionalmente no se ubica en la época de Adviento. No parece tener nada que ver con las actividades y actitudes típicas de las liturgias preparatorias a la Natividad de Jesús. Adviento siempre se ha visto como una época de celebración, una festividad plena de promesas y augurios alegres: el nacimiento del Salvador … Continue reading “San Marcos 13:24-37 Comentario por Luis N. Rivera-Pagán”

Mark 13:1-37 is set exactly in the middle of the passion narrative in the gospel of Mark. The overall theme for these five chapters (11:1-15:47) could be entitled: Jesus reveals the temple of his body as the true and living presence of God. A sub-theme identifies the disciples’ inability and failure to watch with Jesus … Continue reading “Mark 13:24-37 Commentary by Paul S. Berge”

Where Are We? The Gospel text for the first Sunday in Advent is certainly not anticipated and most likely not welcome. What are we doing in the middle of Mark’s “Little Apocalypse” at the beginning of Advent? Advent and apocalyptic? How much more can a preacher take? A helpful entry point into this challenging text … Continue reading “Mark 13:24-37 Commentary by Karoline Lewis”

Advent is a season of waiting, a time to be marked by urgent anticipation, by a longing for the fulfillment of what has been promised. The Markan text appointed for Advent 1 encourages readers to look for Jesus to return. Some preachers may have an immediate averse reaction to this, troubled perhaps by “rapture-happy Christians” … Continue reading “Mark 13:24-37 Commentary by Mark Allan Powell”