The gospel is depicting the response of Jesus to two true stories reported to him: a crime committed by Pilate and the sudden collapse of a tower at the pool of Siloam.
 
The incident was like this. Some pilgrims had come from Galilee to offer sacrifices in the temple, probably on the occasion of Easter. They made some provocative gestures, and finally, from words, they passed on to action: some shoving and a fistfight. Pilate, then, orders the massacre of the Galileans. 
 

Noong nag-aaral pa ako ng Teolohiya, tuwing Sabado at Linggo kami po ay nagaapostolate. Yung ibang kong kaklase ay naka-talaga sa parokya, sila’y tumulong sa gawain ng simbahan, yung iba naman ay naka-assign sa mga batang lansa-ngan o street children, at ako nama’y naka-assign sa isang “drug rehabilation centre.” 
 
May mga spiritual activities kami, gaya ng bible sharing, catechesis, counselling at iba pang liturgical activities. 
 

The house of prayer had been transformed into a market place during the time of Passover. Many pilgrims from distant countries to Jerusalem made sacrifices and renouncements for years to afford. Traders could accumulate more gains than throughout the rest of the years. It was difficult for the temple priests to resist the temptation to get into a so profitable turnover.
 

Ang simbahan ay lugar na dalanginan. Ito ay bahay ng Diyos, pag tayo ay papasok sa bahay ng Diyos nakagawian na natin na isawsaw ang ating daliri sa banal na tubig na nakalagay sa may tabi ng pintuan at tayo ay mag-aatanda nang krus. Ang banal na tubig ay nagpapaalala sa  natanggap nating Sakramento ng Binyag. Sa pamamagitan ng binyag tayo ay naging anak ng Diyos. Bilang mga anak ng Diyos meron tayong tungkulin manalangin at tupdin ang kalooban ng Diyos.