Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C
Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The first reading is from the Book of Joshua. Moses died before leading the people into the Land of Promise. Joshua was his successor. His actions in this book are often modelle...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Third Sunday of Lent, Year C
Third Sunday of Lent, Year C Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11; I Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 The story of Moses’ call to be the leader of God’s people and their prophet takes place in Midian situated on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Reeds (tod...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Second Sunday of Lent, Year C
Second Sunday of Lent, Year C Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 Abraham, still going by the name Abram at this point in time, is a man so highly favored, so close to God, that he is called “Friend of God,” Isaiah 41:8. But he...Read full story »
Thursday, March 14, 2019
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C
The first reading is taken from the Book of Deuteronomy. This book is the fifth and last of the five scrolls (books) that form the heart of Israelite religion. The collection of the five scrolls is called Torah, a Hebrew noun meaning the Teaching or the Law of Moses. Why Moses? Because it was belie...Read full story »
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 The first reading is part of a long struggle between Saul, the first king of Israel, and David, a young and ambitious upstart from Bethlehem. Saul was of the t...Read full story »
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C
Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1:1-2, 3-4, 6; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26 Two Sundays ago, the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the liturgy introduced us to the life, ministry and mission of Jeremiah. His dates were approximately 626-586 B.C. Like ot...Read full story »
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The first reading is the vocation or call of the prophet Isaiah to his ministry. The year is 742 B.C. Isaiah experiences a vision. The Lord God is seated on a high throne...Read full story »
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17, 19; 1 Cor12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 The first reading is taken from the book of the history, mission, and oracles of the prophet Jeremiah. His ministry in and around Jerusalem was long and difficult. The...Read full story »
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 8,9, 10,15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 The first reading for this Sunday is from the not so well known Book of Nehemiah. This man was a leader, perhaps governor, of the Jewish community in Jerusalem from...Read full story »
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Today is the third Sunday in succession on which the first reading is taken from the Book of Isaiah. Last Sunday, the Baptism of Jesus, the reading came from those chapters,...Read full story »
Thursday, January 17, 2019
