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Luke 2:41-52 Gospel Summary At the end of Luke’s Infancy Narrative, we find a story that does not really pertain to his infancy, since he

Lectionary 16 “O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it; grant, we pray, that we may share

Vigil Reading, Matthew 1: 1-25 The celebration of Christmas is our celebration of God’s love for us. He humbled himself out of love for us

Lectionary 161, Gospel John 18: 33b-37 Today, on the feast of Christ the King, we sing at mass: “The Lord is king, he is robed

Mark 13: 24–32 Gospel Summary Jesus promises his disciples that they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and

Mark 12: 38–44 Gospel Summary The Scribes mentioned in today’s gospel were not a religious sect, as were the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were simply

Mark 12: 28–34 In the Gospel for this weekend, we hear about an encounter that Jesus had with a Scribe. At the time of Jesus

Lectionary 668, Gospel: John 6: 37-40 Christians have rightly prayed for their beloved dead from the first days of our faith, asking that their deceased

Matthew 5: 1–12 Gospel Summary For the feast of All Saints we are asked to reflect on the first, and perhaps most important, verses of

Lectionary 149 The first reading this Sunday gives the people of Israel a reason to rejoice and place a renewed sense of hope in the

Isaiah 53: 10 – 11, Mark 10: 35 – 45 This Gospel has ambition, jealousy and the paradox of Christian leadership. James and John approach

Mark 10: 17–30 Gospel Summary In today’s gospel passage, the rich young man who approaches Jesus asks the universally felt human question about the possibility

Mark 10: 2–16 Gospel Summary Some Pharisees, wanting to involve Jesus in current controversies about divorce, ask him whether it is lawful for a husband

Lectionary 137 We rarely hear from the book of Numbers in the readings at mass; aside from New Year’s Day, a reading from this important

Mark 9: 30–37 This Gospel is similar to that of last Sunday when Jesus spoke of his passion. After that first mention to the apostles

Mark 8: 27–35 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel passage gives us an account of the most critical turning-point in the public ministry of Jesus. The stage