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Second Sunday of Lent

February 24, 2013 Luke 9:28b-36 Gospel Summary Luke’s version of the transfiguration of Jesus is more personal than the accounts of Mark and Matthew. Thus,

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First Sunday of Lent

February 17, 2013 Luke 4:1-13 Gospel Summary Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 3, 2013 Luke 4:21-30 Gospel Summary Biblical passages used in the liturgy often suffer from being removed from their contexts. This is particularly noticeable

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 27, 2013 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Gospel Summary With this passage Luke introduces his two-volume work–Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. Luke’s work continues the

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Baptism of the Lord

January 13, 2013 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Gospel Summary The first verses of today’s gospel make it clear that the baptism of John is only a

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Epiphany

January 6, 2013 Matthew 2:1-12 Gospel Summary The Epiphany gospel is a continuation of the Christmas story in Matthew’s prologue to his gospel (chapters 1-2).

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