Saint Vincent Archabbey

John 20: 19-23 We are told in Acts that on Pentecost the Apostles and Disciples were gathered in the upper room. The same upper room

Lectionary 60 Standing in the glow of the feast of the Ascension, which the Church celebrated this past Thursday, forty days after the resurrection of

John 15; 9 – 17 This Gospel for today is part of the Last Supper Discourse of Jesus that is found in the Gospel of

Lectionary 53 An appreciation for humor, irony, and laughter are authentic signs of a Christian, I believe, since we are only able to truly laugh—to

John 10: 11-18 The image that Jesus uses of the Good Shepherd verses the hiring is one that is easy to picture. It is a

Lectionary 47 In the weeks following Easter the Church always reviews the story of its early growth, which is recorded implicitly in any number of

Acts 4:32-35 John 20; 19-31 The Resurrection of Jesus transformed the world in ways that we will never fully comprehend. It was an act of

Gospel Mk 14:1 – 15:47 The Passion Reading for Palm Sunday is a three year rotation of Matthew’s, Mark’s and Luke’s Gospel account of the

Lectionary 35 Today I focus on the readings for the “B” cycle of the Lectionary; these passages will be read at most masses throughout our

Lectionary 29 Today and the next two Sundays the Church presents to us two possible sets of readings, one of which is read in the

Gospel – Romans 8:31B – 34; Mark 9; 2 – 10 God is for us! This statement should be seen on posters, bookmarks, and most

Lectionary 23 The first Sunday of Lent begins on a reassuring note this year as we hear about God’s covenant of mercy and peace with

Gospel: Mark 1:40 – 45 Do we have the boldness to ask God to do great and miraculous things? Some years ago in one of

Lectionary 74 “Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery? My days … come to an end without hope” (Job 7:1, 6). At mass today

Gospel–Mark 1: 21 – 28 In this Gospel Mark speaks to us of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus had just called Peter, Andrew, James,

Lectionary 68  Unless one attends daily mass today is the only time a Catholic will hear a passage from the book of Jonah, one of

Gospel –John 1: 35 – 42 We begin ordinary time with this account of the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, which means that in