Saint Vincent Archabbey

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

In reading the scriptures and prayers for the Christmas midnight mass I couldn’t help but be captured by the responsory which we sing together: “Today

Lectionary 12 One of the traditions I look forward to most during the hope-filled Advent season is the singing of the “O antiphons.” These are

Zephaniah 3: 14 – 18A, Phillippians 4: 4 – 7, Gospel Luke 3: 10 – 18 Christmas is a time for gift giving, and the

Luke 3:1-6 Gospel Summary Luke’s elaborate attempt to locate the arrival of John the Baptist in the context of secular history seems to be the

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Gospel Summary Luke places Jesus’ discourse about the destruction of the temple and his coming at the end of the world immediately

Lectionary 161 Many people I have encountered in recent years have shared concerns with me about the direction in which events in our world seem

Daniel 12; 1 – 3, Hebrews 10: 11 – 14, 18, Mark 13: 24 – 32 This Sunday is the last ordinary Sunday of Ordinary

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

Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 – 14, 1 John 3: 1 – 3, Matthew 5: 1 – 12 Today we pause to recognize, honor

Mark 12: 28–34 Gospel Summary In a friendly conversation a scribe asks Jesus what he believes the first of all the commandments to be. Jesus

Lectionary 149 In today’s reading from Jeremiah we hear wonderful news; the prophet announces that the blind and the lame will be healed and will

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

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

Today’s first reading comes from the little-read but fascinating Book of Numbers. This book got its title from the fact that a census of the

In our culture it is common to speak of disorders in terms of the current dictionary definition; “an abnormal physical or mental condition.” They can

This Sunday we hear a passage from the New Testament which helped to launch the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. It is taken from

In the Gospel today we see how the presence of Jesus was a fulfillment of numerous prophecies. God did not just randomly decide to send