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Baptism of the Lord
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 preparation for the
Epiphany
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). The prologue is
Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God
Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Gospel – Luke 2:16-21 On the Octave of Christmas, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. Eight days
Feast of the Holy Family
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
The Nativity of the Lord
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
Christmas, Vigil
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
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Luke 1:39-45 Gospel Summary On the carefully programmed Advent journey to Christmas, the Fourth Sunday belongs to Mary. This is so because Christmas, which celebrates
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Lectionary 689, Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38 Catholics have always held Mary the mother of Jesus in the highest honor and have found great consolation through
Second Sunday of Advent
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
First Sunday of Advent
Lectionary 3 We ended the Church Year with readings about the Second Coming of the Lord, and as we begin the new Church Year with
Solemnity of Christ the King
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
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Thirty-first-Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Commemoration of All Souls
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
Feast of All Saints
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
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
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
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 53: 10 – 11, Mark 10: 35 – 45 This Gospel has ambition, jealousy and the paradox of Christian leadership. James and John approach
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
