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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 5: 13-16 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. He adds,
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary 70 Gospel Matthew 5:1-12A The virtues of humility and gentleness are clearly the keynotes of this Sunday’s scripture readings. The prophet Zephaniah begins by
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 4:12-23 This Gospel passage takes place right after Jesus had spent forty days in the desert praying and fasting in preparation for his ministry.
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
John 1: 29-34 Gospel Summary These verses are the climactic conclusion of the prologue to the gospel according to John (1: 1-34). In the prologue
The Baptism of the Lord
Matthew 3:13-17 Gospel Summary When Jesus presents himself for baptism, John the Baptist protests that he is not worthy to perform this ritual for one
The Epiphany of the Lord
Matthew 2:1-12 Gospel Summary The arrival of wise men from the East at Herod’s court with questions about the reported birth of a royal pretender
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
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sirach 3: 2 – 6, 12 – 14 Collosians 3: 12 – 21 Gospel Luke 2: 22 – 40 This celebration of the Holy Family
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
Fourth Sunday of Advent
2 Samuel 7; 1 – 5, 8B – 12, 14A, 16 Gospel Luke 1; 26 – 38 On the Fourth and last Sunday of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61: 1 – 2A, 10 – 11 I Thes 5:16-24 Jn 1: 6-8, 19-28 The Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudate Sunday.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lectionary 689 On today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception it is important to remember what exactly we are celebrating: that the Blessed Virgin Mary was
Second Sunday of Advent
Matthew 3:1-12 Gospel Summary: Today we hear once again the impatient voice of John the Baptist urging us to change so that we may be
First Sunday of Advent
Matthew 24:37-44 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they cannot know the day their Lord is coming. They must be prepared because that coming
Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe
The feast of Christ the King has a long history in various countries of Europe but only came to its current prominence throughout the universal
Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
In two weeks we begin the Advent Season, and each year, as we near the end of the Church Year and prepare for the beginning
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 20:27-38 Gospel Summary Some Sadducees, denying belief in resurrection, pose a hypothetical question to Jesus about seven brothers who, after each other’s death, marry
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 19:1-10 Gospel Summary Jesus has now arrived at Jericho and so his long journey to Jerusalem is almost over. He has been modeling for
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
An interesting contrast presents itself in this Sunday’s scriptures: in the second reading, from the Second Letter to Timothy, Saint Paul uses the image of
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Luke 18: 1-8 This parable would make a great plot for a made for television movie. We have a widow who goes up against a
