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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 10:38-42 Gospel Summary Two sisters named Martha and Mary extend hospitality to Jesus as he stops for a visit while on his journey to

Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Luke 10: 25 – 37 We know from reading the Gospels that the Pharisees and Scribes regularly looked for opportunities to test Jesus. Jesus would

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Two strikingly different images confront us immediately this week: first, Isaiah uses the image of a nursing mother gently tending to her child to describe

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 9:51-62 Gospel Summary The first verse of today’s gospel is a major marker in Luke’s story of salvation. Jesus is now ready to be

Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Luke 9:11b-17 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel passage is Luke’s version of Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish. This is one of the

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
This solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is one that we celebrate after completing ninety days of Lent and Easter during which we recalled and

Pentecost
This weekend we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit whom we worship as the third person of the Holy Trinity is
Ascension of the Lord
Luke 24:46-53 Gospel Summary The feast of the Ascension celebrates the departure of the Risen Lord from this world to the place reserved for him

Sixth Sunday of Easter
John 14:23-29 Gospel Summary When Jesus says, in today’s gospel, “Whoever loves me will keep my word,” he wishes to remind us that, though it

Fifth Sunday of Easter
In the Acts of the Apostles we here of the travels of Paul and Barnabas. These two men were not part of the original twelve

Fourth Sunday of Easter
John 10:27-30 Gospel Summary In order to appreciate fully the import of this beautiful gospel passage, we need to pay close attention to the context.

Third Sunday of Easter
John 21:1-19 Gospel Summary Simon Peter and his companions after fishing all night catch nothing. At dawn as they approach shore, someone on the shore

Second Sunday of Easter
John 20: 19–31 Gospel Summary It is surely an understatement to say that the disciples were filled with joy as Jesus appeared to them, alive

Easter Sunday
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! He is Risen! This is the refrain that is exclaimed over and over again on Easter, and should be sung throughout the

Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday we gather in joyful anticipation to celebrate the mass at which palm fronds will be blessed and distributed and we will hear

Fifth Sunday of Lent
John 8:1-11 Gospel Summary This is the gospel about the woman who had been caught in adultery. Enemies of Jesus bring her to him at

Fourth Sunday of Lent
Luke 15:1-3.11-32 Gospel Summary When we read the parables of Jesus, we need to remind ourselves that they are not accounts of historical events. Rather,

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Luke 1: 26–38 Gospel Summary: Theologians often make a distinction between “high” Christology, which emphasizes the divine nature of Jesus, and “low” Christology, which emphasizes

Third Sunday of Lent
Lectionary 28 Two powerful stories engage us at mass on this third Sunday of the Lenten season, and both of them involve water. In the

Second Sunday of Lent
Phil 3:17 – 4:1 Where are you a citizen? Often I meet people who tell me that they are a(an) ________ – American with pride