Saint Vincent Archabbey

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

Today all of the scriptures we hear at mass affirm the same theme, that of the necessity of carefully observing God’s law. This is first

This weekend we listen to the end of the Bread of life Discourse in which Jesus seemed to have crossed a line for many of

Today, in the midst of the summer heat, we pause to refresh ourselves as we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

This weekend we hear about murmuring which is a noun we don’t hear too often in our day. Murmuring is much more than the idle

As we reach the high summer and vacation season is in full swing, many people are enjoying the freedom to travel and see family, or

The Gospel this weekend if from the beginning of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John in which Jesus speaks of himself as being

Shepherds and their flocks are the subject of today’s scripture readings at mass, with the recurring theme of shepherds who have failed their flocks featuring

The opening line of the Gospel for this weekend gives us an important message: “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two

On this Fourth of July holiday weekend, as we celebrate the independence of our nation, the scripture readings begin with a word from the great

The Gospel this week is somewhat unique in that it begins with a synagogue official approaching Jesus and expressing his faith that Jesus could heal

Today’s scripture readings address a point common in the Bible: that of the grandeur and power of nature as an indicator of the glory of

Spring and Summer are the times for gardens.  Each Spring it is a beautiful sight when the first Crocus peeps through the soil, the daffodils