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Lectionary #12 The readings today take up a common theme in the Bible: that of a seemingly lesser or more vulnerable person or community being

Luke 3:10-18 Gospel Summary Immediately preceding this passage, Luke tells us that the word of God had come upon John the Baptist in the desert.

Zephaniah 3: 14 – 18A; Phillippians 4: 4 – 7; Gospel Luke 3: 10 – 18 The first three sentences of the reading from the

Genesis 3; 9 – 15, 20; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 ; Luke 1:26-38 December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin

Lectionary #6 “Up, Jerusalem! Stand upon the heights; look to the east and see your children gathered from the east and the west at 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

Jeremiah 33: 14 – 16; 1 Thessalonians 3: 12 – 4:2; Luke 21: 25 – 28, 34 – 36 In the Gospel for this Sunday

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

John 18: 33b–37 Gospel Summary The choice of this text from John’s gospel could not be more appropriate for the feast of Christ the King.

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

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

Lectionary #155, Gospel Mark 12: 38-44 Though hesitant at first, the widow of Zarephath offers all that she has to the prophet Elijah, and is

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

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

John 6:37-40 Gospel Summary (From the various gospel passages available for this feast I have selected the one from chapter six of John’s gospel). This

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

Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 – 14; 1 John 3: 1 – 3; Matthew 5: 1 – 12 How do you define a Saint?

Mark 10: 46–52 Gospel Summary The curing of a blind man in today’s gospel passage is remarkable for several reasons. First of all, it is

Lectionary #149, Gospel: Mark 10: 46-52 The first reading this Sunday gives the people of Israel a reason to rejoice and place a renewed sense