Saint Vincent Archabbey

February 3, 2013 Luke 4:21-30 Gospel Summary Biblical passages used in the liturgy often suffer from being removed from their contexts. This is particularly noticeable

January 27, 2013 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Gospel Summary With this passage Luke introduces his two-volume work–Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. Luke’s work continues the

January 20, 2013 John 2: 1-11 Gospel Summary There are several unusual features about this story in today’s gospel. First of all, it is not

January 13, 2013 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

January 6, 2013 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).

December 30, 2012 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

 December 25, 2012 Luke 2: 1-14 Gospel Summary In the gospel passage for Mass at midnight we hear the Christmas story from the Gospel of

 December 23, 2012 Luke 1:39-45 Gospel Summary On the carefully programmed Advent journey to Christmas, the Fourth Sunday belongs to Mary. This is so because

 December 16, 2012 Luke 3:10-18 Gospel Summary Immediately preceding this passage, Luke tells us that the word of God had come upon John the Baptist

 December 9, 2012 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

 December 8, 2012 Luke 1:26-38 Gospel Summary: Theologians often make a distinction between “high” Christology, which emphasizes the divine nature of Jesus, and “low” Christology,

December 2, 2012 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

Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11“The LORD shall rule the peoples with constancy.” The end of the world prevents the triumph of chaos. We need

Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11“The LORD shall rule the peoples with constancy.” The end of the world prevents the triumph of chaos. We need

Rv 14:1-5??; Ps 24:1-6??; Lk 21:1-4?? “?Such is the race that seeks the face of God.” One question that arises in our readings for today’s

November 25, 2012 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

Sir 50:22-24; Ps 138:1-5; 1Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19“Give thanks with all your heart!” Who gives thanks today? We give thanks with all our hearts. We

Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1-6; Lk 19:11-28“Let everything that has breath: praise!” Nothing has breath without the divine breath. The Holy Spirit hovered over the chaos

November 18, 2012 Mark 13:24-32 Gospel Summary Jesus promises his disciples that they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great

3Jn 5-8??; Ps 112:1-6??; Lk 18:1-8??“Light shines through the darkness” Saint Frances Cabrini and her sisters lived in faithful response to the word of the