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Fourth Sunday of Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:1-10 May 15, 2011 Gospel Summary In this gospel passage, Jesus draws upon imagery associated with sheep herding. The people
Third Sunday of Easter
Gospel Summary Luke 24: 13-35 May 8, 2011 Two disciples on the road to a village called Emmaus meet a stranger and proceed to discuss
Second Sunday of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter John 20: 19-31 May 1, 2011 Gospel Summary With allusions to the Eucharistic liturgy, this passage describes the appearance of the
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday John 20:1-9 April 24, 2011 Gospel Summary John’s resurrection account is relatively brief and differs significantly from the Synoptic accounts. Mary Magdalene has
Palm Sunday of the Lords passion
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s passion Matthew 26:14-27:66 April 17, 2011 Gospel Summary Matthew’s passion narrative begins with the plot of Judas Iscariot to betray
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Fifth Sunday of Lent John 11:1-45 April 10, 2011 Gospel Summary In John’s gospel, Jesus is first and foremost the one who gives life. In
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent John 9: 1-41 April 3, 2011 Gospel Summary Jesus, in order that the works of God might be made visible, gives
Third Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent John 4: 5-42 March 27, 2011 Gospel Summary It is high noon when Jesus stops to rest by the well of
Second Sunday of Lent
Second Sunday of Lent Matthew 17: 1-9 March 20, 2011 Gospel Summary The fact that Jesus takes his more intimate disciples to the top of
First Sunday of Lent
First Sunday of Lent Matthew 4: 1-11 March 13, 2011 Gospel Summary In this brief passage Matthew captures the essence of the trials Jesus would
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 7: 21-27 March 6, 2011 Gospel Summary The message from today’s gospel is painfully plain. There are no fine
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 6:24-34 February 27, 2011 Gospel Summary “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:38-48 February 20, 2011 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel reading is taken from the section in Matthew’s Gospel that
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:17-37 February 13, 2011 Gospel Summary This lengthy excerpt from the Sermon on the Mount echoes the note struck
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5: 13-16 February 6, 2011 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth
A Reflection on the Readings for the 3rd Week of Ordinary Time, Year A
Isa. 8:23-9:3; Ps. 27:1,4,13,14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mt. 4:12-23 By Br. Isidore Matthew Minerd, O.S.B., Monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey To the Catechumens and Candidates
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:1-12 January 30, 2011 Gospel Summary The eight Beatitudes of Matthew’s gospel open his lengthy Sermon on the Mount.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 4: 12-23 January 23, 2011 Gospel Summary When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been arrested, he left
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time John 1: 29-34 January 16, 2011 Gospel Summary These verses are the climactic conclusion of the prologue to the gospel
The Baptism of the Lord
The Baptism of the Lord Matthew 3:13-17 January 9, 2011 Gospel Summary When Jesus presents himself for baptism, John the Baptist protests that he is