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Easter Sunday
John 20: 1–9 Gospel Summary John’s gospel ends as it began, with the question: where does Jesus dwell? Immediately after his baptism by John the

The Easter Vigil
Lectionary 41 The Easter Vigil mass is the greatest liturgy of the year and is both the culmination of and the point of departure for

Palm Sunday
Gospel, Mk 14:1 – 15;47 The Passion Reading for Palm Sunday is a three-year rotation of Matthew’s, Mark’s and Luke’s Gospel account of the Passion

Fifth Sunday of Lent
John 12: 20–33 Gospel Summary Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover feast say to Philip, “Sir, we would like to see

Fourth Sunday of Lent
John 3: 14–21 Gospel Summary In today’s gospel selection, Jesus continues his discussion with Nicodemus on the subject of baptism. It is important to note

Third Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent Gospel, John 2: 13–25 At first glance this Gospel could appear to be out of place for Lent. We began Lent

Second Sunday of Lent
Mark 9: 2–10 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel brings us a story about the illumination of Jesus on a mountaintop in the presence of his closest

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 1: 40–45 Gospel Summary This passage continues the narrative of Jesus’ mission immediately following his baptism in the Jordan and the call of the

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary 74 “Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery? My days … come to an end without hope” (Job 7:1, 6). At mass today

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel, Mark 1:21-28 We hear of the town of Capernaum numerous times in the New Testament. It was a fishing village on the Sea of

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 1: 14–20 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel tells us that Jesus went to Galilee to begin his messianic ministry. We have become so accustomed to

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
John 1: 35–42 Gospel Summary John the Baptist, standing with two of his disciples, upon seeing Jesus exclaims, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” When Jesus

The Baptism of the Lord
Gospel, Mark 1:7-11 The Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas Season. In a few short weeks we have gone from the

The Epiphany of the Lord
Lectionary 20 The Epiphany of the Lord, the great solemnity when the Church remembers the figures of the three wise men from the east, marks
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
Luke 2: 16–21 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel text suffers somewhat from being removed from its biblical context. We are told that the shepherds “went with

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sirach 3: 2 – 6, 12 – 14, Colossians 3: 12 – 21, Gospel Luke 2: 22 – 40 This celebration of the Holy Family

Christmas
Luke 2: 1–14 Gospel Summary In the gospel passage for Mass at Midnight we hear the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke. It is

The Nativity of the Lord (Vigil Mass)
Lectionary 13 This year the last Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas Eve; to accommodate this coincidence I chose to reflect on the scripture readings

Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61: 1 – 2A, 10 – 11, I Thes 5:16-24, Jn 1: 6-8, 19-28 The Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday.

Second Sunday of Advent
Mark 1: 1–8 Gospel Summary At the very outset, Mark declares his gospel to be the “good news.” He dares to say this in a