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Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Matthew 17:1-9 The Gospel account of the Transfiguration is a very colorful one that conveys to us the meeting of Heaven and Earth and how

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 13:44-52 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s passage contains the last three of the set of seven parables that Matthew placed in the center of his

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Matthew 13; 24 – 43 The Gospel today continues with some parables of Jesus. Parables are intended to cause the listener to think about them,

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary 103, Gospel MT 13: 1-23 It is appropriate that in the warm days of mid-summer we should have readings at mass that reflect on

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 11, 25-30 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel is brief but exceedingly rich in meaning. It has two distinct, though related, parts. In the first,

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 10: 37-42 Gospel Summary In chapter ten of his gospel, Matthew explains how Jesus extends the mission he received from the Father to his

Saints Peter and Paul
Matthew 16: 13-19 As is appropriate for two men who were constantly in danger during the course of their apostolic ministries, the Lord’s desire and

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Gospel: Matthew 10: 26-33 This past Wednesday, June 21st, was the official beginning of Summer and sometimes called the longest day of the year. The

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Lectionary 587, Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 A person’s name is a precious thing; it identifies and distinguishes the person from others and often is the

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 9:36-10:8 Gospel Summary The heart of Jesus is moved with compassion at the sight of the crowds who are like frightened, helpless sheep abandoned

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Lectionary 167 , Gospel: John 6:51-58 Moses opens the scripture readings on this feast of Corpus Christi, commanding the Israelites: “Remember…do not forget” the providence

Trinity Sunday
John 3: 16-18 Gospel Summary John tells us that he has written his gospel so that we may come to believe in Jesus, the Son

Pentecost Sunday
John 20:19-23 Gospel Summary On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the wonderful good news that the risen Lord has poured out his Spirit upon us, first

The Ascension of the Lord
Lectionary 58, Gospel Matthew 28: 16-28 Why did our Lord depart from us and ascend to the Father? This is a question which I have

Sixth Sunday of Easter
John 14:15-21 Gospel Summary To love Jesus means to trust him. And that means that we trust his radical teaching about an ideal of unselfish

Fifth Sunday of Easter
John 14: 1-12 Gospel Summary That the Church gives us this Last Supper discourse of Jesus for an Easter Season Eucharist is illuminative. These words

Fourth Sunday of Easter
John 10:1-10 Gospel Summary In this gospel passage, Jesus draws upon imagery associated with sheep herding. The people to whom he spoke were well aware

Third Sunday of Easter
Gospel – Luke 24; 13 – 35 The Church celebrates Easter for fifty days, with the fiftieth day being Pentecost. During these first weeks of

Second Sunday of Easter
Lectionary 43 Today is a day of many names. Properly speaking the second Sunday of Easter, yet in recent years it is also commonly called

Easter Sunday
John 20:1-9 Gospel Summary John’s resurrection account is relatively brief and differs significantly from the Synoptic accounts. Mary Magdalene has a prominent role here and