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First Sunday of Lent, Cycle A — Modern Matthew 4: 1-11 The Scriptures On this first Sunday of the Lenten season the Church reminds us

First Sunday of Lent, Cycle A — Classic Matthew 4: 1-11 Gospel Summary In this brief passage Matthew captures the essence of the trials Jesus

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Matthew 6:24-34 Gospel Summary “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat

February 23, 2014 Matthew 5:38-48 Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel reading is taken from the section in Matthew’s Gospel that came to be called the

February 16, 2014 Matthew 5:17-37 Gospel Summary This lengthy excerpt from the Sermon on the Mount echoes the note struck in last Sunday’s gospel where

February 9, 2014 Matthew 5: 13-16 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the

February 2, 2014 Luke 2:22-40 Gospel Summary The parents of Jesus, faithful to the prescriptions of the law given to Moses, bring their child Jesus

January 26, 2014 Matthew 4: 12-23 Gospel Summary When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been arrested, he left Nazareth and went to Capernaum.

January 19, 2014 John 1: 29-34 Gospel Summary These verses are the climactic conclusion of the prologue to the gospel according to John (1: 1-34).

January 12, 2014 Matthew 3:13-17 Gospel Summary When Jesus presents himself for baptism, John the Baptist protests that he is not worthy to perform this

January 5, 2014 Matthew 2:1-12 Gospel Summary The arrival of wise men from the East at Herod’s court with questions about the reported birth of

December 29, 2013 Holy Family, Sunday in the Octave of Christmas, Cycle A Matthew 2:13–15, 19-23 Gospel Summary The gospel continues the story of the

December 22, 2013 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Cycle A Matthew 1: 18-24 Fourth Sunday of Advent Gospel Summary Having sketched the human provenance of Jesus

December 15, 2013 Third Sunday of Advent, Cycle A Matthew 11:2-11 Gospel Summary John the Baptist, in prison, sent his disciples to Jesus with the

December 8, 2013 Second Sunday of Advent, Cycle A Matthew 3:1-12 Gospel Summary: Today we hear once again the impatient voice of John the Baptist

December 1, 2013 First Sunday of Advent, Cycle A Matthew 24:37-44 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they cannot know the day their Lord

Christ the King November 24, 2013 Luke 23:35-43 Gospel Summary After his arrest, Jesus has been accused before Pilate, the Roman governor, of being opposed

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 17, 2013 Luke 21:5-19 Gospel Summary It has been traditional to reflect on an end-of-the-world gospel passage as we

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2013 Luke 20:27-38 Gospel Summary Some Sadducees, denying belief in resurrection, pose a hypothetical question to Jesus about