Read my reflection on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feast Days Read more here. The Feast of All Saints As early as the fourth century, saints were commemorated in the Eucharistic prayer. The Feast of All Saints can be traced back to at least the fifth century in the churches at Antioch and READ MORE
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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 55:1-3 Book background These verses invite poor people to a joyful banquet. The only condition for inclusion is a thirst for God. Rabbinic commentators often used water as a metaphor for the Torah. READ MORE
Zechariah
Zechariah commentary Genre The genre of Zechariah is mostly apocalyptic. One feature of this type of literature is looking back over the past but writing from the perspective that one is predicting the future. You don’t see that quite so much in Zechariah but you do see other elements of this genre: lots of fantastical READ MORE
34th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feast Days Click here for more information. Overview and Connections Today is The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This feast was initially instituted in 1925 with the hope of combating rising nationalism and fascism. The intent was READ MORE
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Malachi 3:19-20a Background of the book The setting for this short passage is The Day of the Lord, a time when God rules the earth and all is peace and prosperity. The Messiah has come READ MORE
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Overview and Connections The closer we get to Advent, the more we are going to be asked to meditate on the common and universal experience of death as well as the possibility of resurrection. 2 READ MORE
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Wisdom 11:22-12:2 Background of the book The second half of this book (chps 11-19) explores the theme of God’s fidelity to God’s people in the Exodus. This part of the book is a retelling of READ MORE
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Overview and Connections Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Background of the book Sirach 34:21 – 36:22 speaks about true worship of God and God’s response to that worship. Today’s passage in particular focuses on God’s partiality as READ MORE
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Overview and Connections I think it’s interesting that both the Exodus and Luke readings are typically interpreted as prayer. As we’ll see especially with the parable, there is, I think, also an element of persistence READ MORE
Lectio Divina
Lectio is a way of praying with scripture. We often say that it is about reading, but I suggest lectio is more about listening. etymology – what is lectio? The Latin word lectio has two primary meanings. One of these is “reading” and that’s what most people will say lectio is – divine reading. But READ MORE