Today’s Readings and the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Read important background on this feast here Read more about the lectionary and scripture interpretation on feast days. Proverbs 8:22-31 Background of the book In this passage, we hear from the figure of Wisdom. She makes it clear that she is feminine. She is at READ MORE
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Solemnity of the Ascension (Luke’s Gospel)
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter Season Click here for more information. Today’s Readings Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. Technically, Ascension happens 40 days after Easter which is always on a Thursday. But most dioceses in the US transfer the feast to Sunday. Ten days after Ascension is Pentecost – READ MORE
Ecclesiastes
Genre This book is wisdom literature, which gives rules of proper conduct, usually in the form of maxims, pithy insights, and “words to live by.” Wisdom literature attempts to show the way things are and the way things should be. Also of this genre are Job, Proverbs, and the book of Wisdom. The goal of READ MORE
Sixth Sunday of Easter Year C
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter Season See more information here The first three Sundays of Easter are focused on resurrection appearances – a reminder that Christ is alive and still with us! The next three Sundays remind us of our ongoing mission in the world. Today’s reading from the book of Revelation READ MORE
Fifth Sunday of Easter Year C
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter Season See more information here The first three Sundays of Easter are focused on resurrection appearances – a reminder that Christ is alive and still with us! The next three Sundays remind us of our ongoing mission in the world. The Acts reading shows Paul and Barnabas READ MORE
Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter Season See more information here The first three Sundays of Easter are focused on resurrection appearances – a reminder that Christ is alive and still with us! Today marks a shift into a different emphasis: our ongoing mission in the world. Today is commonly called “Good Shepherd READ MORE
Third Sunday of Easter Year C
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter Season See more information here In today’s readings we hear Peter’s powerful preaching and witness John’s vision of all heaven worshipping Christ. John’s gospel gives us two familiar stories: the great catch of fish and Jesus asking Peter repeatedly, “Do you love me?” At the Easter Vigil, READ MORE
Second Sunday of Easter Year C
Divine Mercy Sunday Today’s feast originates from St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish mystic who had visions of the Lord in the 1930s. The feast culminates the Divine Mercy novena which began on Good Friday. In 2000, St. Faustina was canonized and Divine Mercy Sunday was instituted into the Roman calendar. It is also associated with READ MORE
Galatians
Author This is an undisputed letter, meaning that it’s universally accepted that Paul wrote it. Date This letter is not easily dated but 4:13 suggests that Paul wrote it after his second visit to the region. It could have been written as early as 54AD. Audience Galatia was a province in Asia whose inhabitants were READ MORE