The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feasts Click here for more information. Overview and Connections Although not titled a Feast, today is, in fact, a feast day. It both closes the Christmas season and opens the season of Ordinary Time. It is very much a liturgical hinge and transition. It’s also a time of transition READ MORE
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The Resurrection of the Lord – The Mass of Easter Day
The Easter Season In 1969 the General Norms for the Liturgical Year was approved by Pope Paul VI which implemented the reforms of Vatican II. This is what those norms say about the Easter season: In summary, the whole fifty days of Easter is like one long Sunday when we sing Alleluia with all our READ MORE
Third Sunday of Easter
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter season Click here for more information. Today’s Reading and Feast Peter and Luke both evoke the theme of life as a journey. For the first three Sundays of Easter, the Gospel will focus on the resurrection and then the other three Sundays the Gospel speak to our READ MORE
Second Sunday of Easter
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for the Easter season Click here for more information. Today’s Reading and Feast This is Divine Mercy Sunday and it concludes the Octave of Easter. This is based on the devotion to the Divine Mercy that St. Faustina Kowalska reported as part of her encounter with Jesus in 1937. The READ MORE