Read the reflection and poem on Substack. The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Sirach 27:30—28:7 Book background Around 132BC, a man named Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira translated into Greek a book of maxims written by his grandfather about 50 years earlier. The grandfather had written these READ MORE
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23rd 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. Ezekiel 33:7-9 Book background The book of Isaiah is largely consoling to the people. Jeremiah was just the opposite. Ezekiel is a mix. The book begins with oracles of judgment against Israel in chapters READ MORE
22nd 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. Jeremiah 20:7-9 Book background On the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time we read from this same chapter vv10-13. Today we back up and read the verses before that. All the prophets wrote about the READ MORE
21st 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 22:19-23 Book background Isaiah I: shape up or else; exile is coming 1-39Isaiah II – Book of Consolation, Comfort. People in captivity, discouraged and tempted to drift 40-55Isaiah III: going home 56-66 Trito READ MORE
20th 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 56:1, 6-7 Book background Isaiah I: shape up or else; exile is coming 1-39Isaiah II – Book of Consolation, Comfort. People in captivity, discouraged and tempted to drift 40-55Isaiah III: going home 56-66 READ MORE
19th 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. 1 Kings 19:9A, 11-13A Book background Chapters 17-19 are all the collected stories about Elijah’s life and ministry. Elijah lived under King Ahab, and even though he fights against Ahab and wins, he still READ MORE
17th 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. 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 See book background here. Under King David, the Israelite kingdom was at its height of peace and prosperity. It continued to flourish under his son Solomon, but towards the end READ MORE
16th 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. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Book background This book was written in the last half of the first century BC, about 50 years before Christ. The audience was Alexandrian Jews; they had been part of the READ MORE
15th 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 55:10-11 Book background Isaiah I: shape up or else; exile is coming 1-39Isaiah II – Book of Consolation, Comfort. People in captivity, discouraged and tempted to drift 40-55Isaiah III: going home 56-66 Trito READ MORE
14th 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. Zechariah 9:9-10 Book background The verses from today’s passage paint an image of the ideal Jewish king, who later came to be known as the Messiah. At this time, remember that the people have READ MORE