The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Zechariah 9:9-10 Zechariah is called a “minor prophet,” not because his message was minor or secondary but because there is far less material from him than from the major prophets such as Isaiah or Jeremiah. The genre of Zechariah is mostly READ MORE
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13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16A The books of Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings form one continuous work of history. These books take us from entering the promised land through the Babylonian exile. They were written in the early 600s BC when READ MORE
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Jeremiah 20:10-13 I like the prophet Jeremiah. All the prophets wrote about the despair they sometimes felt in living out their mission but Jeremiah takes it to a whole new level! His despair is liberally sprinkled throughout this book. He also wrote READ MORE
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Today’s Readings Today we see God choosing people – not because they are somehow “better” or more holy. The Jews were weak and vulnerable; a tiny nation in the midst of powerful foes. The disciples were a motley crew who abandoned READ MORE
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feasts / Solemnities The Easter season is over and we are now technically in Ordinary Time but first there are two important Feasts. The readings for Feasts always encompass an Old Testament reading, a New Testament reading, and a Gospel reading. All three readings will relate to each other READ MORE
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time
The liturgical season of Ordinary Time gets its name of this season from the Latin Ordo – ordered, ordinal. It just means that these are numbered Sundays: first, second, third, etc. I think this word “ordinary” puts a bad rap on it; it makes it sound like there’s nothing special about counting time between Christmas READ MORE
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feasts / Solemnities The Easter season is over and we are now technically in Ordinary Time but first there are two important Feasts. The readings for Feasts always encompass an Old Testament reading, a New Testament reading, and a Gospel reading. All three readings will relate to each other READ MORE
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time, The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation The title “Ordinary Time” is taken from the Latin ordinal, from which we get our word ordinary. It’s not that this season is bah ha humdrum. Rather, it is a season of counting time from week to week. During Ordinary Time this year, we will march through the READ MORE
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Sirach 15:15-20 The genre of Sirach is Wisdom literature. Wisdom literature gave rules of proper conduct, maxims that guided the daily living out of a well-ordered and fruitful life, pithy insights, and words to live by. The genre describes the way READ MORE
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 58:7-10 Isaiah I: shape up or else; exile is coming 1-39Isaiah II: Book of Consolation, comfort in captivity 40-55 Deutero Isaiah (suffering servant songs)Isaiah III: going home 56-66 Trito Isaiah; struggle for a new temple and new leadership The gospel READ MORE