The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 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 Babylonian exile and ended up in Alexandria, Egypt, READ MORE
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15th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 55:10-11 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 Isaiah; struggle for a new temple and new leadership READ MORE
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
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
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
Solemnity of the Ascension
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