The Season of Lent Lent is intended to be a joyful walk toward Easter, a progression of the Church toward the summit of the liturgical year. The focus is on uncovering and rejecting everything that tarnishes or warps Christ’s image within us, all that keeps us from being closer to Christ. In this time, we READ MORE
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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
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 We only hear from this minor prophet twice in the Sunday liturgy cycle, probably because he is one of those fire and brimstone sort of prophets. But there are some passages, like today’s, that are more uplifting. It’s READ MORE
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 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 READ MORE
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 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 Today’s READ MORE
The Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation during Christmas More information can be found here. Today’s Readings and Feast January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, but most dioceses in the United States transfer it to the Sunday between January 2 and 8. The Baptism of the Lord is usually on the Sunday after Epiphany. But READ MORE
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation during Christmas More information can be found here. Today’s Readings and Feast The Feast of the Holy Family liturgically falls on the Sunday after Christmas, which is Sunday January 1. The Solemnity of Mary always falls on January 1 which is also the Sunday after Christmas this year. In this READ MORE
The Nativity of the Lord – Mass During the Day Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation during Christmas More information can be found here. Isaiah 52:7-10 The book of Isaiah is actually three “books,” each written during a different time in Israel’s history. 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 READ MORE