29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Is 45:1, 4-6 Second Reading: 1 Thes 1:1-5 Gospel Reading: Mt 22:15-21
The more God loves us, the more he wants to pull us back from our way into his way, which leads us where we want to go.
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Is 5:1-7 Second Reading: Phil 4:6-9 Gospel Reading: Mt 21:33-43 In this Sunday’s First Reading, the vineyard represents Israel and its … Continued
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Ez 18:25-28 Second Reading: Phil 2:1-11 Gospel Reading: Mt 21:28-32 In the Gospel Reading, Jesus tells the first of three parables … Continued
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Isa 55:6-9Second Reading: Phil 1:20-24, 27Gospel Reading: Mt 20:1-16 In the Gospel Reading, Jesus describes a landowner who pays all employees the … Continued
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Sir 27:30 – 28:7Second Reading: Rom 14:7-9Gospel Reading: Mt 18:21-35 “Pardon, and you shall be pardoned,” say this Sunday’s Readings. “If you … Continued
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Ez 33:7-9Second Reading: Rom 13:8-10Gospel Reading: Mt 18:15-20 Think of some truth about which you are absolutely sure. It might be that … Continued
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Jer 20:7-9Second Reading: Rom 12:1-2Gospel Reading: Mt 16:21-27 Baptized humans live two different kinds of life in two different worlds. The first … Continued
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 22:15, 19-23Second Reading: Rom 33-36Gospel Reading: Mt 16:13-20 “Who do people say that the son of man is?” Jesus asked his … Continued
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 56:1,6-7Second Reading: Rom 11:13-15,29-32Gospel Reading: Mt 15:21-28 “Christ died for all men without exception,” says the Catechism of the Catholic Church. … Continued